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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Place of Origin: European
Place of Origin: Scandinavian
Vintage Romanian Kilim Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
77936 Vintage Romanian Kilim rug 06'00 x 08'11. With its effortless beauty and timeless style, this hand-woven wool vintage Romanian floral kilim ru...
Category
Late 20th Century Romanian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau European Arts
Crafts Rug by Gavin Morton
By Gavin Morton
Located in New York, NY
European Arts
Crafts Rug by Gavin Morton
Size: 14'6" × 22'0" (441 × 670 cm)
An exceptional example of early 20th-century textile artistry, this rare Arts
Crafts rug desig...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage European Modernist Pictorial Wall Rug Folk art Interior Design
Located in London, GB
Colourful vintage European Folk art wool wall rug featuring abstract bird pattern
Polish or Swedish
Size 32 x 21 inches 83 x 52 cm approx.
Period 1950`s
Condition; Good.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Ege Tæpper Rya Carpet
By Ege Rya
Located in Dallas, TX
78352 Vintage Danish Ege Rya Rug, 07'06 x 11'10. Ege Rya rugs are a distinctive type of Danish rug from the mid-20th century, known for their deep pile and modernist, often abstract ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid Century Modern hand-tufted rug in various shades of orange, ivory and yellow
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a spectacular XXL Space Age rug in vibrant shades of orange, yellow and ivory wool. This vintage rug is likely a Verner Panton design for the Dutch comp...
Category
1970s Dutch Space Age Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
The Depths of Blue: A Vintage Swedish Rya Masterpiece of Nordic Refinement
Located in Dallas, TX
78511 Vintage Swedish Rya Rug, 04'05 x 06'02. A study in tone, texture, and timeless modernism, this hand-knotted Swedish rya rug is an extraordinary expression of Scandinavian artis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Nice Distressed Large Antique Aubusson Flat Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful palace size antique french Aubusson flat rug with beautiful floral design and nice natural colors, entirely hand knotted with wool.
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"Experience the epitome of luxury a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
17th Century French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson verdure landscape tapestry from the 17th century, featuring a paradisiacal vision of a remote cottage with a beautiful waterfall placed within a lush lakeside setti...
Category
17th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$89,995 Sale Price
50% Off
The Royale Fleur Suite: Late-19th Century Spanish Savonnerie of Noble Provenance
Located in Dallas, TX
72167 Rare Antique Spanish Savonnerie Square Rug, 12'06 x 13'00. Woven in the twilight of the 19th century for the salons and royal apartments of Europe’s elite, this hand-knotted wo...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Louis XIV Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Romanian Bessarabian Kilim Garden Panel Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
78019 Vintage Romanian Bessarabian Kilim Rug, 08'11 x 12'00. Romanian kilim rugs are traditional flat-woven rugs crafted using wool, cotton,...
Category
Late 20th Century Romanian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
The Versailles Bloom: A Vintage French Aubusson Masterpiece of Rococo Elegance
Located in Dallas, TX
77645 Vintage French Aubusson Rug, 09'00 x 12'02. A paragon of French refinement and courtly grace, this handwoven wool vintage Aubusson ru...
Category
Late 20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Brita Svefors Vintage Swedish Röllakan
Located in Dallas, TX
79027 Brita Svefors Vintage Swedish Rollakan, 06'05 x 09'03. This handwoven wool vintage Swedish Scandinavian rollakan rug named "Opal" is a testament to the artistic ingenuity of Br...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection 19th Century Red Antique French Aubusson Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Authentic stand-alone pillow made from a 19th-century French Aubusson rug
Measures: 16" x 16"
Category
Early 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Rehab A Rug
By Illulian
Located in Milan, IT
This modern and sophisticated rug is hand knotted in Nepal by craftsmen who have been working with Illulian since 1959. The base (.05 cm high) is in Himalayan wool, while the frame i...
Category
2010s Italian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
$30,155 / item
The Amber Dahlia Reverie: Gitt Grännsjö-Carlsson Masterpiece of Nordic Elegance
Located in Dallas, TX
79396 Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'07 x 07'07. This handwoven Swedish rollakan by the celebrated Gitt Grännsjö-Carlsson is one of those rare Scandinavian treasures that immediate...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Ukrainian Needlepoint Ukrainian Rug Handmade 1900 Black
Located in New York, NY
Sothebys Antique Ukrainian Needlepoint Ukrainian Rug Handmade
10x13 298cm x 392cm 9'9" x 12'10"
Circa 1900
"Super rare antique Ukrainian nee...
