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Swedish Flat Weave Rug by AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1
Located in New York, NY
MMF, BN (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson)
Handwoven.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
New Scandinavian Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 11
09 x 13
07
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Marianne Richter
Located in Dallas, TX
a serene haven free from clutter.
Inspired by the creative genius of Barbro Nilsson and Marta Maas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$7,615 Sale Price
20% Off
New Scandinavian Green Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Marianne Richter
Located in Dallas, TX
31117 New Scandinavian Modern Green Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 10'04 x 13'10. Infused with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Aesthetic Movement Russian and Scan...
Materials
Wool
$5,180 Sale Price
20% Off
New Scandinavian Green Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 09
03 x 11
11
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Marianne Richter
Located in Dallas, TX
31120 New Scandinavian Modern Green Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 09'03 x 11'11. Exuding earth-tone
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$3,724 Sale Price
20% Off
New Scandinavian Green Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 10
02 x 13
10
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Marianne Richter
Located in Dallas, TX
31119 New Scandinavian Modern Green Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 10'02 x 13'10. Exuding earth-tone
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$4,760 Sale Price
20% Off
New Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 10
03 x 09
10
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
Barbro Nilsson and AB Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom workshop. The design (1957) is titled: 'The Park', Falkman
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$3,472 Sale Price
20% Off
New Scandinavian Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 09
05 x 11
08
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
contemporary reinterpretation of the iconic "The Park" carpet (1957) by Barbro Nilsson and Marta Maas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$3,716 Sale Price
20% Off
New Scandinavian Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 10
05 x 11
08
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
Barbro Nilsson and AB Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom workshop. The design (1957) is titled: 'The Park', Falkman
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$4,127 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
"Ostia Grön"
Initialed: AB MMF, BN (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson).
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
"Spattan Brun".
Initialed: AB MMF BN (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson).
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Pile Carpet
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Swedish pile carpet, initialed AB MMF, BN (Barbro Nilsson, AB Marta Maas-Fjetterström).
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat Weave Carpet, "FALURUTAN, MÖRK"
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
Swedish flat weave, initialed: AB MMF BN (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
New Scandinavian Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 09
04 x 11
08
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Dallas, TX
India, offers a fresh interpretation of the iconic "The Park" carpet (1957) by Barbro Nilsson and Marta
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$3,695 Sale Price
20% Off
New Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 09
10 x 10
05
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Dallas, TX
30850 New Swedish Style Kilim Rug Inspired by Barbro Nilsson and Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom 09'10 x
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$4,040 Sale Price
31% Off
New Scandinavian Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan with Biophilic Modern Style
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
Barbro Nilsson’s celebrated “Salerno grön med enkel bård,” it captures the refined restraint of Swedish
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$3,735 Sale Price
20% Off
New Scandinavian Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 10
04 x 11
06
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Dallas, TX
homage to the enduring legacy of Scandinavian design.
Inspired by Barbro Nilsson and AB Marta Maas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
1960
s Eva-Lisa Nordin Scandinavian Röllakan Flatweave Carpet with Modern Style
By Eva-lisa Nordin, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Dallas, TX
78487 Eva-Lisa Nordin Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 06'11 x 10'08. Echoing the warmth of golden
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Aesthetic Movement Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$11,199 Sale Price
37% Off
New Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Flatweave Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Dallas, TX
31338 New Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 12'02 x 17'11. A masterpiece of modern
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$8,320 Sale Price
20% Off
New Pair of Matching Scandinavian Swedish Röllakan Inspired Kilims
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Dallas, TX
30813-30814 New pair of matching Swedish inspired kilim rugs with Scandinavian Modern Style. With
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$1,111 Sale Price / set
34% Off
New Scandinavian Swedish Röllakan Inspired Kilim
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Dallas, TX
30679 New Scandinavian Swedish-Inspired Kilim Rug, 08'11 x 11'02. Evoke the quiet poetry of Swedish
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$3,662 Sale Price
38% Off
Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Initialed:AB MMF BN
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
New Scandinavian Modern Style Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 11
05 x 12
02
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1
Located in Dallas, TX
Barbro Nilsson and AB Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom workshop. The design (1957) is titled: 'The Park', Falkman
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$4,870 Sale Price
20% Off
New Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 12
04 x 14
08
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1
Located in Dallas, TX
Barbro Nilsson and AB Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom workshop. The design (1957) is titled: 'The Park', Falkman
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$6,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Märta Måås-fjetterström “Schackrutig Brun” Brown Grid Carpet Signed Ab Mmf Bn
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Barbro Nilsson, easily Sweden’s greatest colorist of the Twentieth Century, shows us here that she
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Linen, Wool
New Green Checkerboard Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, Grönt Rutmönster
By Marianne Richter
Located in Dallas, TX
.
