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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Place of Origin: Scandinavian
Place of Origin: Swedish
Traditional Swedish Rag Rug
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Swedish traditional rag rug in tones of pink, and ecru with a wide striped design throughout. This rug has long proportions, ideal for use within a hallway or corridor. It features a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Rag Rug Sweden
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Hand made Swedish country Rag Rug.
Category
1950s Swedish Country Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
$475
20th Century Swedish Traditional Rug
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Traditional Swedish 20th Century red, green and blue cotton rug. Circa 1950. Bag 13 / Rug 128
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Modern Swedish Flat Weave Wool Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern Swedish Flat Weave Wool Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 4'7" × 5'7" (139 × 170 cm)
A masterclass in Scandinavian minimalism and craftsmanship, this Modern Swedish Flat Weave Ru...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
60
s DANIA TAEPPER Mid Century Modern Geometric Blues UNUSED Danish Rya Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From a crazy collection that was kept in storage for decades!
All new UNUSED vintage 60's/70's Rugs!
DANIA TAEPPER Geometric Rows/Circles Blues Rya Rug
Creator: Dania Taepper
100%...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug or Wall Tapestry by Ege Rya, Denmark 1965
By Ege Rya
Located in Herentals, BE
High pile rug with a typical 1960s image in very vivid colors and original condition
The carpet is in very good condition, it has always been used as a tapestry and not as a rug.
It ...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Rug Rollakan Blue Color
Located in Ferrara, IT
The Scandinavian Rug Rollakan IS with its checkered-like design and soft blue color palette is a truly unique and special piece that exudes a sense of calm and tranquility. The delic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Swedish Pile Carpet by AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th century Swedish pile carpet
Sweden ca. 1940
Signed "AB MMF" (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström)
Handwoven
8'8" x 5'4" (264 x 163 cm)
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Swedish Design Flat Weave Wool Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern Swedish Design Flat Weave Wool Rug by Doris Leslie Blau.
Size: 8'0" × 11'9" (243 × 358 cm).
This contemporary Swedish design flat weave rug is a remarkable modern reinterpreta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Carpet Woven Rug Pink Rollakan Rolakan Carpet Swedish, G120
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Very large scandinavian rug from the 60s. Flat weaving technique (rillakan), wool on linen. Traditional geometrical patterns in pink, white and ...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Linen
Modern Swedish Flossa Pile Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern Swedish Flossa Pile Rug by Doris Leslie Blau.
Size: 14'0" × 18'0" (426 × 548 cm).
A vibrant celebration of Scandinavian craftsmanship, this modern Swedish Flossa pile rug draw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ingegerd Silow
s Barken Reverie: A Vintage Swedish Rollakan Masterpiece of Grace
Located in Dallas, TX
79374 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'06 x 07'07. This handwoven wool vintage Swedish rollakan, Barken, captures the poetic restraint that defines Scandinavian Modern...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$4,368 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Antique Velvet Wall Hanging Dutch Textile 6
3" x 8
6"
Located in New York, NY
Breathtaking Antique Velvet Wall Hanging Dutch Textile, Country of Origin: Netherlands, Circa Date: 18th Century
Category
18th Century Danish Victorian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rya Rug Blue Green Wool from Scandinavia 1970s 5 x 7.5
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Rya wool rug. Blues and greens in a kind of expressionist whirlpool portal. L89 W61 (approx 5' x 7.5')
Category
1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Runner Rug
Located in Ferrara, IT
Scandinavian Kilim Rug – Signed MLB
This striking Scandinavian kilim rug features a vibrant yellow and ochre palette, with a rhythmic geometric pattern that captures the essence of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,204
Vintage Scandinavian Swedish Kilim. Size: 7 ft 10 in x 12 ft
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Scandinavian Swedish Kilim, country of origin: Sweden, date circa midcentury. Size: 7 ft. 10 in x 12 ft. (2.39 m x 3.66 m)
This idyllic midcentury Scandinavian rug captures ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
70
s HOJER EKSPORT WILTON Danish Scandinavian Rya Rug UNUSED Mid Century Modern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From a crazy collection that was kept in storage for decades!
All new UNUSED vintage 60's/70's Rugs!
WILTON Circular Blue Purple Rectangulars Rya Rug
Creator: Hojer Eksport Wilton ...
Category
1670s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
No.08 Rug by Cappelen Dimyr
Located in Geneve, CH
No.08 Rug by Cappelen Dimyr
Dimensions: D290 x H350 cm
Materials: 85% wool 15% cotton
no.08 is a true eclectic statement piece celebrating the understated lush aesthetics of Cappele...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$6,064 / item
Mid-century Swedish Flatweave Rug Signed by Judith Johansson
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This mid-century Swedish flatweave rug has a charcoal-brown field with two vertical columns and three horizontal rows of pistachio-green, sky-blue, light blue and purple small spaced...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1970s Small Danish Abstract Wool Rug
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with minor signs of use
- Item has been cleaned
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ulla Parkdal Blue + Purple Swedish Flate Weave Rug, Sweden 1960s
By Ulla Parkdal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ulla Parkdal blue + purple Swedish flate weave rug, Sweden 1960s, measures: 7' 10" x 5' 5".
