Persian Calligraphy Wall Art

These are the pieces where the calligraphy is the artwork — no figure, no portrait, no dancer. The line of the script carries the whole composition, and the colour and negative space around it do the rest. If you are looking for Persian wall art that reads as typography rather than illustration, this is the part of the catalogue to start with.

The scripts

Most pieces here use nastaliq, the hanging, cursive script developed in Persia in the fourteenth century and still the standard for Persian poetry. Its diagonal flow and the way words are stacked make it unusually well suited to composition — a single line can be arranged as a shape rather than a straight row of text. A smaller number of pieces draw on shekasteh, the broken, faster variant, or on more geometric treatments closer to kufic.

What the text says

Every piece carries a real line of Persian poetry — most often Rumi, Hafez, Saadi or Ferdowsi — preserved in the original script. The English title on each product page conveys the sense of the line rather than translating it word for word, and the full verse is given on the product page in Persian.

Choosing a piece

Calligraphy-led work tends to sit well in rooms that already have a lot going on visually, because it reads as one clean shape from a distance. Gold and monochrome treatments suit modern and minimalist interiors; turquoise, tile-inspired and mosaic pieces work better where there is already warmth or pattern. Everything is printed to order, gallery-wrapped over a wooden frame, and arrives ready to hang.

Questions

What is nastaliq?
A cursive Persian script developed in the fourteenth century, characterised by its sloping baseline. It remains the dominant script for Persian poetry.

Can I have my own text written?
Yes — custom pieces with a chosen verse or name can be commissioned. Use the form on any product page.

Is the text readable to a Persian speaker?
Yes. These are real verses in correct Persian, not decorative approximations.