Category
Early 1900s Ukrainian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson tapestry from the 19th century, depicting several young courtiers spending a leisurely afternoon gaily dancing and carousing within the splendidly maintained verdan...
Category
19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$8,995 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Flemish Verdure Pictorial Tapestry in Blue and Cream Tones - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, this 8x10 Flemish Verdure tapestry from the late 17th Century is a rare and special new curation from Rug & Kilim—featuring a particularly popular aesthetic with l...
Category
1690s Belgian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique French Aubusson Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Four bouquet-centered corner cartouches anchor emphatic giant dark brown pointed L-shapes. The small eggshell field is gently convex or lobed and shows the inevitable rose bouquet in...
Category
Early 1900s French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug
Kilim’s Sheepskin Multi-Pelt Fur Rug in Brown and White Tones
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This handmade 5x6 contemporary sheepskin fur rug represents an exciting new collection from Rug & Kilim—a unique series of high-pile mullti-pelt pieces that can be custom made in any...
Category
2010s Icelandic Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Fur, Hide, Leather
Gotland Sheepskin Rug
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Rare to be found in the U.S., these beautiful sheepskins are of the oldest race of sheep in Sweden. Unique to the island of Gotland, they are renowned for their silvery-grey colored wool, silky-to-the-touch curls (or ‘purls’ as they are known), and supreme suppleness. The fleece is fine, long, lustrous and dense and can appear in all shades of grey, from almost white to silver to charcoal-grey and dark enough to be almost black. A luxuriously decorative accessory, the Gotland sheepskin...
Category
2010s Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Sheepskin
$350 / item
Selce #4 Emathite Red Rug by Studio Salaris by Carpet Edition
Located in Milan, IT
A stunning combination of earth tones graces the surface of this asymmetrical rug designed by Studio Solaris and part of the Selce Collection. Contemporary and unconventional, this p...
Category
2010s Italian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Textile
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Rya After Park, Gul By Barbro Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Swedish Scandinavian room size Rya carpet handmade during the late 20th century after Barbro Nilsson's and Märta Måås-Fjetterström's "Park, Gul."
Measures: 11' 2" x 13' 0"
Category
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Scandinavian Modern Wool Modern Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century scandinavian modern wool Modern rug.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Arizona Woolen Carpet, by Nathalie Du Pasquier from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Arizona handwoven wool carpet, was originally designed in 1983 by Nathalie Du Pasquier for Memphis Milano.
Nathalie du Pasquier was born in Bordeaux, France, in 1957. She has lived and worked in Milano since 1979. Until 1986 she worked as a designer and was a founder member of Memphis for which she designed many textiles, carpets, furniture and objects. When the group broke up in 87, painting became her main activity.
Memphis is the great cultural phenomenon of the 1980s that revolutionized creative and commercial logics in design. Born from the idea of Ettore Sottsass and a group of young designers and architects, in Milan, coupled in the years by famous designers from the international scene, Memphis turned upside down all of the existing parameters on living. Ettore Sottsass as the backbone of the group, design gained a new concept and expression through new shapes, materials and patterns, expanding the creative limits of the industry. Memphis became a symbol of New Design. Its influence is still clear in various sectors of production and beyond.
Additional info:
- Dimensions: W 98.5, D 70.25 inches
- Materials: Wool
- Pricing: Prices do not include VAT.
- Purchased products are shipped with forms of authenticity by Memphis Milano. Carpets and Rugs as well, contain a sewed on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage rug "Dellen" by Ingegerd Silow.
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim rug in a design called named "Dellen" by Ingegerd Silow. Named after a lake in the Hälsingland province in northern Sweden this piece has a beautiful geometric pattern ...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Wonderful large antique French Aubusson rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite large Antique French Aubusson rug from the early 20th century, meticulously handwoven in wool on Aubusson looms. Featuring a Louis XVI-style floral design in lovely light h...
