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RESEMBLING A TWISTED
TEARDROP, THE KIDNEY-SHAPED
PAISLEY IS OF IRANIAN ORIGIN,
BUT ITS WESTERN NAME
DERIVES FROM THE TOWN OF
PAISLEY, IN WEST SCOTLAND, A
CENTRE FOR TEXTILES WHERE
PAISLEY DESIGNS WERE
PRODUCED.
Some design scholars believe it
is the convergence of a stylized
floral spray and a cypress
tree: a Zoroastrian symbol
of life and eternity. Paisley
is the quintessential visual
metaphor of Iran’s bifurcated
and tormented identity – riven
between Arabic Islam and pre-
Islamic Persian creeds. It is a
bent cedar, and the cedar is
the tree Zarathustra planted
in paradise. The heavenly tree
was “bent” under the weight of
the Arab invasion and Muslim
conquest of Persia.
Paisley
passion.
The “bent” cedar is also the
sign of strength and resistance
but modesty. The floral motif
was originated in the Sassanid
Dynasty and later in the Safavid
Dynasty of Persia (from 1501 to
1736), and was a major textile
pattern in Iran during the Qajar
and Pahlavi Dynasties. In these
periods, the pattern was used to
decorate royal regalia, crowns,
and court garments, as well
as textiles used by the general
population.
Adara mate & Nómada Piano - Midline Azul Spring Piano
TRIANGLE PAISLEY
Sideboard / Contenedor / Mobile contenitore