A blue and purple wide polychrome checkered border with a light green and teal melange ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Deco Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage handwoven Swedish Deco rug has an open ivory field of delicate curling stalk motif with two opposing elegant navy blue panels with similar motif, in a refined rust geome...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Swedish Kilim in Tones of Pink
Located in London, England
Mid-Century Swedish kilim in muted tones of pinks and beige signed GG. Sweden circa 1960. All our carpets undergo a professional cleaning process. However, due to their age and previ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Rug Soft Color Palette
Located in Ferrara, IT
This exquisite Scandinavian rug, measuring 232 × 164 cm (7' 7" × 5' 4"), showcases a delicate floral design in a soft green color palette, making it a perfect addition to any space t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Terra Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Terra Rug by Volver Studios
Dimensions: W 250 x L 350 cm.
Materials: Wool and bamboo.
Available in seven size options: 90 x 240 cm, 140 x 200 cm, 170 x 240 cm, 200 x 300 cm, 250 x 3...
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
$6,277 / item
"The Rye (Ragen)", Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Swedish Wall Hanging, 1942
Located in New York, NY
"The Rye (Ragen)".
Sweden, circa 1942.
Signed: MMF (Märta Måås-Fjetterström)
Tapestry weave, warp in linen.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Linen
20th Century Traditional Swedish Rug
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Vintage Swedish multicoloured striped cotton rug. Circa 1950. Bag 11 / Rug 106
Category
20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Swedish Carpet Signed E.O., 1933
Located in Stamford, CT
A mid century carpet with a celadon ground with border. Signed and dated. Sweden, 1933.
Category
1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Swedish Half Pile Rug with Geometric Grid Design by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern Swedish Half Pile Rug with Geometric Grid Design by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 12'10" × 15'8" (391 × 477 cm)
With a distinct nod to vintage Swedish textile design, this modern ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
20th Century Swedish Rag Rug
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Traditional 20th century Swedish rag rug in tones of blue cream and rust,multi-pattern design.
This rug has long proportions, ideal for use within a hallway or corridor. It feature...
Category
20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Fabric
Märta Måås-Fjetterström Early 20th- century Swedish Pile Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Created by Swedish textile designer Märta Måås-Fjetterström in the early to mid 20th century, this traditional wool hand-woven Swedish pile rug has features a rich brown base with mu...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-century Modern Bordeaux Red Rya Rug by Gull-Britt Johansson for NIAB, Sweden
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Rya Rug "Ädelsten" ("Gemstone" in english) by Gull-Britt Johansson, handmade by Nordiska Industri in the 1960s.
This rare and exquisite rya rug features a bold ruby-inspired palette ...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Linen
Vintage Swedish Rug 4
1
x 4
10
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Rug 4'1'' x 4'10''. A six by eight orthogonal lattice in orange-rust is set on a slate field generating rough squares, a long, nearly shaggy, pile. Cotton warp with f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
1950
s Anna Johanna Ångström Swedish Scandinavian Röllakan with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79042 Anna Johanna Angstrom Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'04 x 07'08. In the rarified world of heritage textiles, few creations embody poetic elegance and narrative depth like Ani...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$4,816 Sale Price
20% Off
Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Swedish Flat-Weave Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat-Weave Rug
Size: 5'7" × 7'5" (170 × 226 cm)
This vintage Swedish flat-weave rug beautifully exemplifies the understated elegance and functional artistry of mid-ce...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat-Weave Wood Carpet Signed by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Paris, FR
Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005) was one of the most prolific and influential Swedish carpet designers of the midcentury.
She was part of a second generation of twentieth century Swedish textile designers. As with her other Swedish design-world contemporaries, she would have been made acutely aware of her predecessors while she trained at the Konstfack, Stockholm’s famous art and craft school. Her training in folk craft is evident in her carpets, which are of the highest quality in terms of their impeccable materials and weaving techniques. Furthermore, her works radiate the warm minimalism...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wood
Scandinavian Rug Rollakan Signed Piece
Located in Ferrara, IT
Discover the charm of Scandinavian design in this delightful Scandinavian Rug Rollakan, a testament to the enduring legacy of Nordic weaving traditions. This handwoven masterpiece br...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
The Nordic Bouquet: A Swedish Rollakan Ingegerd Silow Masterpiece of Grandeur
Located in Dallas, TX
79380 Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 01'11 x 02'09. This exceptional vintage Swedish rollakan presents a refined celebration of Scandinavian Modern artistry, conceived by Ingegerd Sil...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,119 Sale Price
20% Off
The Cobalt Fjord: A Vintage Swedish Rya Masterpiece of Scandinavian Modernism
Located in Dallas, TX
79383 Vintage Swedish Rya Rug, 02'02 x 03'09. This exceptional vintage Swedish rya embodies the radical elegance of Scandinavian Modern design at its most distilled. The composition ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,119 Sale Price
20% Off
No.18 Rug by Cappelen Dimyr
Located in Geneve, CH
No.18 Rug by Cappelen Dimyr
Dimensions: D 230 x H 280 cm (excl. fringes)
Materials: 85% wool, 15% cotton
Colonnade no.09 & Rug no.18 is a grey-brown flat-woven...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$4,806 / item
The Boreal Reverie: A Vintage Swedish Rya Masterpiece of Nordic Modernism
Located in Dallas, TX
79386 Vintage Swedish Rya Rug, 01'07 x 01'09. This exceptional hand-knotted Swedish rya rug stands as a tactile manifesto of Scandinavian Modernism, where surface, structure, and sen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,119 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Traditional Swedish Rug
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Vintage Swedish multicoloured striped rug with Greek key design at either end. Circa 1950. Bag 12 Rug 118
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
1970s Egerya Danish Midcentury Wool Rug
Located in Praha, CZ
Very good original condition with minor signs of wear.
