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Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Turkish Art Deco Runner
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish deco rug with an all-over borderless design in rustic tones. Measures: 3'10'' x 8'3''.
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Striped Turkish Mohair Rug
Located in New York, NY
A mid-20th century one-of-a-kind Turkish Mohair Sirt rug woven with mohair wool. These pieces are inspired by traditional tribal weaving's but they are used mostly for decorative pur...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool, Mohair

Gray Bohemian Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Kilim with an abrashed gray/silver ground with small nomadic geometric motifs in earth accents. Measures: 7'1" x 9'4".
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20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Rustic Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Geometric mid-20th century Turkish Kilim in green, red, and orange 2'8'' x 4'9'' circa mid-20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Zabihi Collection Abstract Turkish Anatolian 20th Century Rug
Located in New York, NY
An abstract midcentury Turkish Anatolian rug with a brick red field with accents in green and pink. Size: 4'6” x 7'2” Turkish carpets and rugs, whether hand knotted or flat-wov...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Turkish Tulu Filikli Runner
Located in New York, NY
Wild Turkish Tulu shag runner. Original size and colors with a striped white and brown Kilim backing. 2'4'' x 8'9''
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20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Turkish Tulu Filikli Runner
Turkish Tulu Filikli Runner
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turkish Deco Runner
Located in New York, NY
Rare long and narrow size mid-20th century Turkish deco long and narrow runner with a repetitive all-over checkerboard cintomani design in black green and yellow accents. Measures...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Beige Khaki 20th Century Thin Moroccan Flat-Weave Runner
Located in New York, NY
A midcentury handmade Moroccan flat-weave runner with a modern twist, circa 1950. Measures: 2'3" x 7'7".
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20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Neutral Kilim from Central Anatolia, Turkey, 1960s
Located in Istanbul, TR
It is woven with un-dyed natural wool in 1960s.. Professionally cleaned and repaired.
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

White Room Size Vintage Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Ivory colored room size Turkish Kilim. 8'5'' x 11'10''
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool, Hemp

Blue Shabby Chic Vintage Anatolian Deco Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Shabby chic Turkish Anatolian carpet, navy blue field, predominant accents in green, soft red, soft orange, blue and gray. 6'11' x 9'8''
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20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Soft Red Turkish Deco Rug
Located in New York, NY
Soft red Turkish deco wide runner from the mid-20th century with an all-over repetitive design. A chic piece, circa mid-20th century. Measures: 3'8” x 6'...
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1960s Turkish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Brown Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
A Vintage Turkish rug in shades of brown. 6'2'' x 9'5''
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20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Brown Vintage Turkish Rug
Brown Vintage Turkish Rug
$4,000 Sale Price
55% Off
Zabihi Collection Turkish Konya Mat
Located in New York, NY
One of a Kind Vintage Turkish Konya Rug Details rug no. y1673 size 1' 6" x 2' 7" (46 x 79 cm)
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20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Inspired Turkish Tulu Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
An awesome old wool Turkish Tulu with a colorful large scale diamond motif.
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Light Pink Cream Mid-20th Century Neutral Moroccan Runner
Located in New York, NY
A midcentury one of a kind Moroccan runner with light cream and pink accents, circa 1940. Measures: 2'10" x 9'7".
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1940s Moroccan Vintage Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Zabihi Collection Primitive Abstract Gray Vintage Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
an abstract Turkish Flat-Weave from the middle of the 20th Century Details rug no. r5897 size 7' 5" x 12' 5" (226 x 378 cm)   
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Zabihi Collection Mohair Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
A mid 20th century black white and brown mohair rug Details rug no. r5734 size 5' x 6' 5" (152 x 196 cm)
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20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Angora, Mohair

Zabihi Collection Mohair Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
20th Century Turkish Mohair Striped Rug Details rug no. j3671 size 4' 6" x 6' 7" (137 x 201 cm)
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20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Angora, Mohair

Zabihi Collection Tribal Blue Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
3rd quarter of the 20th Century Vintage Turkish Rug with a tribal motif in predominantly blue Details rug no. j3353 size 3' 7" x 6' 1" (109 x 185 cm)
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20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Mid Century Abstract Persian Striped Kilim Wide Runner
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind Persian Kilim with Mid-Century Modern vibes Measures: 4'3" x 8'9".
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Mid-20th Century Persian Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Turkish Handmade Wool Runner with Multicolor Tribal Motif
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful vintage hand-knotted Turkish wool rug with a brown color field. This rug has a designed frame with multicolor accents in a gorgeous all-over geometric tribal design. Thi...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Zabihi Collection Vintage Turkish Konya Rug
Located in New York, NY
A mid-20th century Turkish Konya Intermediate size rug with repetitive circular motifs running on a brown colored ground. 4' x 8'5''
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20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

