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 Centaur 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
cc-tapis Archer Eye Of A Protector 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
cc-tapis Archer Jade 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
cc-tapis Archer Ziggurat 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...
Silk, Wool
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 Sufi Undyed 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...
Silk
cc-tapis Archer Sufi Black 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...
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
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 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
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
$495,000
H 154 in W 168 in D 1 in
Antique Square Late 17th C. Brussels Baroque Mythological Tapestry Mars Venus
By Brussels Manufactory
Located in New York, NY
A Museum Quality piece, this is an exquisite example of a late 17th/ early 18th Century Brussels Baroque Mythological Tapestry. It is a complete piece with its original border, measu...
Tapestry, Wool
$28,000
H 81 in W 75 in D 1 in
Antique 17th Century Square Flemish Verdure Landscape Tapestry 6.3 x 6.9 ft
Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous antique square 17th Century flemish Verdure landscape tapestry with two slight figures in a beautiful and rich summer scene of a countryside with lush trees and ve...
Tapestry, Wool
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
$857Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.86 in W 40.95 in D 1.19 in
Small Antique Tapestry, Continental, Needlepoint, Decorative Wall Panel, c.1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique tapestry. A Continental, needlepoint decorative wall panel with mahogany frame, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. Of compact proportion, ideal ...
Textile
CC-Tapis Inventory Thread Rug in Standard by Faye Toogood
By Faye Toogood, cc-tapis
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
$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
$24,000
H 74 in W 63 in D 1 in
Antique 19th Century Square French Aubusson Hunting Tapestry Signed 'Aubusson'
Located in New York, NY
Antique 19th century Square French Aubusson Hunting Tapestry depicting an excellent hunting scene on the banks of a river complete with men o...
Tapestry, Wool
Antique 19th Century Square French Aubusson Mythological Tapestry
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in New York, NY
This is a lovely antique 19th Century Square French Mythological Aubusson Tapestry depicting on a beautiful summer day in the countryside with lush trees and vegetation. It is an e...
Tapestry, Wool
$8,508Sale Price|20% Off
H 79.14 in W 77.17 in D 0.3 in
7x7 Antique French Tapestry Wool & Silk Game Square 196cm x 201cm C.1900
Located in New York, NY
1900 Antique French Tapestry Wool & Silk Game 7x7 Square 6'5" x 6'7" 196cm x 201cm "This is an outstanding antique French Aubusson tapestry in a fantastic large square size- Thi...
Wool, Silk
Antique Late 17th Century Square Flemish Verdure Landscape Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous antique late 17th century Flemish verdure landscape tapestry depicting a beautiful and rich summer scene of a countryside with lush trees and vegetation, with two ...
Tapestry, Wool
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