Modern Central Asian Rugs

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

Style: Modern

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Beige-Brown with Muted Stripes

Modern Central Asian Rugs

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Beige-Brown with Muted Stripes

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Accent Kilim, Square Rug in Soft, Textural Cream and Beige Stripes

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Accent Kilim, Square Rug in Textural Purple and Cream Stripes

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Square Kilim with Textural Beige and Blue Stripes

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim with Textural Cream White and Black Stripes

2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Modern Abstract Rug in Gold, Orange and Blue Patterns

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Modern Decorative Allover Pattern Blue Rug

2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Modern Abstract Rug in Blue Grey

Late 20th Century East Turkestani Modern Central Asian Rugs

Distressed Style Late 20th Century Handmade East Turkestan Room Size Carpet

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Tiger Rug in Blue with Black and Orange Pictorial

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Tiger Rug in Gold with Brown and Orange Pictorial

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Tiger Skin Rug in Navy Blue with Gold Pictorial

2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim s Custom Geometric Floral Beige Brown and Gold Wool and Silk Rug

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Mid-Century Modern Style Minimalist Mazandaran Flatweave Rug

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Modern Stripe Colorblock Flatweave Rug

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Beige-Brown with Blue Accents

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Contemporary Decorative Handknotted Rug with a Transitional Design

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Textural Modern Kilim Rug in Brown with Taupe Geometric Pattern

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Central Asian Rugs

Contemporary Geometric Custom Hair on Hide Rug Pastel by Doris Leslie Blau

2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Modern Custom rug in Silver-Gray with White Geometric Pattern

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Contemporary Modern Handknotted Rug with an Allover Design

2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Abstract Rug in Black With White Painterly Patterns – “Milky Way”

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Modern Decorative Geometric Transitional Rug

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Tiger Pictorial Rug in Beige-Cream and Black Tones

2010s Indian Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Samarkand-Inspired Rug, Greek Keys and Medallions in Cool Blues

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Modern Kilim Rug in Beige, Black Gold Textural Stripes

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Modern Patagonia Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Central Asian Rugs

Nazmiyal Collection Neutral Modern Plush Wool Pile Area Rug 7 2" x 9 7"

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Black and Beige Textural Stripes

2010s Pakistani Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Cream White with Ribbed Patterns

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Cream White and Blue Textural Stripes

2010s Pakistani Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Khotan Style Rug in Black with Colorful Rosette Medallions

2010s Pakistani Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Cream Blue with Ribbed Stripes

2010s Pakistani Modern Central Asian Rugs

Oversized Rug Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Cream White with Ribbed Stripes

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim s Moroccan Style Palace Rug in Beige-Brown, White Diamond Pattern

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Gray with Brown and Light Blue Accents

2010s Pakistani Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Abstract Rug with Beige-Brown Geometric Patterns

2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim s Spanish European Style Runner in Gold, Red Gray Floral Pattern

2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug Kilim s Spanish European Style Runner in Gold, Red Blue Floral Pattern

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs