 The style is used in Persian Islamic architecture and also in decorative woodwork.Girih designs are traditionally made in different media including cut brickwork, stucco, and mosaic faience tilework.In woodwork, especially in the Safavid period, it could be applied either as lattice frames, left plain or inset with panels such as of coloured glass; or as mosaic panels used to decorate walls and ceilings, whether sacred or secular.