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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
Swedish-Style Kilim Rug, Scandinavian Modern Meets Biophilic Design
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
30943 New Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 10'02 x 12'10. Where Scandinavian Modern sensibility
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$5,264 Sale Price
25% Off
Swedish Inspired Pink Kilim Rug with Scandinavian Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
30686 Modern Swedish Inspired Pink Kilim Rug, 08'08 x 11'05. From subtle to sensation with bohemian
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$3,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug with Storsjön Design
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
30966 New Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug In the Style of Storsjön by Ingegerd Silow, 08'02 x 09'10
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Indian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$4,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, Scandinavian Modern Meets Sublime Simplicity
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
30804 Ingegerd Silow Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 05'01 x 08'01.
Sublime simplicity meets
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$1,599 Sale Price
41% Off
Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, Sublime Simplicity Meets Scandinavian Modern
By Ingegerd Silow, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
30802 Ingegerd Silow Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 05'04 x 07'08.
Sublime simplicity meets
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$1,599 Sale Price
41% Off
Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, Scandinavian Modern Meets Biophilic Design
By Marianne Richter, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Dallas, TX
30842 New Swedish Marianne Richter Inspired Kilim Rug 09'01 x 11'09. With its simplicity and
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$4,632 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, Scandinavian Modern Meets Biophilic Design
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
30797 New Swedish Style Kilim Rug Inspired by Barbro Nilsson and Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom 08'10 x
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$3,660 Sale Price
47% Off
Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, Scandinavian Modern Meets Biophilic Design
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Dallas, TX
30796 New Swedish Style Kilim Rug Inspired by Barbro Nilsson and Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom 10'00 x
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$4,880 Sale Price
45% Off
New Scandinavian Swedish Röllakan Inspired Kilim, 05
05 x 08
01
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
30596 New Contemporary Swedish Inspired Kilim rug with Scandinavian Modern style. Displaying a
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$1,600 Sale Price
44% Off
New Scandinavian Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan with Japandi Style
Located in Dallas, TX
30793 New Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug with Minimalist Scandinavian Modern Style 08'01 x 09'09. With
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Minimalist Russian and Scandinavian...
Materials
Wool
$2,956 Sale Price
31% Off
New Scandinavian Swedish Röllakan Inspired Kilim, 07
09 x 09
06
Located in Dallas, TX
?30678 New Swedish inspired pink Kilim rug with Scandinavian Modern Style 07'09 x 09'06. ??From
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$2,508 Sale Price
37% Off
New Scandinavian Swedish Röllakan Inspired Kilim, 05
01 x 08
03
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1
Located in Dallas, TX
30595, new contemporary Swedish Inspired Kilim rug with Scandinavian Modern Bauhaus style
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$1,596 Sale Price
44% Off
Vintage Swedish Rug In Blue and Gray with Geometric Pattern Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in lush, high-pile wool in Sweden circa 1960-1970, this 3x4 vintage Swedish Rya rug is
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Rya Rug In Green-Beige with Geometric Pattern Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in lush, high-pile wool in Sweden circa 1960-1970, this 3x5 vintage Swedish Rya rug is
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Rug In Red and Green with Geometric Pattern Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in lush, high-pile wool in Sweden circa 1960-1970, this 3x5 vintage Swedish Rya rug is
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Rya Rug In Brown with Leaf Floral Patterns Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in lush, high-pile wool in Sweden circa 1960-1970, this 4x6 vintage Swedish Rya rug is
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
New Scandinavian Swedish Röllakan Inspired Kilim with Japandi Style
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
30697 new Swedish Inspired Kilim rug with Minimalist Scandinavian Modern Style 05'02 x 08'00. Warm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$1,254 Sale Price
44% Off
New Scandinavian Swedish Röllakan Inspired Kilim with Japandi Style
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
30698 New Swedish Inspired Kilim rug with Minimalist Scandinavian Modern Style 05'02 x 08'00. Warm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$1,254 Sale Price
44% Off
New Scandinavian Swedish Röllakan Inspired Kilim with Japandi Style
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
30696 new Swedish inspired Kilim rug with Minimalist Scandinavian Modern style 05'01 x 08'00. Warm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$1,254 Sale Price
44% Off
Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, Scandinavian Modern Meets Sublime Simplicity
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
30806 New Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug 03'00 x 04'10. With its linear art form and well-balanced
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$679 Sale Price
20% Off
Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, Blått Timglas Korsmönster
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
Showcasing the bolder side of Scandinavian design, this handwoven Swedish style kilim rug is a
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$6,076 Sale Price
30% Off
New Scandinavian Green Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, Grönt Rutmönster
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
30946 New Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 09'02 x 11'11. In a world increasingly saturated with the
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Indian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$4,423 Sale Price
22% Off
Vintage Swedish Rya Runner in Beige
Blue with Floral Vine Border - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in lush, high-pile wool in Sweden circa 1960-1970, this 3x6 vintage Swedish Rya rug
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Rya Runner, Orange with Lion and Royal Crown Motif - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in lush, high-pile wool in Sweden circa 1960-1970, this 2x4 vintage Swedish Rya
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Galerie Shabab Collection Mid-20th Century Swedish Flatweave Kilim Room Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Swedish Scandinavian flatweave Kilim room size carpet handmade during the Mid-20th
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Rya Rug, Beige with Mid-Century Polka Dot Pattern - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in high-pile wool in Sweden circa 1960-1970, this 5x7 vintage Swedish Rya rug is a
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Rya Rug, Mid-Century Modern Burst Pattern in Blue - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in high-pile wool in Sweden circa 1960-1970, this 5x7 vintage Swedish Rya rug is a
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Swedish Inspired Modern Turkish Flatweave Kilim Large Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish inspired Turkish flatweave Kilim large room size carpet handmade during the 21st century
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sc...
