Self-taught Iranian artist Taher Asad-Bakhtiari became a prominent representative of Persian crafts and culture when his tribal-inspired tapestries and other unique objects drew attention worldwide. From understated, beautiful resin-coated barrels, to Persian carpets and kilims rich in symbolism, his work is a masterclass in expressing a contemporary perspective while celebrating ancestral tradition.
Son of a Bakhtiari tribal member, Asad-Bakhtiari grew up with a deep pride in family identity in a household filled with huge carpets and antique furniture. He later studied multimedia and management in Canada and Switzerland. His time there led to a career running his own catering company. The company expanded rapidly thanks to Asad-Bakhtiari’s eye for detail and decoration — qualities that would define his design style.
Learning art by scratch allowed Asad-Bakhtiari to develop his own approach. His Archer collection, composed of seven individual designs, perfectly represents a contemporary take on tribal motifs.
Asad-Bakhtiari transformed his home in Dubai into a gallery-like showcase of his creations and collected pieces including rare Persian textiles and his favorite Cartier watches. It is a space vibrant with a wide range of influences that inspires his bold designs. He has been featured in Architectural Digest Middle East and Vogue, which covered his Recovered Barrels project and Archer collection.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Taher Asad-Bakhtiari’s wall decorations, rugs and carpets.
cc-tapis Archer Pardis Standard Rug by Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
By cc-tapis, Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Asad-Bakhtiari has always been fascinated by arrows and their power. The Archer Collection is made of 7 individual designs where the artist explores semiotics and cultural icons, cre...
Wool, Silk
cc-tapis Archer Jade Standard Rug by Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
By Taher Asad-Bakhtiari, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Asad-Bakhtiari has always been fascinated by arrows and their power. The Archer Collection is made of 7 individual designs where the artist explores semiotics and cultural icons, cre...
Wool
cc-tapis Archer Sufi Black Standard Rug by Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
By Taher Asad-Bakhtiari, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Asad-Bakhtiari has always been fascinated by arrows and their power. The Archer Collection is made of 7 individual designs where the artist explores semiotics and cultural icons, cre...
Silk
cc-tapis Archer Centaur Standard Rug by Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
By Taher Asad-Bakhtiari, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Asad-Bakhtiari has always been fascinated by arrows and their power. The Archer Collection is made of 7 individual designs where the artist explores semiotics and cultural icons, cre...
Wool
cc-tapis Archer Sufi Undyed Standard Rug by Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
By Taher Asad-Bakhtiari, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Asad-Bakhtiari has always been fascinated by arrows and their power. The Archer Collection is made of 7 individual designs where the artist explores semiotics and cultural icons, cre...
Silk
cc-tapis Archer Like A Prayer Standard Rug by Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
By cc-tapis, Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Asad-Bakhtiari has always been fascinated by arrows and their power. The Archer Collection is made of 7 individual designs where the artist explores semiotics and cultural icons, cre...
Wool, Silk
Small Square #7 by Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
By Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Taher Asad-Bakhtiari (b. 1982, Tehran) is a self - taught artist whose approach focuses on experimentations on objects and textiles to create and reinvent techniques and uses. He has developed several bodies of work including The Tribal Weave Project that breaks hundreds of years of weaving traditions. He re-created pieces that take on new functions as wall partitions, wall coverings, furniture spreads, challenging in their sweep the orthodox notion that “kilims and gabbehs are for the floor.” His work has been shown in several international exhibitions, including the Met (New York), Carwan Gallery (Beirut), Wallpaper Middle East Revealed, Qattan Foundation (London), and Katara Art Centre (Doha). Woven by semi-nomadic tribal women using entirely natur ally-dyed, hand-spun wool, each piece can require up to four months to create, depending on size. Unlike the traditional Iranian carpet...
Wool
cc-tapis Archer Eye Of A Protector Standard Rug by Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
By Taher Asad-Bakhtiari, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Asad-Bakhtiari has always been fascinated by arrows and their power. The Archer Collection is made of 7 individual designs where the artist explores semiotics and cultural icons, cre...
Wool
cc-tapis Archer Ziggurat Standard Rug by Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
By Taher Asad-Bakhtiari, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Asad-Bakhtiari has always been fascinated by arrows and their power. The Archer Collection is made of 7 individual designs where the artist explores semiotics and cultural icons, cre...
Wool, Silk
Contemporary Triangle White Kilim, Natural Afghan Wool Rug, Taher Asad Bakhtiari
By Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
Located in Barcelona, ES
Triangle Rug Manufactured by Taher Asad Bakhtiari & FBMI Produced exclusively for Side Gallery Afghanistan, 2023 Merino Wool. Measurements 350 x 350 cm 137,8 x 137,8 in Exhibitions Global Tools...
Wool
CC-Tapis Visioni Himalayan Wool Rug in A-Standard by Patricia Urquiola
By cc-tapis, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Vancouver, BC
An unprecedented synthesis between an age-old technique and abstract graphics. This rug designed by Patricia Urquiola for CC Tapis has been produced solely by hand with colors and ma...