Drawing inspiration from renowned designers Marianne Richter and Barbro Nilsson, this flat-weave kilim rug
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Indian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$4,500 Sale Price
27% Off
Vintage Scandinavian Swedish Röllakan Rug, 06
04 x 09
02
By Ingrid Hellman-Knafve, Sigvard Bernadotte
Located in Dallas, TX
blend of two distinct yet harmonious Swedish design perspectives. From Barbro Nilsson, the rug inherits
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$7,728 Sale Price
35% Off
Nazmiyal Vintage Scandinavian Marta Maas Swedish Rug. 6 ft 6 in x 8 ft 3 in
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful vintage Scandinavian by Barbro Nilsson for Marta Maas rug, country of origin: Scandinavia
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavi...
Materials
Wool
New Scandinavian Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 10
2 x 11
10
Located in Dallas, TX
Indian craftsmanship, inspired by the renowned Swedish textile artist Barbro Nilsson. These rugs feature
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$4,100 Sale Price
20% Off
Barbro Nilsson "Tanga" (Seaweed) Rug for MMF, 1955
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Hudson, NY
Flat-weave rug created for the Swedish rug company Marta Maas-Fjetterström in the 1950s, by their
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Carpet by Maas-Fjetterstrom and Barbro Nilsson
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Milan, IT
Hand flat weaved, polychrome wool
Signed AB MMF
Barbro Nilsson "Spättan Grå" Carpet by Marta Maas-Fjetterström
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Barbro Nilsson carpet titled " Spättan Grå." Flat-woven wool tapestry. Woven in beige, greyish
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Barbro Nilsson Large Carpet for Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom, Sweden, 1945
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large Barbro Nilsson 'Gyllenrutan, blå' (The Golden Square, blue)' carpet. Designed 1945. Handwoven
Category
Vintage 1940s European Scandinavian Modern Western European Rugs
Swedish Rya rug by Barbro Nilsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Marina grön", rya (knotted pile) composed by Barbro Nilsson) in 1956. Made in the studio of
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Swedish rug-Barbro Nilsson - AB MMF BN
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Gyllenrutan ockra" ("Golden Square Ochre"). Half-pile rug designed in 1945 by Barbro Nilsson
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
"Tånga green" MMF Barbro Nilsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Tånga Green " Swedish flatwoven tapestry rug. Designed by Barbro Nilsson in 1955. Woven at the
Category
Vintage 1950s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
"Gröningen Ljus" Swedish Pile Rug designed in 1954 by Barbro Nilsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
" the light green one",designed in 1954 by Barbro Nilsson.Made at the Märta Måås Fjetterström
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Geometric Swedish Flat-Weave Rug
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Hadley, MA
Wool Swedish flat-weave rug. Interesting geometric design featuring blues and pale green with white
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Swedish Modern "Tiger" by Barbro Nillson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström, mmf, Pile Ru
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1
Located in Stockholm, SE
Classy "Tigerfällen/the tiger Pelt" by Barbro Nilsson för MMF atelier i Båstad. The "
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Marta Maas Fjetterstrom "Snäckorna" Carpet, Sweden, 1943
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Salzburg, Austria
Tapestry weave, signed AB MMF and BN. Design by Barbro Nilsson in 1943. Woven probably in the early
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Handwoven Märta Måås-Fjetterström ‘Guldklimpen´ Rug, Sweden, 1944
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Barbro Nilsson
Sweden, Vintage
‘Guldklimpen´rug. Knotted pile. Designed in 1944. Handwoven at
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Scandinavian Marta Maas Salerno Blue Kilim Rug by Barbro Nilsson
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
Breathtakingly vintage Scandinavian Marta Maas Salerno blue Kilim rug by Barbro Nilsson, Country of
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Swedish Area Rug "Park" Design Barbro Nilsson
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
"Park" carpet designed by Barbro Nilsson woven in the tapestry technique
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Rug Designed By Barbro Nilsson
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
pile squares of light nuetrals and browns. Signed BN, Barbro Nilsson and MMFAB, Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Barbro Nilsson
Salerno
Carpet, 1948
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Barbro Nilsson 'Salerno' flat-weave carpet.
Designed by Barbro Nilsson for Marta Maas
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Western European Rugs
Rug, Salerno Designed by Barbro Nilsson for MMF
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rug, Salerno in hand woven kelim technique. Designed by Barbro Nilsson for MMF, Sweden. 1950's.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Western European Rugs
Vintage Marta Maas Scandinavian Rug by Barbro Nilsson
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
Breathtaking vintage Marta Maas Scandinavian Tanga rug by Barbro Nilsson, country of origin / Rug
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavia...
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Rug, by Barbro Nilsson for Marta Maas
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
exceptional piece, this comely vintage rug was designed by the noted Barbro Nilsson, one of the most
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Western European Rugs
A Vintage Swedish Rug Designed By Barbro Nilsson Signed
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
"The Green Carnation" carpet designed by Barbro Nilsson, woven at MMF in Båstad
Category
20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Barbro Nilsson "Falurutan" Carpet for MMF
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Hand-woven wool "Falurutan" carpet designed by important Swedish textile artist Barbro Nilsson for
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish "Tiger Pelt" Rya Pile Rug by Barbro Nilsson
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
The tiger pelt shaggy pile Rya rug designed by Barbro Nilsson, woven by the MMF atelier.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug “Rabatten Gul” Designed by Barbro Nilsson, Sweden, 1944
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Hand knotted pile technique.