Materials
Wool
New Scandinavian Green Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 10
01 x 13
10
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Dallas, TX
31341 New Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 10'01 x 13'10. This handwoven wool
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$4,692 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Swedish Rya Scandinavian Rug in Gold, Brown and Red Swirls - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in lush, high-pile wool in Sweden circa 1960-1970, this 4x7 vintage Swedish Rya rug is
Category
Antique 1660s Swedish Tribal Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
New Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 12
04 x 14
08
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Dallas, TX
31101 New Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 12'04 x 14'08. Scandinavian Modern
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$6,440 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
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$4,760 Sale Price
20% Off
New Scandinavian Blue Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 09
05 x 11
10
Located in Dallas, TX
31122 New Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 09'05 x 11'10. This remarkable
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$3,796 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
31107 New Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 10'03 x 09'10. Scandinavian Modern
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$3,472 Sale Price
20% Off
New Scandinavian Blue Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 09
04 x 11
10
Located in Dallas, TX
31124 New Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 09'04 x 11'10. This exquisite
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$3,717 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 Blue Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 10
02 x 12
10
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
30941 New Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 10'02 x 12'10. Displaying simplicity with incredible detail
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$5,252 Sale Price
25% Off
New Scandinavian Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan with Biophilic Modern Style
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
31112 Scandinavian Modern Green Swedish-Inspired Kilim Rug, 09'03 x 11'10. The Verdant Geometry: A
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$3,735 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Swedish Rya Rug In Blue and Green with Geometric Pattern Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in lush, high-pile wool in Sweden circa 1960-1970, this 5x7 vintage Swedish Rya rug is
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Rya Rug In Red and Brown with Geometric Pattern Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in lush, high-pile wool in Sweden circa 1960-1970, this 4x6 vintage Swedish Rya rug is
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Rya Rug In Brown and Blue with Geometric Pattern Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in lush, high-pile wool in Sweden circa 1960-1970, this 3x5 vintage Swedish Rya rug is
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Rya Rug In Yellow and Brown with Tree Pictorial Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in lush, high-pile wool in Sweden circa 1960-1970, this 4x6 vintage Swedish Rya rug is
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Rya Rug In Yellow and Brown with Tree Pictorial Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in lush, high-pile wool in Sweden circa 1960-1970, this 5x7 vintage Swedish Rya rug is
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Rya Rug In Gold and Green with Geometric Patterns Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in lush, high-pile wool in Sweden circa 1960-1970, this 4x7 vintage Swedish Rya rug is
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
New Contemporary Scandinavian Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 09
00 x 12
00
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
31334 Contemporary Scandinavian Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 09'00 x 12'00. This stunning handwoven
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$3,628 Sale Price
20% Off
New Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug Earth-Tone Colors, Stege Randmönster
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Dallas, TX
30955 New Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 09'02 x 11'10. Displaying simplicity with incredible detail
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$4,580 Sale Price
20% Off
New Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug Earth-Tone Colors, Stege Randmönster
Located in Dallas, TX
30956 New Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 10'02 x 12'10. Displaying simplicity with incredible detail
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$5,640 Sale Price
20% Off
New Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug Earth-Tone Colors, Stege Randmönster
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Dallas, TX
30954 New Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 08'01 x 10'00. Displaying simplicity with incredible detail
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$3,399 Sale Price
20% Off
New Swedish Inspired Pink Kilim Rug with Scandinavian Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
30687 Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Pink Kilim Rug, 07'10 x 09'07. Swedish-style kilim rugs
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$3,199 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Swedish Rya Rug in Beige-Brown with Geometric Patterns, from Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Sweden circa 1950-1960, this 8x11 vintage Rya rug is a
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
New Swedish Inspired Pink Kilim Rug with Scandinavian Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
30688 Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Pink Kilim Rug, 05'00 x 06'10. Swedish-style kilim rugs
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
$1,176 Sale Price
34% Off
New Swedish Inspired Pink Kilim Rug with Scandinavian Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
30688 Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Pink Kilim Rug, 05'00 x 06'10. Swedish-style kilim rugs
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Rya Rug, Bold Scandinavian Burst Geometric Pattern - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in lush, high-pile wool in Sweden circa 1960-1970, this 2x4 vintage Swedish Rya runner
Category
Vintage 1950s Persian Tribal Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
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
Nazmiyal Collection Contemporary Swedish Inspired Kilim 9 ft x 12 ft
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Contemporary Swedish Inspired Geometric Checkered Design Flatweave Rug, Country of Origin
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21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Scandinavian Modern Russian and Sca...
Materials
Wool
Swedish Inspired Contemporary Handmade Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim Large Carpet
Located in New York, NY
by vintage Swedish / Scandinavian Kilims from the mid-20th century period.
Measures: 13' 3" x 16
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Scandinavian Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
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Swedish Kilim For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic Swedish kilim available at 1stDibs. A Swedish kilim — often made from fabric, wool and linen — can elevate any home. There are 340 variations of the antique or vintage Swedish kilim you’re looking for, while we also have 60 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Swedish kilim, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A Swedish kilim is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Scandinavian Modern, Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Swedish kilim over the years, but those crafted by Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Ingegerd Silow and Nordic Knots are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Swedish Kilim?
Prices for a Swedish kilim start at $319 and top out at $60,000 with the average selling for $6,500.
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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