Modern 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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

Lustrous Moonlit Velvet Red & Tea Rose 170x240 cm Handtufted Rug

Modern Rugs

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Lustrous Moonlit Velvet Red & Tea Rose 170x240 cm Handtufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Golden Horizon Peach & Cloud White 180x270 cm Flatweave Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Deserted Ripples Snow White & Indian Tan 180x270 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Mellow Meadows Beige & Antique White 120x180 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Tranquil Essence Natural & Natural 150x240 cm Flatweave Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Blush Ambrosia Peach dust & Apricot 180x270 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Nature's Canvas Navy & Deep Blue 150x240 cm Flatweave Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Urban Origami Oasis Antique White & Stone Gray 160X243 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Echoes of Marrakech Winter White & Mahogany 200X300 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Enigma Nebula Classic Gray & Antique White 150x240 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Artisan Echo Charcoal Gray & Faded Denim 168x240 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Timeless Twirl Natural White & Deep Espresso 240x300 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Geo-Tribal Dreams Ashley Blue & Ashley Blue 180x270 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Nightfall Noir Deep Navy & Deep Navy 180x270 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Enigma of Errant Ivory & Flax 170x240 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Tan Echoes Snow White & Indian Tan 180x270 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Barefoot Bliss Undyed White & Undyed White 300x420 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Uncharted Elegance Light Sea Mist & Light Sea Mist 150x240 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Midnight Mosaic Indigo Blue & Medium Gray 168x240 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Urban Bloom Antique White & Slate Blue 195x295 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Sublime Hush Soft Beige & Cola 240X300 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Luminous Lush Landscapes Ivory & Classic Gray 195X295 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Kissed by Time Ashwood & Ashwood 150x240 cm Flatweave Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Tranquil Horizon Antiguan Sky & Antiguan Sky 150x240 cm Flatweave Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Wilderness Symphony Light Coral & Burnt Brick 150x240 cm Flatweave Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Noir Odyssey Ebony & Ebony 180x270 cm Flat Weave Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

GeoNature Light Peach & Light Peach 150x240 cm Flatweave Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Fusion Echo Natural 150x240 cm Flatweave Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Global Essence Light Peach & Light Peach 150x240 cm Flatweave Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Origami Essence Medium Ivory & Cashew 195X295 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Ethereal Haze Classic Gray & Light Sea Mist 240x300 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Microcosmic Opulence Chicory 120x180 cm Handloom Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Woven Dance Eucalyptus & Eucalyptus 180x270 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Neutral Dunes Light Camel & Light Camel 180x270 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Nomadic Neutrality Light Camel & Light Camel 180x270 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Elemental Fusion White & Ebony 198x300 Flatweave Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Ethereal Crossings Light Silver & Light Silver 150X210 cm Flatweave Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Tranquility in Threads Dark Brown & Dark Brown 420x170 cm Handloom Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Distressed Desert Spice Brown & Snow White 150x240 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs