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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Creator: Ingegerd Silow
Creator: Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Creator: Ege Rya
Earth-Tone Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
78815 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'06 x 07'08. Ingegerd Silow, a prominent Swedish textile artist, significantly contributed to the traditional Scandinavian craft ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Light Green Ingegerd Silow Vintage Floral Swedish Rollakan Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
78836 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'06 x 07'09. Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005) was a renowned Swedish textile artist celebrated for her rollakan rugs, which utilize a t...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Swedish Green Brown Beige Flat-Weave Wool Rug Signed by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Green, Brown Flat-Weave Wool Rug Signed by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'4" × 9'2" (193 × 279 cm)
This lovely vintage Swedish flat weave was created by the legend of Scandin...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish blue flat woven rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'6" × 7'5" (167 × 226 cm)
A mid-century, Swedish flatweave wool rug made by Ingegerd Silow with woven initials (IS) at a ...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Scandinavian Yellow and ochre flat weave rug signed IS by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Uccle, BE
Hand-woven wool. Made in Sweden. Measures: 6'6 x 9'7. Date: 1960s. Mid-20th Century.
Missing a few. fringes otherwise in very good condition.
Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005) was an influe...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Rug by Ingegerd Silow 'IS'
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish caramel rug by Ingegerd Silow. Woven signature to edge 'IS'
Size: 4'4" × 6'9" (134 × 207 cm)
This peaceful composition designed and performed by a famous Swedish arti...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 4'5" × 6'6" (134 × 198 cm)
Color: Beige, Blue, Gray
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 4'5" × 6'3" (134 × 190 cm)
A vintage, Swedish flat weave wool rug made by Ingegerd Silow with woven initials (IS) at a corner. ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 4'6" × 6'7" (137 × 200 cm)
A mid-century, Swedish flat-weave wool rug made by Ingegerd Silow with woven initials (IS) at a corner. ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat-Weave Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish brown, yellow flat-weave rug signed by Ingegerd Silow.
Size: 5'5" × 7'8" (165 × 233 cm)
Ingegerd Silow is considered to be one of the most influential figure...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Geometric Swedish Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage geometric Swedish beige, brown, gold, green wool rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 4'6" × 6'5" (137 × 195 cm).
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Wool Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish flat-weave wool rug signed by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 4'5" × 6'8" (134 × 203 cm)
Popularity of Swedish rugs seems to match that of Classic Persian rugs. Despite...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Ingegerd Silow Rollakan Vintage Swedish Kilim Rug, Blå Rosa Tulpan Korsmönster
Located in Dallas, TX
78246 Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug by Ingegerd Silow, 06'07 x 09'07. Reflecting elements of Scandinavian Modern style with incredible detail and texture, this handwoven vintage Swedi...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Blue Wool Signed Swedish Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Drawing inspiration from the ocean, this vintage hand-woven Swedish rug, called the Snäckorna pattern, has strands of sea shells repeatadly strewn over a surface of varying blues. A ...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Green Flat-weave Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Green Flat-weave Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'3" × 9'3" (190 × 281 cm)
A vintage, Swedish flat weave wool rug made by Ingegerd Silow with woven initials (IS) at a corner. It...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Blue, Gray, Ivory Swedish "Snowflake" Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century blue, gray, ivory Swedish "Snowflake" rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'4" × 7'9" (162 × 236 cm).
Who has not heard about Ingegerd Silow? Both master weaver and talented designer, Silow was for a longtime involved in the development and popularization of Swedish weaving, a craft that is an important part of the country’s culture. This Swedish flat-weave rug bears the signature of Ingegerd Silow, undoubtedly a sign of her approval. Its masterfully composed color palette is filled with light shades of blue, white and gray, accompanied by just a tiny bit of yellow to make it more lively.
The antique rugs...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Rug or Wall Tapestry by Ege Rya, Denmark 1965
By Ege Rya
Located in Herentals, BE
High pile rug with a typical 1960s image in very vivid colors and original condition
The carpet is in very good condition, it has always been used as a tapestry and not as a rug.
It ...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat-Weave Wood Carpet Signed by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Paris, FR
Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005) was one of the most prolific and influential Swedish carpet designers of the midcentury.
She was part of a second generation of twentieth century Swedish textile designers. As with her other Swedish design-world contemporaries, she would have been made acutely aware of her predecessors while she trained at the Konstfack, Stockholm’s famous art and craft school. Her training in folk craft is evident in her carpets, which are of the highest quality in terms of their impeccable materials and weaving techniques. Furthermore, her works radiate the warm minimalism...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wood
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 4'5" × 6'7" (134 × 200 cm)
Color: Blue, Lavender, Yellow
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Mid century Scandinavian white with yellow circles wool Rya Ege rug 6 x 8
By Ege Rya
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century colorful Scandinavian white with large circle patterns wool shag Ege Rya rug. Beautiful playful white with yellows oranges. Nice medium pile soft wool woven rug. Good vin...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Flat-Weave Rug by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden
Located in TOLLEBEEK, NL
A flat weave rug/carpet by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden. This hand woven carpet immediately draws the eye with its distinctive design and original pastel color palette. Every single elemen...
