Earthy-tone 120 years Iranian Silk and French Velour Cushion - Heritage Collection

A scarce gem. A heritage collection. The front of the piece showcases an exquisite handcrafted Iranian wool-blend with silk, distinguished by its remarkable age of over 120 years. This antique textile embodies the rich heritage and artistry of Iranian craftsmanship. The back is elegantly finished with luxurious Lyonnaise French silk velour, renowned for its refined texture and historical significance in French textile tradition. Together, these materials create a sophisticated fusion of Persian and French artistry, offering a unique blend of history, luxury, and cultural depth.

Each cushion is made to order, allowing time for careful craftsmanship and attention to detail. We will only produce 12 of this type. Your piece will be ready for shipping within 15 working days of your order date.

It will be a luxurious present for you or your family. We invite you to place your order now.

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Dimensions: 60 cm x 40 cm. High-quality insert included. Materials used for the front of the cushion: Antique Handwoven wool and silk fabric, natural dyes. Materials used for the back of the cushion: Lyonnaise French silk velour. All of our cushions are made in Paris, France. Specialised dry clean only.

SKU : ILV002

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The Persian textile tradition stands as one of the foundational pillars of world decorative art. Reaching back to the Achaemenid and Sassanid empires, and reaching its supreme articulation under the Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), Persian carpet and fabric production developed a visual language of extraordinary density and refinement. Court workshops in Isfahan, Kashan, and Tabriz employed master weavers working under the direction of court painters, producing textiles of such complexity—hundreds of knots per square centimetre in the finest pile carpets—that the carpets themselves were understood as portable gardens, material manifestations of the Islamic paradise.

The iconographic vocabulary of classical Persian weaving—the islimi arabesque vine, the boteh (the leaf or paisley form later dispersed across global design), the radiant medallion, the field of repeated geometric stars—was not merely decorative but cosmological, encoding ideas about divine order, natural abundance, and the harmony between the human and celestial realms. Persian textile culture also produced the termeh, a handwoven wool or silk fabric of mesmerizing complexity still produced in Yazd, whose status as a carrier of aesthetic intelligence across centuries is unrivalled. It is from this deep reservoir of design philosophy that our Persian-inspired cushion fabrics draw their quiet authority and inexhaustible elegance.