Qom Technique | قم-تکنیک

qom technique 6500 years ago, people living in a rural area near arisman (kashan, iran) were astonished by an unexpected event. craftsmen involved in the copper industry found a shiny blue glaze on the body of copper melting kilns. different substances needed to produce the glaze accidentally met in the kiln and glazed the body of the kiln. qom technique is a ceramic technique, which has its roots in that mysterious event. nowadays iranian blue bead (khar-mohre), the legacy of that mysterious event, is produced by utilizing qom technique. qom technique is named after the city of qom, iran where blue beads have been produced since 6500 years ago. saadatmand family, generation by generation, has inherited this technique/art and today saadatmand family is the only producer of this type of ceramics in the world. for years, this blue color was perceived as a supernatural color. during the decades, khar-mohre has been used as jewelry among persian people. not only its unique color, but also