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Iranian Dolls
Yolanda Moradzadeh is the founder and creative force behind the unique hand-crafted Persian Dolls produced by her Los Angeles based firm, Yoli’s Dolls. Born in Kermanshah, Iran, Yolanda developed her unique design talents at San Diego State University where she majored in Interior and Graphic Design.
Although she had worked as a free-lance Graphic and Interior designer for many years, Yolanda developed a passion for creating and designing during her early days in college. Missing her hometown in Iran, she began to design dolls that resembled the various villages that she remembered visiting as a child. It was in this manner that she began to see Iran as something she could touch and feel, and be close to again. Since then she has been creating porcelain and vinyl dolls in Brentwood.
It is her ambition to capture the natural expression, and gestures of her ancient people. Her love for antiques and vintage dolls provide the inspiration for her creations.
With every doll, she attempts to reproduce the feelings and moods of the ethnic people who live in villages and to highlight the characteristics of different nationalities. She uses traditional and reproduction fabrics that go through an additional “aging” process. Many of the trims come from vintage petticoats, old button collections and antique ribbons and laces. She collects scraps of beautiful antique brocade fabrics at flea markets, quilter's remnants including gorgeous hand dyed fabrics.
“I realized that my own small existence was part of something grand and magnificent, and that everything I had known until now was but a small part of the very long and significant part of the Persian History. I can make something I see in my mind become reality which is a source of un-ending joy for me,” explains Yolanda.
From the mountains of Tabriz to the deserts of Zahedan, each tribe embodies a different sense of the rich cultural heritage of the country. A major aspect of this culture are the different grabs worn by the men, women, and childern of the various tribes. The fashions portrayed by these dolls includes groups such as the Ghashghahi Tribe, various Kurdish tribes, Lori's from Lorestan, and many others from different parts of Iran.
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