Modern Persian 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Rug in Blue and Beige Stripes

Modern Persian Rugs

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim Rug in Blue and Beige Stripes

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim Rug in Gray with Brown Accents

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim Rug in Grey and Blue Stripes with Brown Accents

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Rust with Off-White Notes

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Custom Kilim Design in Gray with Green and Brown Accents

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Custom Kilim Rug in Blue and Beige Stripes

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Gray with Sky Blue Stripes Brown Accents

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim Rug in Slate Gray with Brown Accents

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim Rug in Gray with Green and Brown Accents

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim Rug in Slate Grey with Purple Brown Accents

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

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

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

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

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Custom Kilim in Blue with Gray Stripes

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Vintage Persian Deco Rug

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Vintage Persian Mahal Rug

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Vintage Persian Malayer Rug

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Modern Persian Gabbeh Rug

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Modern Kilim in Beige-Brown with Stripes Green-Grey Accents

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Black, with Blue Accents

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Beige and Brown Accents

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim, with Vertical Stripes in Beige and Brown

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim, in Teal and Seafoam Accents

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Green, With Brown and Blue Accents

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Beige with Muted Textural Stripes

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Brown, With Beige and Green Accents

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Brown with Beige Accents

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2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Brown, with Beige Accents

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Persian Modernist Rug

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Vintage Persian Modernist Rug

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Persian Modernist Rug

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Brown Accents, with Textural Stripes

Late 20th Century Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Vintage Mashad Art Deco Style Black and Red Rug

Late 20th Century Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Modern Persian Kilim Style Flat-Weave Rug

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Beige and Gold Stripes

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Blue, Gray White

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Grey Black Stripes

2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs