ABOUT US

The project Madein.uz is a new step in presentation of the map of decorative applied art of Uzbekistan. The project gives an opportunity not only to buy the works of the leading uzbek craftsmen but to know more about the culture and history of Uzbekistan from the any part of the world on the main international languages.

The mission of the project is in commitment to reveal the significance of the saved cultural and historical heritages, traditions and craft techniques of Uzbekistan for the each interested person in the world.

The sense of the formed mission is fully disclosed in commitments to create conditions when each person buying the product of the decorative applied art from Uzbekistan could understand its value. So far as behind each work stands laborious technique based on ancient historic traditions.

 

ALL IS ALWAYS AT HAND

The hand labor is not a line production. Therefore some products presented in our on line are not in stock. But it doesn`t mean that the customer can`t buy it.  The concept of the store gives an opportunity to choose a thing and get it in a period noted near each product. The time of waiting that is a minus which we turn to plus when we don`t disappoint the customer with missing of chosen item. The ordered product will be made especially for the customer. That is why we can safely say that we have all and always at hand.

 

EXCLUSIVITY

The reason why we want to talk about “exclusivity” lies in excessive popularity of this term. Marketing attractiveness of “exclusivity” connected with etymology of the word. In English, French, and Latin it means extraordinaire, unique in its kind, belonged to somebody one. Each seller should know that buying something exclusive the customer feels his uniqueness. The product called “exclusive”   tells to its owner “You are unique”. Nowadays due to its “natural qualities” the word “exclusivity”   became a hand mean for everyone who wants to sell something.

Strange though it may seem after foresaid we state that the groundwork of Madeinuz.com project is “exclusivity”. And here is the way we use this term. The works presented by the project are exclusive by technology of production and nothing more.  All assortments are the results of unique hand labor process.

We show what the master can make. Choosing the item for yourself and after the time ordering the same one for the friend you will get two similar things. But one thing will be differ from the other one by energetic premise inherent only in it, his awe, responsibility, fear and love. But not only! Let for somebody it will be minus and plus for the other but each work will have sometimes unique distinctions. The unique scroll if it is wood carving, unique shades of pottery  showing itself in a different way every time after roasting or unique hand painted details depending  of firm but every time different hand of the craftsman. This difference of one work from another we call “exclusivity”. Impossible to repeat. Here is one more formulation!  Because every time the craftsman starts the work with new inspire. And every time he sees in his child its own individuality. So order now your exclusive work.

CERAMIC
The process of production of the pottery or porcelain products bases on three main stages: forming, painting and roasting. All stages suppose hand labor. Therefore repeated work saving main features will include slight distinctions from original sample in shades, weight, form and painting as a result of hand labor.

Piala–  small bowl without handles widening to the top. Piala is traditional kind of cup for the tea in the East.

Lagan –big plate with low borders traditionally used in Uzbekistan for serving hot meals.

Point technique is one of the laborious of contemporary techniques in pottery painting. The difficulty of the technique is that every point of the pattern should be put by the craftsman separately. Every point is a part of colorful and diverse pattern.

Pomegranate is traditional symbol in art of Uzbekistan, which symbolizes fertility, welfare and love in the family.

Islimi– kind of herbal pattern. The distinctive feature of “islimi” style in wood carving is disposition of pattern above the background that looks like lace covering the thing.

Girikh-kind of the pattern in east art represented as geometric forms with crossing lines, knots and points

Abrband- manual technique of making  tissues in Uzbekistan. This technique is well known in the world under Indonesian word “ikat”. This technology includes about 40 stages. The uniqueness of abrband  technique doesn`t allow to create two identical fabrics.

WOOD CARVING

The ordered sample can have differences with original in natural shades of wood and slight distinctions in sizes and forms in the elements of the pattern. In case  if the work added with hand painting, saving main features the product will include some distinctions in details of painting.

Pargori–kind of relief carving . Pargori is based on the thin carving of the geometric net with circles, squares and triangles.