Signed ‘BN’
L: 310 cm / 10’ 2”
W: 204 cm / 6’ 8 1/2".
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Fabric
Rug “Seashells” Designed by Barbro Nilsson for MMF, Sweden, 1943
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rug ‘Seashells’ designed by Barbro Nilsson for MMF,
Sweden, 1943.
Handwoven wool.
Tapestry
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Rug "Park" Design Barbro Nilsson Size 9
3" x 7
5"
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
"Park" carpet designed by Barbro Nilsson woven in the tapestry technique
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Swedish Area Rug "Green Carnation" Design Barbro Nilsson for MMF
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
"The Green Carnation" carpet designed by Barbro Nilsson, woven at MMF in Båstad
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
A Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug Designed by Barbro Nilsson
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
"The Falun Square grey" Swedish flat woven carpet designed by Barbro Nilsson, woven at MMF in
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Rug Designed by Barbro Nilsson for MMF AB, Sweden, 1952
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rug ‘Falurutan’ designed by Barbro Nilsson for MMF AB,
Sweden. 1952.
Kelim technique. Handwoven
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Fabric
Swedish Carpet By Barbro Nilsson for MMF
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Beautiful Swedish flatweave carpet by Barbro Nilsson and woven at Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB.Signed
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
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Barbro Nilsson Rug For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic barbro nilsson rug available at 1stDibs. Each barbro nilsson rug for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wool and linen. If you’re shopping for a barbro nilsson rug, we have 108 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect barbro nilsson rug — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each barbro nilsson rug bearing Scandinavian Modern, Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. A well-made barbro nilsson rug has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Barbro Lundberg-Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström and Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB are consistently popular.
How Much is a Barbro Nilsson Rug?
A barbro nilsson rug can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $24,625, while the lowest priced sells for $600 and the highest can go for as much as $240,000.
Finding the Right Rugs And Carpets for You
Good antique rugs and vintage rugs have made their way into homes across the globe, becoming fixtures used for comfort, prayer and self-expression, so choosing the right area rug is officially a universal endeavor.
In modern usage, “carpet” typically denotes a wall-to-wall floor cushioning that is fixed to the floor. Rugs, on the other hand, are designed to cover a specific area and can easily be moved to new locations. However, the terms are interchangeable in many parts of the world, and, in the end, it won’t matter what you decide to call it.
It’s well known that a timeless Persian rug or vintage Turkish rug can warm any interior, but there are lots of other styles of antique rugs to choose from when you're endeavoring to introduce fresh colors and textures to a bedroom or living room.
Moroccan Berber rugs are not all about pattern. In fact, some of the most striking examples are nearly monochrome. But what these rugs lack in complexity, they make up for in brilliant color and subtle variation. Moroccan-style interiors can be mesmerizing — a sitting room of this type might feature a Moroccan rug, carved wooden screens and a tapestry hung behind the sofa.
Handwoven kilim rugs, known for their wealth of rich colors and unique weaving tradition, are pileless: Whereas the Beni Ourain rugs of Morocco can be described as dense with a thick surface or pile, an authentic kilim rug is thin and flat. (The term “kilim” is Turkish in origin, but this type of textile artistry is practiced all across the Balkans, throughout the Arab world and elsewhere.)
When it comes to eye-catching floor coverings, the distinctive “medallion” pattern of Oushak rugs has two types of rounded shapes alternating against a rich red or blue background created with natural dyes, while the elaborate “star” pattern involves large eight-pointed shapes in diagonal rows alternating with diamonds.
If you’re looking for something unexpected, find a runner rug that pops in your hallway or on your stairs. Dig for dazzling geometric patterns in our inventory of mid-century modern rugs and carpets, which includes works designed by the likes of Swedish textile masters Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Marianne Richter and other artisans.
Carpets and rugs have been around for thousands of years. Prehistoric humans turned to animal skin, wool and fur to craft simple fabrics to soften hard terrain. A 2016 study suggests that "cave lions" were hunted for exactly this purpose, and that decorating your cave with their pelts may have conferred strength and prestige. Although many of these early textiles are still in existence, tracing their precise origins is difficult. Carpets quickly became such a valuable trade commodity that the weavings could easily travel far from their places of origin.
The oldest known carpet was found in southern Siberia. (It may have traveled there from Persepolis in Iran.) For the flat-weave floor rugs crafted by Native Americans, cotton was the primary material before sheep’s wool was introduced in the 16th century. In Europe, carpet-making was fundamental to folk art, and Asian carpets imported to European countries were at one time considered a precious luxury and not intended to remain permanently on the floor.
With the variety of area rugs and carpets rolled out for you on 1stDibs — a collection that includes traditional, modern, minimalist rugs and other coverings of all kinds — things will be looking up whenever you’re looking down.
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