Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT
In 1880, polymath designer William Morris declared: “If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” His words encapsulated the Aesthetic Movement, which prized beauty above all and blurred the lines between fine art and the decorative arts, particularly through lavishly crafted furniture pieces.
The Aesthetic Movement, whose major proponents included author Oscar Wilde, flourished from the 1860s to the 1880s and was mostly popular in England and the United States. Design expositions like the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, as well as the publishing of how-to books for interior design, helped disseminate Aesthetic Movement bedroom furniture, serveware, coffee tables and other items, especially to the middle class.
The establishment of new art museums, art clubs and a rising passion for collecting at the time contributed to a growing appreciation for art. Morris’s founding of Morris Co. in 1862 and the commercializing of this “cult of beauty” by the Liberty store in London, starting in the late 19th century, further disseminated the idea of a domestic space that was thoughtfully and floridly designed.
Leading Aesthetic Movement furniture designers included E.W. Godwin, who drew on Japanese influences and whose work reflected a wider enthusiasm for imported East Asian art. British designer Christopher Dresser created textiles, ceramics and more that were also inspired by Japanese decorative art but were representative of additional diverse design sources that ranged from Egypt to Mexico.
The Aesthetic Movement’s eclecticism resulted in dazzling interiors. Japanese fans were positioned on Renaissance-inspired cabinets with brass hardware, while mantels made of rich walnut or finely carved ebonized wood and adorned with painted Minton tiles mingled with cast-iron chairs against a backdrop of floral wallpaper. In 1881, in New York City, stenciled checkerboard motifs and painted floral murals could be found under an opalescent glass chandelier in a luxurious dressing room designed by German émigré cabinetmaker-decorator George Alfred Schastey. Amid the rise of the industrial age, the style’s promotion of art in everyday life would inform the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau.
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Style: Aesthetic Movement
Whispers of Earth: Organic Modern Moroccan Berber-Inspired Masterpiece
Located in Dallas, TX
80807 One-of-A-Kind Organic Modern Earth-Tone Moroccan Rug, 09'03 x 11'09. Immerse yourself in the serene sophistication of this hand-knotted wool Organic Modern Moroccan rug, master...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Indigo Blue Beni Mrirt Berber Moroccan Rug with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
20935 Vintage Blue Beni Mrirt Moroccan Rug, 06'01 x 09'03. A vision of rarity and refinement, this hand-knotted wool vintage Beni Mrirt Moroccan rug transcends its tribal origins to ...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
1960
s Berber Tikdift Zanagah Moroccan Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79186 Vintage Tikdift Moroccan Rug, 05'02 x 08'00. A vivid expression of tribal imagination and pastoral lore, this hand-knotted wool vintage Berber Tikdift Moroccan rug from the Zan...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
1960
s Berber Tikdift Zanagah Moroccan Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79187 Vintage Tikdift Moroccan Rug, 03'05 x 05'03. A joyful ode to pastoral life and tribal memory, this hand-knotted wool vintage Tikdift Moroccan rug from the Zanagah tribe radiate...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
The Chromatic Reverie: A Rare Artistic Beni Mrirt Moroccan Masterpiece
Located in Dallas, TX
21171 Rare Modern Beni Mrirt Moroccan Rug with Cubist Style, 10'01 x 12'03. Immerse yourself in a world where color, texture, and geometry coalesce into a singular artistic vision—th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
New Earth-Tone Organic Moroccan Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
80795 New Earth-Tone Organic Modern Moroccan Rug, 08'04 x 09'06. A poetic ode to symmetry and spontaneity, this hand knotted wool Organic Modern Moroccan rug draws from the quiet rhy...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
1980
s Red Beni Mrirt Moroccan Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78363 Vintage Red Moroccan Rug Beni Mrirt Carpet 06'07 x 10'07. This hand-knotted wool vintage Beni Mrirt Moroccan rug captivates with its vibrant intensity and profound expression, ...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
1980
s Berber Glaoui High-Low Moroccan Carpet with Raised Design
Located in Dallas, TX
20923 Vintage Glaoui Moroccan High-Low Rug, 12'10 x 17'08. Woven with intention and soul by the Glaoui artisans of Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains, this vintage high-low wool Moroccan...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
Biophilic Beni Mrirt Moroccan Berber Carpet, Earth-Tone Organic Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
20801 New Earth-Tone Beni Mrirt Moroccan Rug, 11’00 x 12’09. This hand-knotted wool modern Beni Mrirt Moroccan rug is an exquisite embodiment of organic modernity, steeped in the tim...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
1940
s Colorful Berber Tribe Moroccan Azilal Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
74732 Vintage Judaica Moroccan Azilal Rug, 04'07 x 06'03. This hand-knotted wool vintage Moroccan Azilal rug is a vivid testament to the artistry of Jewish artisans in Morocco, blend...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
1980
s Berber Boujad Diamond Moroccan Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
21429 Vintage Red Boujad Moroccan Rug, 05'11 x 09'04. Maximalism meets bohemian rhapsody in this hand knotted wool vintage Boujad Moroccan rug. The intrinsic tribal pattern and satur...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
New Contemporary Moroccan Carpet with Organic Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
30423 New Contemporary Moroccan Style Rug with Cozy Hygge Vibes 10'03 x 13'02. This hand knotted wool contemporary Moroccan style rug features a simplistic all-over diamond lattice p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
New Organic Modern Moroccan Textured Carpet with Minimalist Style
Located in Dallas, TX
81169 New Organic Modern Moroccan Rug, 11'04 x 15'00. In the quiet rhythm of time, where the past meets the present, lies this hand-knotted wool Organic Modern Moroccan rug—an exquis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
1960
s Taznakht Berber Moroccan Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
20948 Vintage Red Taznakht Moroccan Rug, 04'01 x 07'06. Embark on an enchanting journey into the rich legacy of the Taznakht Tribe, where skilled hands in the High Atlas Mountains of...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
1960
s Berber Boujad Moroccan Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79188 Vintage Boujad Moroccan Rug, 03'00 x 05'05. This hand-knotted wool vintage Boujad Moroccan rug is a vibrant celebration of color, culture, and craftsmanship. Woven with the aut...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
New Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
81079 Modern Brutalist Moroccan Rug, 09'04 x 11'09. Introducing the epitome of avant-garde elegance, our hand knotted wool Modern Moroccan area rug seamlessly blends the bold essence...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
New Azure Desert Diamond Modern Moroccan Rug with Contemporary Style
By Josef Albers
Located in Dallas, TX
31231 New Azure Desert Diamond Modern Moroccan Rug, 08'03 x 10'02. Embrace the timeless allure of Moroccan design with the Azure Desert Diamond Modern Moroccan Rug, a hand-knotted wo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
New Silent Diamond Serenade Contemporary Moroccan Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