Category
Early 20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Mid-Century Swedish Flatweave Wool Rug
Located in Karis, Nyland
This Swedish kilim rug measure 210 x 142 cm and is handmade with classic flat weave technique. Signed "RK"
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,345 Sale Price
34% Off
Vintage French Medieval Tapestry, the Promenade Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
77769, vintage French Medieval tapestry, the Promenade tapestry. Drawing inspiration from a combination of Pieter van Aeist and French Medieval sty...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful vintage French Aubusson style tapestry with a nice design of the women and men of the town inside the wood, and with a river. and with beautiful colours, entirely woven wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Modern Needlepoint Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Modern Portuguese Needlepoint rug with an all over floral design. This piece has fine details, great colors, and a beautiful design. It would be the pe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,325 Sale Price
25% Off
Pretty large vintage French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry « dog on standby»
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Discover the timeless elegance of this exquisite vintage French tapestry featuring a reproducing of the paintings of the famous French painter "Jean Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755)". Dog...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Bobyrug’s Nice Antique French Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 19th century french Jaquar tapestry with beautiful « Carmen » design and nice golden colors, mechanical Jaquar manufacturing...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Pretty 20th century modern french Aubusson tapestry by « Claude Picard »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful 20th century Aubusson tapestry with a modern design by french painter « Claude Picard », representing a rooster and three birds among the ...
Category
1970s French Aubusson Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Large
Tatami
Rug by Ariadna Miquel and Nani Marquina for Nanimarquina
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 'Tatami' rug by Ariadna Miquel and Nani Marquina for Nanimarquina.
These hand-loomed dhurrie rugs executed in 50% New Zealand wool and 50% jute draw their inspiration from tra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Jute
Paul Klee Rug Florentinische Villenviertel
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Hand-knotted rug in style of Paul Klee
The painting from which the design of this rug originates was named "Florentinische Villenviertel" (translates Florentine Villas Quarter) and ...
Category
2010s Danish Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau Antique English Axminster Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique English Axminster Rug
Size: 12'2" × 15'0" (370 × 457 cm).
A masterclass in 19th-century English textile artistry, this exceptional Axminster rug from the 1880s showcases the ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1960
s Signed HLO Vintage Scandinavian Swedish Röllakan, 06
06 x 09
03
Located in Dallas, TX
78834 Signed HLO Kullaberg Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 06'06 x 09'03. The vintage Swedish rollakan rug named "Kullaberg" is inspired by the scenic beauty of the Kullaberg nature re...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Boccara Hand Knotted Silk Rug in the Style of Ivan da Silva Bruhns, France, 2009
Located in Glasgow, GB
A finely hand knotted silk rug by Boccara, designed in homage to the iconic French Art Deco textile artist Ivan da Silva Bruhns. Commissioned in 2009, the rug features a strong moder...
Category
Early 2000s French Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
$3,008 Sale Price
26% Off
Vintage Art Nouveau Tapestry Woven Floral Love Green 72cmx127cm Signed 2x4
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Art Nouveau Tapestry Woven Floral Love Green 72cm x 127cm Signed 2x4
"This is a magnificent vintage Art Nouveau handwoven tapestry. With unique design elements, coloration ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Nouveau Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique French Aubusson Pillow with Needlepoint Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
78621 Antique French Aubusson Pillow, 02'00 x 01'05.
Emulating French Romanticism with incredible detail and texture, this handwoven antique Aubusson pillow...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
$279 Sale Price
20% Off
Le Corbusier Tapis La Main Ouverte Rug for Cassina, Italy - New
By Cassina, Le Corbusier
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices dependent on the size. Also available in 300 x 200cm. The collage depicts an open hand, symbol of the Indian city of Chandigarh, designed by Le Corbusier himself in the 1950s, and a key image in the maestro’s philosophy, symbolic of what is offered and received, utilised by the great architect as a metaphor for generosity and sharing in a universally meaningful gesture. The uniqueness of Tapis La Main Ouverte...
Category
2010s Italian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Fabric, Wool
Cassina Sahara Grid Deep Pile Carpet Rug in Light Gray White, Italy 2023
By Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the size of the product. Available sizes rectangular: 300 x 200cm //350 x 250cm, // available sizes round: Ø250cm // Ø300. Customized Size available too.
T...
Category
2010s Italian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Fabric
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Aubusson Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Aubusson Carpet
Category
1820s French Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Wooden Inlays Wall Art by Artist Rene Berg, 1975 Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Handmade Wooden Inlays Wall Art by Artist Rene Berg, 1975 Germany
We have a total of two pictures by this artist.
They are wonderful wood inlays made from different types of wood.