The Gilded Emblems: A Vintage Turkish Oushak Masterpiece of Turkoman Nobility
Located in Dallas, TX
53658 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 08'06 x 11'07. This hand-knotted wool Oushak, woven in Turkey and graced with the storied Turkoman “elephant’s foot” design, is the kind of textile ...
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Late 20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Turkish Shabby Chic Small Runner
Located in New York, NY
a fun small runner size mid 20th century Turkish Deco rug with a repetitive diamond motif throughout 3'6'' x 7'1''
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

1972 Checkerboard Vintage Turkish Runner
Located in New York, NY
Funky narrow vintage Turkish runner, dated 1972. Pinks, yellow, brown, goldenrod, pea green accents Measures: 1'9'' x 7'.
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

20th Century Abstract Turkish Deco Scandinavian Inspired Coral Green Pile Rug
Located in New York, NY
A one of a kind mid-20th century primitive and abstract Turkish Art Deco Inspired rug. The quality on this one seems finer than its predecessors. The condition is great too. Might ma...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Angora Wool Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th century full pile Angora Oushak rug. Oushak rugs are prized for their rich looks as well as for their high quality and exceptional beauty, which makes them excellent de...
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19th Century Turkish Antique Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool, Angora

Charcoal Turkish 20th Century Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Kilim with Minimalist plain design with an overall charcoal shade, small motifs spotted in light blue too Measures: 5'11" x 9'1".
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Powder Blue Abstract Vintage Turkish Tulu Mid-20th Century Shag Rug
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Turkish Tulu Shag rug. Powder blue field, ivory, black, aqua blue accents. Measures: 4'11" x 7'.
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

2 x 6 Handcrafted Vintage Turkish Anatolian Rust Wool Runner
Located in Norwalk, CT
This handmade piece showcases the rich heritage of Turkish craftsmanship. Woven from premium wool, it features intricate tribal designs that reflect the cultural artistry of Anatolia...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Gallery size midcentury Turkish Kilim in brown, peach accents on a white ground. Suitable for a beach home.
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1940s Turkish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Turkish Kilim
Vintage Turkish Kilim
$2,500 Sale Price
61% Off
Vintage Turkish Konya Rug
Located in New York, NY
Highly Decorative Small square shaped Vintage Turkish Konya Rug from the middle of the 20th century featuring an abrashed red field with an all-over...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Turkish Square Shape Area Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century one of a kind Turkish rug with casual floral motif in camels, soft green and apricot surrounded by a soft brown thin border. 4'6''x 5'7''
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20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Blue Cream Turkish Souf Kilim Flat-weave Contemporary Rug
Located in New York, NY
A Turkish flat-weave woven with old long pile Turkish wool. Sky blue abashed background predominantly in ivory accents and with Upper half of the rug in soft green. Souf consists of ...
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Late 20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Turkish Kayseri Wool and Silk Rug Handmade in Ivory With Floral Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
Vintage Turkish Kaisery wool and silk rug with ivory field and beige, orange, and green accents throughout the floral design. This rug measures 6'8'' x 10'.
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

Mid-Century Turkish Handmade Red Tribal Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful vintage Turkish hand knotted wool rug with a red and orange field. This Turkish rug has a brown frame and multi-color gorgeous all-over geometric Tribal design. This rug...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Neutral Turkish Deco Runner
Located in New York, NY
Neutral color vintage one of a kind wide Turkish Deco gallery runner with an all-over diamond motif A chic piece, circa mid-20th century. Measures: 4'5” x 11'4”.
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1960s Turkish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Filikli Angora Rug from Central Anatolia, Turkey, Mid-20th C
Located in Istanbul, TR
Filikli (Filik being the name of baby goat) are probably the most basic rustic rugs from Anatolia of Turkey. These were the basic utilitarian rugs of daily life used as covers, mats,...
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Angora