Wool
cc tapis RAAG RECTANGULAR GRID 3 DOSHI LEVIEN Rug in Stock
By cc-tapis
Located in New York, NY
MATERIALS Semi worsted wool and bamboo silk Knot handwoven Atelier india Materials semi worsted wool and bamboo silk Quality dhurrie Colour standard Fringes Notes
Wool
Oriental Prayer Rug
Located in Water Mill, NY
Silk oriental prayer rug in beiges and light browns.
Silk
Black & Bronze Wool + Silk Mid Mod Geometric Rug CC-Tapis
By cc-tapis
Located in Tulsa, OK
cc-tapis Mid Mod Area Rug Hand-knotted wool and silk area rug is made in Nepal. Black wool, bronze wool, and bronze silk geometric pattern has hand scis...
Wool, Silk
Prayer Kilim Rug
Located in New York, NY
Prayer Kilim rug. A very nice example of a well-known type. Great graphics featuring an abstract tree-of-life on the rug.
Wool
cc tapis Ripple Rug by PATRICIA URQUIOLA in STOCK
By cc-tapis
Located in New York, NY
RIPPLE PATRICIA URQUIOLA Knot handknotted Atelier nepal Materials 100% himalayan wool Quality A+ (152.000 knots/sqm) 100 Colour dune shadow
Wool
$6,444Sale Price|25% Off
W 74.81 in L 118.12 in
cc-tapis Visioni A Faded color Rug by Patricia Urquiola in STOCK
By cc-tapis
Located in New York, NY
VISIONI A - faded color version size 190 x 300 cm - 6,2’ x 9,9’ materials cotton weave, himalayan wool pile quality A (125.000 knots/sqm approx.) Designed by Patricia Urquiola, Visi...
Wool
CC-Tapis Inventory Thread Rug in Standard by Faye Toogood
By cc-tapis, Faye Toogood
Located in Vancouver, BC
British designer Faye Toogood has delved into her material library to create her new collection of rugs, produced in collaboration with the Italian manufacturer CC-Tapis. The wide ra...
Wool, Cotton, Silk
CC-Tapis Inventory Cage Rug in Charcoal by Faye Toogood
By cc-tapis, Faye Toogood
Located in Vancouver, BC
British designer Faye Toogood has delved into her material library to create her new collection of rugs, produced in collaboration with the Italian manufacturer CC-Tapis. The wide ra...
Wool, Silk
cc-tapis Handmade Soft Wood Rug by Bethan Laura Wood in STOCK
By cc-tapis
Located in New York, NY
Proudly made by hand in Nepal. The Soft Wood Rug is a kaleidoscopic vision that unfolds and tessellates across the surface of a handknotted rug. Crafted by skilled Tibetan artisans i...
Wool
$8,752Sale Price|20% Off
W 86.62 in L 118.12 in
cc-tapis Rotazioni A Rug Designed by Patricia Urquiola in STOCK
By cc-tapis
Located in New York, NY
Rotazioni A Proudly made by hand in Nepal Designed by Patricia Urquiola Designed by Patricia Urquiola, Rotazioni plays on the repetition of overlapping cylindrical forms that emphasi...
Wool
CC-Tapis Cross (me) Knot Rug by CTRL ZAK
By cc-tapis, CTRLZAK Studio
Located in Vancouver, BC
Cross(me)Knot combines traditional Tibetan and Nepalese designs (where cc-tapis has it’s production) with typical European motifs. After meticulous research into carpet weaving techn...
Wool, Silk
Large Rectangular #4 by Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
By Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Taher Asad-Bakhtiari (b. 1982, Tehran) is a self - taught artist whose approach focuses on experimentations on objects and textiles to create and reinvent t...
Wool
Sold
H 57.49 in W 20.08 in D 1.19 in
Bronze Arrow by Taher Asad-Bakhtiari and Fonderia Artistica Battaglia
By Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Asad-Bakhtiari, of Iranian tribal origins and interested in astrology, has always been fascinated by the idea of arrows and their power. Through them, he explores various life object...
Bronze
Large rectangular #2 by Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
By Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Taher Asad-Bakhtiari (b. 1982, Tehran) is a self - taught artist whose approach focuses on experimentations on objects and textiles to create and reinvent t...
Wool
Antique Persian Bakhtiari Rug. Size: 11 ft 8 in x 14 ft (3.56 m x 4.27 m)
By Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
Located in New York, NY
Stunning antique Persian Bakhtiari rug, Origin: Persia, circa 1900. Size: 11 ft 8 in x 14 ft (3.56 m x 4.27 m). This breathtaking carpet is the creation of the Bakhtiari people and w...
Wool
Large Square 4
By Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
The Pond House is an indoor atrium with fountain central to traditional Iranian architecture, which serves as a cooling chamber during the hot summer months. It is a space ringing of flowing water where guests are invited to lounge in a contemplative atmosphere. Asad-Bakhtiari was inspired by the Pond House of his old family residence in Tehran to create a unique collection of modern-day tribal tapestries. Large Square...
Wool