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Santa Boyar Allen Senses Edit Rug by Atelier Bowy C.D.
Located in Geneve, CH
Santa Boyar Allen Senses Edit Rug by Atelier Bowy C.D.
Dimensions: W 243 x L 300 cm.
Materials: Wool, silk.
Available in W140 x L220, W170 x L240, W200 x L300, W243 x L300 cm.
Atel...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Rya Rug Vibrant Colors
Located in Ferrara, IT
Scandinavian Rya Rug
This vibrant Scandinavian Rya rug exemplifies the bold, modernist approach of mid-20th century Nordic textile design. Woven with a thick, shaggy wool pile, Rya r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,254
Scandinavian Rug Flat-weave Mollaianrugs Collection
Located in Ferrara, IT
Scandinavian Rollakan Rug Nordic Geometric Runner
This elegant Scandinavian Rollakan runner features a striking geometric pattern woven in a harmoniou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Swedish Wall Hanging, 1950
Located in New York, NY
Swedish wall hanging
Sweden, circa 1950.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$55,000
20th Century Swedish Traditional Rug
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Traditional Swedish 20th Century green, yellow and blue cotton rug. Circa 1950. Bag 13 / Rug 124
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Modern Swedish Pile Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern Swedish Pile Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 10'3" × 12'7" (312 × 383 cm)
This striking modern Swedish pile rug is a radiant embodiment of mid-century Scandinavian design, merg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Rug Rollakan Ingegerd Silow
Located in Ferrara, IT
Enhance your living space with this stunning Scandinavian rug, measuring 165 x 250 cm, designed to bring warmth and texture to any room. The rug features an earthy color palette, sho...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
20th Century Traditional Swedish Rug
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Vintage Swedish multicoloured striped cotton rug. Circa 1950. Bag 13 / Rug 122
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Scandinavian Rug Rollakan Soft Color Palette
Located in Ferrara, IT
Introducing Scandinavian Rug Rollakan! Transform your living space with the luxurious texture and minimalist design of this high-quality rug. Its soft color palette offers a subtle, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ethel Halvar-Andersson — Hand-Knotted Geometric Carpet, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Brussels, BE
Ethel Halvar-Andersson — Hand-Knotted Geometric Carpet, Sweden, 1940s
Signed “EHA”
Dimensions: approx. 242 x 178 cm (95.3 x 70.1 in)
Designer: Ethel Halvar-Andersson (1917–2011)
Ori...
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$5,506 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Scandinavian Textile. 4 ft 2 in x 5 ft 8 in
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Scandinavian Textile, Scandinavia, Circa: Mid-Twentieth Century – Size: 4 ft 2 in x 5 ft 8 in (1.27 m x 1.73 m)
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
The Nordic Solstice: A Scandinavian Modern Masterpiece of Quiet Grandeur
Located in Dallas, TX
79391 Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'06 x 08'05. Prepare to be swept into the serene, light-washed world of Scandinavian Modernism with this handwoven vintage Swedish rollakan rug—...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$4,032 Sale Price
20% Off
Scandinavian Rug Rollakan
Located in Ferrara, IT
This finely woven Scandinavian Röllakan rug showcases the elegance of traditional Nordic flatweaving. Executed in the classic tapestry (röllakan) technique, it features a balanced co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
20th Century Traditional Swedish Rug
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Traditional Swedish 20th Century multicoloured cotton rug. Circa 1950. Bag 14 / Rug 135
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Antique Blue Hand-Knotted Signed Wool Swedish Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique Swedish rug features a plain shaded sky-blue field, in a broad border of shaded sandy-brown outward facing part stepped lozenges with...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Sweden, circa 1941
'Porcelain Carpet' (Porslinmattan)
Initialed 'MMF' (Märta Måås-Fjetterström)
Swedish flat-weave t...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat-Weave Wood Carpet Signed by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Paris, FR
Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005) was one of the most prolific and influential Swedish carpet designers of the midcentury.
She was part of a second generation of twentieth century Swedish textile designers. As with her other Swedish design-world contemporaries, she would have been made acutely aware of her predecessors while she trained at the Konstfack, Stockholm’s famous art and craft school. Her training in folk craft is evident in her carpets, which are of the highest quality in terms of their impeccable materials and weaving techniques. Furthermore, her works radiate the warm minimalism...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wood
$3,038 Sale Price
20% Off
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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