AZERI CARPETS IMPRESS RUSSIAN FIRST LADY
Baku, September 3 (AZERTAC). Azerbaijan`s First Lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, UNESCO and ISESCO Goodwill ambassador, MP Mehriban Aliyeva and Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedeva have today visited Sehrli Ilmeler (Magic Stitches) gallery owned by Azer-Ilme Ltd. The guest 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 professional staff of Azer-Ilme Ltd. comprises 350 people. There are many designers, arts critics, carpet-weavers, dyers and other specialists amongst them.
For its activity, the Company was awarded the European Quality Award of the “United Europe” and “Leaders of the 21st Century” image programs run by the European Business Assembly.
Mrs. Medvedeva signe a guest book here.
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