Abru bakhor– technique originated in Bukhara and translated as “spring clouds”. The essence is that drawing creating through mixing of different colors. As the result it is reached marble shades with smooth and at the same time unpredictable transitions from one color to another. The sources tell that the backgrounds in abru bakhor technique were used as a base for the decrees of the emir of Bukhara and for the book covers. Over time abru bakhor was adopted by India, Iran and Turkey and became very popular to XV-XVII centuries. An important role in saving and improving of the technique have played the artists of Uzbekistan and Turkey.

Chizma or chikma –pottery drawing technique supposed a formation of the pattern on the wet clay. The difficulty of the process is in the skills of the craftsman  to create a pattern with mathematic   thoughtful in short gap of the  time while the clay is wet. 

Kandakori – kind of hand stamping with the deep relief. The depth of the pattern is usually about 0,5 mm to 3 mm.

METAL STAMPING 

The ordered sample can have differences with original in shades of metal and slight distinctions in sizes and forms of the elements of the pattern. In case  if the work added with hand painting saving main features the product will include some distinctions in details of painting.

Adras– hand weaved fabric consisted 50% from silk and 50% from cotton. Adras gives cool in summer and warmth in cold weather.

Abrband–  manual  technique of making  tissues in Uzbekistan. This technique is well known in the world under Indonesian word “ikat”. This technology includes about 40 stages. The uniqueness of abrband  technique doesn`t allow to create two identical fabrics.

THE FABRICS IN ABRBAND TECHNIQUE AND EDGINGS MATERIALS

As there are no two people with similar fingerprint so the handmade fabrics in “abrband” technique impossible to repeat.  In this regard please take into account that in description of the product with using “abrband” fabrics is noted the dominant color of the product. In preparing of repeated sample will be used the dominant color of original product.  Construction of the pattern, secondary colors and shades could differ from original product.

In case of using of “djiyak”- hand weaved ribbon in making of the ordered product “djiyak”- will have similar color features with original. The pattern of each “djiyak” is inimitable.

The craftsmen can use for additional decoration vintage fabrics and accessories as unique samples. In such cases the order will be made in the maximum accordance with declared options and selection of the similar fabrics and accessories.

CARPETS

Due to the hand coloring of the threads for the carpets the ordered sample saving the main features allows differences from original in shades and details of the pattern.

Batik– technique of hand painting on tissue. From Indonesian “batik” means “to cover with drops”.

Batik

The products made in batik technique suppose hand drawing. Due to this aspect the ordered sample saving the main features allows differences from original in shades, details and forms of the pattern as a result of hand labor and uniqueness of each order.

Simurg – fantastic bird in mythology of the people of Central Asia and Iran. Simurg is a symbol of justice and happiness. The image of Simurg is associated with the good patronage.

Kosa– deep bowl without handles. Traditionally it serves for hot light plats.

Text

Afrosiab–  an ancient name of the north part of Samarkand, also well known as Marakanda.

Tumor – an ancient shape of guarding amulet. As usual a pray sewed into the tumor.

Suzani– hand embroidered textile. Suzani is one of the most ancient crafts in Uzbekistan.

Miniature- special kind of fine art presenting illustrations of historical war battles, hunting and feasts.In old days in the East the books and manuscripts as a rule illustrated by the miniatures. The plots of miniatures are eloquent. The only one illustration can tell the whole story. The father of Uzbek school of miniature is Kamoloddin Bekhzad.

Iroki– technique of hand embroidery made by cross or half-cross stich with twisted thread. which makes the surface grainy.Composition in iroki technique fills with the pattern all working area not leaving even a piece of free tissue. Every stich so flawless what creates impression of the  print on the cloth.  Predominantly iroky is used by the masters of Shakhrizabs.

HAND EMBROIDERY-SUZANI

Due to the hand coloring of the threads for embroideries the ordered sample saving the main features allows differences  from original in shades and details of the pattern. The fabric used as the basis for embroidery is colored manually and can also include differences in shades of color.