Category
1970s German Arts and Crafts Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wood
Vintage Swedish rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Mid-Century rug by Swedish textile designer Ingegerd Silow. A blue base in the centre is surrounded by a geometric flower design in blue, green and pink with a brown border. ...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Mid-century rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Mid-century rug with a brown background and cross pattern in red, blue and green. Unsigned and by unknown designer. Good vintage condition with visible signs of wear....
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful vintage French Aubusson style tapestry with a nice design and beautiful colors, entirely woven with wool and cotton.
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"Experience the epitome of luxury and craftsmanshi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Moooi Mixing Pixels of Hibiscus Trinium I in Soft Yarn by Ruben de Haas
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
by Ruben de Haas & Seb Janiak Ruben used Signature carpet design Lubhyati Solitudinis of the Mimesis Collection to recreate a new Signature Mixing Pixels carpet design. Designer Seb ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Yarn
Antique French Tapestry 4X5 Handmade Tapestry Verdure Tapestry 122cm x 153CM
Located in New York, NY
Rare Antique French Tapestry handmade Verdure Tapestry
4' x 5'
122cm x 153cm
Circa 1920
A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a hunting scene amongst a verdure setting...
Category
1920s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Swedish Mid-Century Rölakan Rug Handwoven Wool Carpet
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Mid-Century Modern vintage handmade Swedish carpet in wool featuring a geometric pattern. This blueish colored Scandinavian rug dates between 1950 and 1970. The tradition of qualit...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique French Aubusson Tapestry in Beige and Blue
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique 10x10 pictorial tapestry from France, handwoven in wool circa 1650-1660. This flat weave is a new addition to the most collectible European curations by Rug & Kilim.
Fur...
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18th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
17th Century Brussels Mythological Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A Brussels mythological tapestry from the first half of the 17th century, woven by Peter van den Berghen, depicting an interior scene from the st...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$54,995 Sale Price
59% Off
Nice French Aubusson Style hand printed tapestry « enchanted park »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Immerse yourself in the allure of this mid-20th-century French tapestry, showcasing a design inspired by a 15th-century woven masterpiece titled "The Enchanted Park." Adorned with ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Pretty Éva Németh handwoven woollen tapestry, Hungary c1970s
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
This woven woollen tapestry features a design of stylised birds and flowers. It is woven in a heavyweight wool using mainly nature-inspired shades of sky blue, yellow and ecru highlighting the flowers and birds. It has the designer's initials NE in the lower right corner. c1970s
Éva Németh...
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Handmade Vintage Persian Gabbeh Rug 3.1
x 5
, 1970s - 2B115
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Vintage Hand-Knotted Persian Gabbeh Area Rug Deep Orange & Cream, 3.1' x 5'
This charming vintage Persian Gabbeh rug is a celebration of simple geometry and luxurious texture. Hand...
Category
1970s French Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau Donegal by C.F.A Runner
Fragment
Located in New York, NY
Donegal by C.F.A Runner (Fragment)
Size: 3'0" × 23'0" (91 × 701 cm)
Color: Blue, Green, Purple, Red.
A rare piece from the Doris Leslie Blau Collection, this rug exemplifies superio...
Category
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Beautiful French Aubusson Style Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Elevate your space with a charming French tapestry featuring a gallant village scene. Woven with precision on Jacquard looms in France, this masterpiece showcases couples by the rive...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Nice Antique French Hand Printed Lurçat Signed Tapestry « Rooster »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful antique french hand printed tapestry by renowned Cotto manufacturer with nice design of Jean Lurçat, titled « Coq » (Rooster) with a signature printed on the design of...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Hand-Loomed
Medina
Flatweave Rug for Nanimarquina
Located in Glendale, CA
Hand-Loomed 'Medina' Flatweave rug for Nanimarquina.
Executed in 100% hand-spun Afghan wool. Inspired by rugs from long ago, the 'Medina' collection represents the modern transformation of tradition. Its classical aesthetic is achieved with handcrafted production in the north of Pakistan, using a very old and traditional technique: the kilim. Hand-loomed kilim rugs are typically high-density, durable, and resistant, while at the same time lightweight.
Nani Marquina founded her namesake company in 1987 in Barcelona. More than 30 years later, the company continues to offer artisanal rugs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,869 / item
Antique and Vintage Rugs for Sale: Shop Turkish Rugs, Moroccan Rugs, Indian Rugs and Other Rugs on 1stDibs
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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