Azeri carpets impress Russian first lady
BAKU – Azerbaijan`s First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedeva visited Sehrli Ilmeler (Magic Stitches) gallery owned by Azer-Ilme Ltd on Friday. Medvedeva was briefed on the carpet weaving, one of the oldest and most traditional forms of art in Azerbaijan.
For centuries Azerbaijan had been a country of various handicrafts, particularly carpet-making. Azeri carpets adorn many museum and private collections in the world.
The Russian first lady was informed that Azer-Ilme Ltd. was established in order to revive and enable the further development of the traditional Azerbaijani carpet-weaving art which has materially and spiritually enriched the world culture with its unique examples of carpets. At the same time Azer-Ilme contributes to the popularization of this unique art through its carpet sales organized worldwide.
The company commenced its activity in 1996. The staff of Azer-Ilme Ltd. comprises 350 people. There are many designers, arts critics, carpet-weavers, dyers and other specialists amongst them.
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