Esfahan has a high
position in terms of tourist attraction and geographical location and also
architecture and handicrafts. For this reason Esfahan is attracted for
travelers and art lovers and it is caused to prepare employment. In the Safavid
era of Iran, Gheysarieh Bazar had appertained to produce ghalammkari.
Therefore, expansion of this production can prepare job opportunity for
enthusiasts by helping an integrated program. Particularly at these days that
the situation for foreign tourist is more suitable for presence in Iran,
handicrafts will more attractive to tourists. By considering the defects that
have caused this activity for several years, for example lack of attention to
market daily needs and lack of using methods that increase the benefits and
eliminate them, it can prepare an opportunity to create ideal conditions for
offering products. Opportunities such as constant updating the primary
materials by utilizing from new technologies from different fields (Chemistry,
Textiles, Material...) and responding to customers' tastes by involving various
sciences (Management, Art, Psychology, Sociology…). While these products has
artistic value, they have the ability for using in different types of usages.
The most important
distinction of produced ghalamkari textile is utilizing of proper high level
primary materials and designing classical patterns on the organic textile. It
becomes a competitive preference in terms of quality of production and also
response to market demands. Other competitive preference that can mention
includes; to attempt communication to customer, to obey market basics,
utilizing technical-artistic knowledge at the same time, creating variety in
usage of products and appropriate with customer's taste. The strength points at
this business are utilizing the experts, product innovation and using classical
patterns, having employment history (Brand), learning opportunities,
standardization of production process, ability to produce completely native
production from primary materials to final stage and supply of product and
utilizing natural materials in produced products.
Using of completely
organic textiles (100% cotton) with appropriate density and delicate texture, Utilizing
colors with light stability minimum 4 and washing and rubbing stability minimum
3 (in accordance with Iran's national standard 7729),
Producing ghalamkari
manually by hands and using special pens right in the same way produced before
in 5 colors with minimum 200 meters length for each one,
Choosing composition and
structure of patterns based on their artistic correct way.