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'''WikiRug''' is a bilingual Online Encyclopedia of Rugs and Carpets, based on open collaboration through a wiki-based content editing system. This encyclopedia covers the diverse forms that the art and craft of handmade rug taken over centuries across the world, particularly in Persia (Iran), Afghanistan, India, Anatolia (Turkey), and central Asia. The entries of WikiRug will include but not limited to the following: general terminology, weaving tools, technique and materials, carpet styles, designs, patterns, motifs, carpet production origins (counties, regions, cities, villages), research materials (books, magazines, websites), carpet market and industry, as well as individuals (designers, master weavers, artisans, researchers). | '''WikiRug''' is a bilingual Online Encyclopedia of Rugs and Carpets, based on open collaboration through a wiki-based content editing system. This encyclopedia covers the diverse forms that the art and craft of handmade rug taken over centuries across the world, particularly in Persia (Iran), Afghanistan, India, Anatolia (Turkey), and central Asia. The entries of WikiRug will include but not limited to the following: general terminology, weaving tools, technique and materials, carpet styles, designs, patterns, motifs, carpet production origins (counties, regions, cities, villages), research materials (books, magazines, websites), carpet market and industry, as well as individuals (designers, master weavers, artisans, researchers). | ||
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| + | ==Our Team== | ||
| + | <div style="text-align:center;"> | ||
| + | <div><ul> | ||
| + | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Ahmad-Hashemi-Oriental-Studies.png|thumb|210px|'''Principal Investigator & Research Director'''<br>Ahmad Hashemi<br>DPhil, Oriental Studies, University of Oxford, UK]] </li> | ||
| + | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Niloufar-Alipour-Islamic-Art.PNG|thumb|210px|'''Digital Lead & Managing Editor'''<br><br>Niloufar Alipour<br> BA, Islamic Art, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Iran]] </li> | ||
| + | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Maryam-Ghanbari-Adivi-Fine-Art-Carpet.png|thumb|210px|'''Research Fellow & Editor'''<br><br>Maryam Ghanbari Adivi<br>ٍMA, Fine Art (Carpet), University of Kashan, Iran]] </li> | ||
| + | </ul></div> | ||
| + | <div><ul> | ||
| + | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Jalalodin- Bassam-Textile-Engineering.png|thumb|210px|'''Advisory Board'''<br><br>Jalalodin Bassam<br> | ||
| + | PhD, Textile Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia]] </li> | ||
| + | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Hamid-Kargar-Communication-Sciences.png|thumb|210px|'''Advisory Board'''<br><br>Hamid Kargar<br>PhD, Communication Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran]] </li> | ||
| + | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Mohammadmehdi-Mirzaamini-Art- Studies.png|thumb|210px|'''Research Fellow '''<br><br>Mohammadmehdi Mirzaamini<br>PhD, Art Studies, Isfahan University of Art, Iran]] </li> | ||
| + | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Aghil-Sistani-Art- Studies.png|thumb|210px|'''Research Fellow'''<br><br>Aghil Sistani<br>PhD candidate, Art Studies, Azad University, Tehran, Iran]] </li> | ||
| + | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Abdolhossein-Ghasemnejad-Art- Studies.png|thumb|210px|'''Research Fellow'''<br><br>Abdolhossein Ghasemnejad<br>MA, Art Studies, Soore University, Iran]] </li> | ||
| + | </ul></div> | ||
Revision as of 20:29, 24 January 2020
WikiRug is a bilingual Online Encyclopedia of Rugs and Carpets, based on open collaboration through a wiki-based content editing system. This encyclopedia covers the diverse forms that the art and craft of handmade rug taken over centuries across the world, particularly in Persia (Iran), Afghanistan, India, Anatolia (Turkey), and central Asia. The entries of WikiRug will include but not limited to the following: general terminology, weaving tools, technique and materials, carpet styles, designs, patterns, motifs, carpet production origins (counties, regions, cities, villages), research materials (books, magazines, websites), carpet market and industry, as well as individuals (designers, master weavers, artisans, researchers).
Our Team
- File:Ahmad-Hashemi-Oriental-Studies.pngPrincipal Investigator & Research Director
Ahmad Hashemi
DPhil, Oriental Studies, University of Oxford, UK - File:Niloufar-Alipour-Islamic-Art.PNGDigital Lead & Managing Editor
Niloufar Alipour
BA, Islamic Art, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Iran - File:Maryam-Ghanbari-Adivi-Fine-Art-Carpet.pngResearch Fellow & Editor
Maryam Ghanbari Adivi
ٍMA, Fine Art (Carpet), University of Kashan, Iran
- File:Jalalodin- Bassam-Textile-Engineering.pngAdvisory Board
Jalalodin Bassam
PhD, Textile Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia - File:Hamid-Kargar-Communication-Sciences.pngAdvisory Board
Hamid Kargar
PhD, Communication Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran - File:Mohammadmehdi-Mirzaamini-Art- Studies.pngResearch Fellow
Mohammadmehdi Mirzaamini
PhD, Art Studies, Isfahan University of Art, Iran - File:Aghil-Sistani-Art- Studies.pngResearch Fellow
Aghil Sistani
PhD candidate, Art Studies, Azad University, Tehran, Iran - File:Abdolhossein-Ghasemnejad-Art- Studies.pngResearch Fellow
Abdolhossein Ghasemnejad
MA, Art Studies, Soore University, Iran
