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Uzbekistan

Abdulla Narzullaev Ceramics

Pottery from Gijduvan, Uzbekistan, dates to the third century AD and is renowned for its distinct floral patterns in green, brown and blue. Abdulla Narzullaev is a sixthgeneration master of this craft, which he learned from his father, Ibodullo Narzullaev. He uses more than 100 traditional ornaments and painting patterns, some with histories that span centuries.

Alisher Khaydarov Jewelry

Jewelry is one of the most ancient arts in Central Asia. It has held a prominent place in Uzbek culture throughout its history. Alisher Khaydarov contributes to this tradition by creating filigree and stamped jewelry inspired by designs and materials steeped in history.

Aziz Murtazaev Crafts Studio IKAT-UZ Apparel

IKAT-UZ is a cooperative of independent artists, including five masters and more than 43 others, working in the fields of ikat weaving, natural dyeing, and block printing. The group is redefining traditional silk ikat through contemporary design. Member Aziz Murtazaev makes ikats using a 35-step process and local raw materials.

Bakhtiyor Nazirov and Diyorbek Nazirov Ceramics

Rishtan ceramic dishes have long been prized by Uzbek families, used for everyday meals as well as for special occasions. Bakhtiyor Nazirov and his son Diyorbek are well-known for their intricate designs in blue and turquoise. According to ancient beliefs, these are the colors of pure water and cloudless skies, symbolizing happiness. The process of crafting each unique piece is laborious, taking more than a week.

Dilshod Usmanov Rugs

Soumak weaving is an integral part of Uzbekistan’s artistic and cultural heritage. The intricate textile-making process is intimately known to Dilshod Usmanov of Samarkand and is part of his family’s history. Offerings from his busy workshop in the heart of Samarkand include small carpets, wall hangings, bed covers, table runners and cushions with abstract patterns and designs as well as animals and ancient symbols.

Fattillo Kendjaev

School of Traditional Carpet Weaving, Embroidery and Natural Dyeing Supported by UNESCO Rugs

Innovation

Master artisan Fattillo Kendjaev, raised in a family of weavers, derives inspiration from 14th- and 15thcentury miniature Uzbek paintings, extracting themes and patterns that translate into exceptionally unique carpet designs. All his dyes come from natural sources, such as pomegranate, grape skins, walnut shells, mulberry leaves and madder root.

Gulnora Odilova Apparel

Women’s Empowerment

Gulnora Odilova resides in the city of Shakhrisabz, located in southern Uzbekistan. Over a decades-long career as a master beadworker, weaver and embroiderer, Odilova has also taught her skills to hundreds of other artisans, the vast majority of whom are women. For years, Odilova’s mission has been to preserve and revive traditional Shakhrisabz embroidery while simultaneously promoting it to an international audience.

Ikhtiyor Kendjaev Rugs

Environmental Sustainability

Weaver Ikhtiyor Kendjaev comes from a family steeped in ancient techniques of carpet design and craft. Though he was born in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, a region famed for its textiles, his ancestors were from Afghanistan and had their own creative traditions. The process of carpet weaving and natural dyeing has been passed down from one generation to the next. Today, all members of Kendjaev’s family are involved in the business.

Khomid Zukhurutdinov Rugs

In many Uzbek homes, richly colored, beautifully designed carpets act as decorative and functional centerpieces. Khomid Zukhurutdinov and other artisans at the Al Khabib Carpet Shop in Bukhara produce heirloom-quality hand-knotted silk and wool carpets in traditional, centuries-old styles. Made of regionally sourced materials and woven on traditional wooden looms, most of the carpets feature painstakingly detailed geometric designs with origins in the 17th century or even earlier.

Madina Kasimbaeva Textiles

Tashkent is the home of weaver Madina Kasimbaeva, who runs a workshop that produces some of the most finely crafted textiles in the area. She provides employment for more than 150 artisans, the vast majority of whom are female. In addition to colorful garments and accessories like coats, shoes and boots, she and her team produce traditional suzanis, as well as bed coverings, tablecloths and cushion covers.

Muhayo Aliyeva | Bibi Hanum Apparel

Women’s Empowerment

Muhayo Aliyeva and her sisters founded Bibi Hanum with the goal of reviving and renewing the Uzbek clothing tradition. Bibi Hanum creates robes, caftans, contemporary clothes and home accessories using handmade traditional silk and cotton ikat from the eastern region of Uzbekistan, famous for its skilled textile weavers.

Rushana Burkhanova Bukhara Carpet School Rugs

Master rug designer Rushana Burkhanova’s name is distinguished among fine textile artists in the famed Bukhara region of Uzbekistan. Though it started with just Burkhanova and two other women, today Bukhara Carpet School employs more than 50 artisans, mostly women, who make an array of meticulously woven and traditionally designed fine rugs and other textiles.

Sanjar Nazarov Textiles

Third-generation master embroiderer Sanjar Nazarov grew up watching his father and grandfather create textiles. Today, with his own team of artisans and apprentices, he runs a large workshop in historic Bukhara. His birthplace offers a myriad of sources of creative inspiration and also encourages him to maintain the gorgeously unique, centuries-old embroidery practices that make Uzbek textile artists so renowned.

Shavkiddin Kamalov Metal

Shavkiddin Kamalov lives and works in the ancient city of Bukhara, where in childhood he learned his family’s historic occupation of blacksmithing. Kamalov and his team of artisans produce items that have both practical and aesthetic applications, resulting in artwork of the highest caliber. In addition to his bustling workshop, he and his relatives operate the Blacksmith’s Museum in the neighborhood of Kulyuta Caravansarai, with the aim of preserving Bukharan handicrafts.

Zarina Kendjaeva Textiles for Home

Cultural Preservation - Evolving Bukhara is beloved the world over for its wealth of art forms. It is here, in this ancient city, that Zarina Kendjaeva’s traditional suzani embroidery expands upon traditional floral and symbolic designs and also achieves special distinction for its unusual patterning and coloration. Kendjaeva reaches into the intensely patterned watercolors of the classical era for inspiration for her kaleidoscopically colorful combinations of embroidery and ikat.

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