Essays on Carpets

Art, architecture, and design are very important clues for historians to figure out what exactly a civilization, culture and society valued. Architecture, in particular, is a very important part of a larger material culture which may be used by historians as clues to figure out what impact these decisions had on the larger culture and the way each society organizes itself. In this sense, it is almost nearly inescapable that each piece of art or building will not in some way or another influence our thinking regarding how each of these societies is organized. This is true everywhere around ...

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There are very few children who grew up in the 1990s who does not remember watching Disney’s “Aladdin.” They remember the image of endless sand dunes, hidden caverns, flying carpets, a beautiful princess, a handsome hero and, of course, a big blue genie. Disney’s Aladdin garnered a great deal of praise and theatrical success. “Aladdin,” unlike previous Disney animated features, where the characters and stories were in some fictitious worlds and kingdoms, “Aladdin” was going to bring to life elements of a real world location. “Aladdin” takes place in the Arabian Desert. Brining this story to life, ...

Alexandra Kehayoglou’s work is not necessarily focused on fashion as such. Her work takes on an entire different look and feel to the usual (art). It is in light of this that Dries Van Noten approached her to create a carpet for his catwalk at the Paris Fashion Week in 2015. It was a showcase of how art, textile, and fashion could come together and create a memorable display. The work was memorable as it gave essence to the fashion on display as well as the concept that Van Noten wished to convey (see Figure 1). The carpet ...

Entrepreneurs operating any business would at all time want to make things right in order to realize success. However, at times, they make mistakes either consciously or unconsciously which sabotage the progress of their business. These mistakes could be: lack of marketing and advertising plan, providing poor quality coffee and not understanding what one is selling. In any business, marketing and advertising are essential elements that determine the success (Brennan, 2011). Essentially, there is a need to understand your target group. In this case of a coffee shop, the owner could do a research to find out how many ...

The Persians are people who live in Iran, speak Persian language, which is very similar to the Iranian languages, and preserve Persian culture and traditions. The Persian culture is highly symbolic. The Persian lion, for instance, used to be its emblem, but it is not since the Revolution which happened in 1979 ("Culture of Iran - History, People, Clothing, Traditions, Women, Beliefs, Food, Customs, Family" n.p.). 1. History The Persians are said to be the part of Indo-European tribes that migrated to Iran from Central Asia. Later these Indo-European tribes divided into two main groups. The first group is ...