31271 New Silent Diamond Serenade Modern Moroccan Rug, 09'01 x 12'00.
The Silent Diamond Serenade Modern Moroccan Rug offers a mesmerizing interplay of simplicity and elegance, draw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
New Organic Moroccan Brutalist Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
81116 Organic Modern Brutalist Moroccan Rug, 12'01 x 14'10. This hand-knotted wool Organic Modern Moroccan rug seamlessly combines the bold essence of Brutalism with tribal enchantme...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
New Modern Berber Beni Mrirt Moroccan Rug with Expressionist Style
Located in Dallas, TX
21139 New Colorful Beni Mrirt Moroccan Rug, 08'11 x 11'06. A masterpiece of bold expression and ancestral wisdom, this hand-knotted wool Beni Mrirt Moroccan rug is an extraordinary...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
1970’s Berber Moroccan Azilal Carpet with Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
21598 Vintage Berber Moroccan Azilal rug with Mid-Century Modern Style 02'05 x 05'06. With its simplicity, plush pile and Mid-Century Modern style, this hand knotted cotton and wool ...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool, Cotton
1950
s Beni Ourain Moroccan Rug with Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
21413 Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug, 05'08 x 10'07. Whispers of the Atlas Mountains breathe through every knot of this hand-knotted wool vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain rug—a poetic ...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
New Colorful Contemporary Tulu Carpet with Modern Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
51874 New Colorful Turkish Tulu Shag Rug, 07'09 x 10'01. A vivid tableau of Anatolian spirit and artisan memory, this hand-knotted colorful Turkish Tulu rug radiates with a dreamlike...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool, Angora
New Colorful Diamond Lattice Berber Moroccan Azilal Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
21041 Colorful Moroccan Azilal Rug, 05'11 x 09'01.
In the enchanting realm where tribal boho dances with vibrant jungalow style, this hand-knotted Moroccan Azilal rug emerges as a ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
New Urban Shadow Modern Gray Moroccan Rug with Contemporary Style
By Josef Albers
Located in Dallas, TX
31211 New Urban Shadow Modern Gray Moroccan Rug, 07'11 x 09'11. Experience the refined elegance of the Urban Shadow Modern Gray Moroccan Rug, where contemporary design meets timeless...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
New Contemporary Abstract Cascades Moroccan Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
80479 New Contemporary Abstract Moroccan Rug, 10'04 x 13'05. This hand-knotted wool contemporary abstract cascades Moroccan rug pulses with vibrant energy, capturing the essence of m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
New Contemporary Bauhaus Blue Moroccan Carpet with De Stijl Style
Located in Dallas, TX
80947 New Modern Bauhaus Waterscape Moroccan Rug, 09'06 x 12'10. Immerse yourself in the enchanting beauty of this hand-knotted wool Modern Bauhaus Waterscape Moroccan rug, a remarka...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
New Contemporary Beni Mrirt Moroccan Carpet with Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
21647 New Modern Beni Mrirt Moroccan Rug 08'09 x 11'01. A mesmerizing fusion of ancestral symbolism and avant-garde artistry, this hand-knotted wool Modern Beni Mrirt Moroccan rug is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
1960
s Taznakht Moroccan Souf Carpet, Tribal Allure Meets Southwest Boho Chic
Located in Dallas, TX
20183 Vintage High-Low Taznakht Moroccan Rug, 04'03 x 15'01. Taznakht rugs, originating from the Taznakht region in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, represent a harmonious fusion...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
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Wool
1960
s Berber Moroccan Azilal Carpet with Tribal Bohemian Style
Located in Dallas, TX
20363 Vintage Berber Moroccan Azilal Rug Runner with Tribal Bohemian Style 04'03 x 11'00. With its boho chic style and nomadic charm, this vintage Berber Moroccan Azilal runner with ...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Aesthetic Movement moroccan and north african rugs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Aesthetic Movement moroccan and north african rugs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage moroccan and north african rugs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include rugs and carpets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Aesthetic Movement moroccan and north african rugs made in a specific country, there are Africa, Maghreb, and Morocco pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original moroccan and north african rugs, popular names associated with this style include and Berber Tribes of Morocco. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for moroccan and north african rugs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $7,999 and tops out at $12,500 while the average work can sell for $10,250.
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