Mid-Century Modern Room Size Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Late 20th-century geometric kilim in brown, ivory and camel tones Measures: 10'1'' x 14'.
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Late 20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Zeki Muren Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
53323 Zeki Muren Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug, 04'11 x 07'04. Nestled within the tranquil landscapes of Turkey's Sivas region, Zeki Muren Turkish Sivas rugs honor the legacy ...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Rustic Mid-Century Modern Cubist Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53324, distressed vintage Turkish Sivas rug with Rustic Mid-Century Modern Cubist style. This hand knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish Sivas rug features an all-over checkered as...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Zabihi Collection Vintage Animal Bird Greek Rug, Mid 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
One of kind hand knotted Turkish Zeki Muren rug Measures: 5' x 8'6" Zeki Muren was a famous Turkish musician back in the middle of the 20th centu...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-Century Turkish Sivas with multiple shades of brown. 4'9'' x 7'3''
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1930s Turkish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug
Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Multicolor Handmade Patchwork Turkish Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful vintage Turkish hand-knotted wool rug with a brown field. This piece has multicolor accents in a gorgeous all-over geometric patchwork design. This rug measures: 9'2" x ...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Zabihi Collection Vintage Turkish Konya Decorative Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Turkish Konya rug Measures: 4'9'' x 7'8''.
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Zabihi Collectio nSirt Vintage Turkish Mohair Rug
Located in New York, NY
A mid-20th century one of a kind Turkish Sirt rug woven with mohair wool. These pieces are inspired by traditional tribal weaving's but they are used mostly for decorative purposes a...
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Mohair, Wool

Mid Century Turkish Anatolian Rug
Located in New York, NY
A one of a kind mid-century handmade Turkish Anatolian rug. Measures: 3'5'' x 7'3''
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20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid Century Turkish Anatolian Rug
Mid Century Turkish Anatolian Rug
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Galerie Shabab Collection Mid-20th Century Turkish Anatolian Deco Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
This mid-20th century Turkish Anatolian Deco rug, measuring 2' 11" x 4' 4", features a playful and modernist approach to village weaving. Set against a vivid golden-yellow field, the...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Geometric Vintage Turkish Anatolian Wool Runner In Gray and Peach
Located in Norwalk, CT
A vintage Turkish Anatolian wool rug from the 20th century, featuring an all-over geometric design adorned with vibrant multicolored accents set against a gray and peach-orange field...
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20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Tulu Shag Gray and Ivory Shag Rug
Located in New York, NY
Turkish Tulu rug in grey and ivory with chevron design. 4'6'' x 6'10''
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20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

6.4x10 Ft Vintage Hand-Woven Cotton Kilim, Colorful Flat-Weave Turkish Rag Rug
Located in Spring Valley, NY
These authentic flat-weaves (Kilims) from Eastern Turkey were handwoven by nomads to be used as floor coverings in their tents and winter homes. They were made to use for everyday li...
Category

1960s Turkish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Cotton

Vintage Tribal Turkish Prayer Rug
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind mid-20th-century eclectic Turkish prayer Anatolian rug Measures: 2'8" x 3'11".
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Wide Runner Anatolian Neutral Kilim, 1960s
Located in Istanbul, TR
These kilim made with un-dyed wool are called 'HABA' locally, that translate into modern Turkish as thick cloth. They are from Karapinar ( that is famous for its rugs and kilim...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid-Century Modern Goat Hair Rug with Stripes ‘Narrow with Black Ends’
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Handwoven in eastern Turkey, mid-20th century, this small rug has a cotton foundation and a woven soft goat hair pile using all natural, undyed colors of black brown and ivory. In ex...
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1960s Turkish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Goat Hair

3 x 13 Vintage Turkish Anatolian Beige Wool Rug With Tribal Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
A vintage Turkish Anatolian hand-knotted wool rug from the 20th century, featuring an intricate all-over geometric pattern complemented by vibrant accents of red, pink, peach, and br...
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20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Zabihi Collection Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
A Vintage Turkish rug with an all-over floral design in neutral tones 6'' x 7'6''
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20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Filikli Angora Rug from Central Anatolia, Turkey Mid 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
Filikli ( Filik being the name of baby goat ) are probably the most basic rustic rugs from Anatolia of Turkey. These were the basic utilitarian rugs of daily life used as covers, ma...
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Angora

3.7x12.5 Ft Moroccan Azilal Style Checkered Hand-knotted Tulu Wool Runner Rug
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A handmade mid-century 'Tulu' (Turkish word for 'thick piled') runner rug from Konya in Central Turkey. The rug is made of 100% wool, therefore it is very soft and comfortable. Measures: 3.7x12.5 ft. These simple rugs...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Turkish Deco Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century handmade Turkish Deco rug. Earth Toned colors with a small repetitive diamond-shaped motif. Measures: 6'3'' x 9'8''.
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20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Turkish Deco Rug
Turkish Deco Rug
$3,800 Sale Price
20% Off

Mid-century Modern turkish rugs for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern turkish 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 turkish rugs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include rugs and carpets, more furniture and collectibles, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern turkish rugs made in a specific country, there are Asia, West Asia, and Caucasus pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original turkish rugs, popular names associated with this style include Nasiri, Seref Ozen, Zeki Müren, and Rug Kilim. 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 turkish rugs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $149 and tops out at $42,750 while the average work can sell for $2,821.

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