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1980s Vintage Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Cotton
Vintage Swedish Kilim rug "Ringsjön" by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vintage Swedish Kilim rug in a design called "Ringsjon" by Ingegerd Silow from 1966. Design with large geometric areas of brown, gray and blue with accent colors in pink, y...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Swedish Kilim rug "Hardanger" by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Swedish Kilim rug "Hardanger" by Ingegerd Silow from the 1970s. As typical for Ingegerd SIlow rugs this rug consists of a geometric designs in dominated by yellow, brown, ora...
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'3" × 7'8" (160 × 233 cm)
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'3" × 8'0" (160 × 243 cm)
Color: Beige, Brown, Gold, Gray, Yellow
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'5" × 7'8" (165 × 233 cm)
Color: Beige, Gray, Green, Pink
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid century Scandinavian abstract warm color geometric large Rya Ege rug 10 x 12
By Ege Rya
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century colorful Scandinavian abstract large shag Ege Rya rug. Beautiful abstract geometric yellows oranges and reds. Nice medium pile soft wool woven rug. Good vintage condition...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
"Sparreholm" Vintage Swedish Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish rug by Ingegerd Silow.
Size: 6'4" × 10'0" (193 × 304 cm).
Color: beige, blue, grey, pink.
A mid-century Swedish flat-weave rug by Ingegerd Silow with woven initials I...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström 'Kryddnejlikan' Carpet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, carpet, model ‘Kryddnejlikan’, wool on linen warp, Sweden, design 1950
Exceptional hand-woven carpet designed by the celebrated Swedis...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Linen
Ingegerd Silow, Carpet, Wool, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An orange, brown and yellow-dyed flatweave wool carpet designed and produced by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden, c. 1950s.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage flat woven rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 4.7" × 6.8" (139 × 203 cm)
A midcentury, Swedish geometric, flat weave wool rug made by Ingegerd Silow with woven initials (IS) at a co...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish blue flat woven rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'2" × 8'0" (157 × 243 cm)
A mid-century, Swedish flat-weave wool rug made by Ingegerd Silow with woven initials (IS) at a...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'5" × 8'10" (195 × 269 cm)
Color: Beige, Brown, Gold, Gray, Green, Yellow
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ingegerd Silow, Carpet, Wool, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An orange, brown and yellow-dyed flatweave wool carpet designed and produced by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden, c. 1950s.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'8" × 9'0" (203 × 274 cm)
Color: Beige, Brown, Green, Lavender, Purple, Taupe
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Large flat wave rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Long Island City, NY
Flat wave rug designed by Ingegerd Silow . Circa 1950th.
Signed IS. Sweden. Hand woven wool. Dimensions: L 117″. W 74″ .
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Runner by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Runner by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 2'9" × 13'3" (83 × 403 cm)
A vintage Swedish flat-weave wool runner designed by Ingegerd Silow, signed ‘IS’ at the lower cor...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Swedish Midcentury modern Ingegerd Silow Flat Wool Rug
Located in Madrid, ES
Swedish flat woven virgin wool Rug designed by Ingegerd Silow. Sweden, 1950s.
This extraordinary Kilin Technique rug features a geometric shapes pattern, a motif easily recognizable ...
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1950s Vintage Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Swedish Midcentury modern Ingegerd Silow Flat Wool Rug
Located in Madrid, ES
Swedish flat woven virgin wool Rug designed by Ingegerd Silow. Sweden, 1950s.
This extraordinary Kilin Technique rug features a geometric shapes pattern, a motif easily recognizable ...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug Signed by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish flat woven rug Signed by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'5" × 9'1" (195 × 276 cm)
Color: Beige, Blue.
A mid-century Swedish flat-weave wool rug by Ingegerd Silow with woven in...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Midcentury Swedish Rolakan Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish Rolakan blue rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'9" × 9'9" (205 × 297 cm)
A vintage Swedish flatweave wool rug designed by Ingegerd Silow, signed IS at the corner....
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Swedish rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Mid-Century rug by Swedish textile designer Ingegerd Silow. A blue foundation sits against a geometric flower design along the borders in brown, white and pink shades. In a g...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Flatweave carpet by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Mid-20th century Swedish flatweave carpet designed by Ingegerd Silow.
Navajo-styled pattern. Made in wool with beautiful green colors....
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström 'Snäckorna' Carpet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, carpet, model ‘Snäckorna’, wool on linen warp, Sweden, design 1943, production afterwards
Exceptional hand-woven carpet designed by th...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Linen
"Opal" - Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Brita Svefors
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Swedish flat woven rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'4" × 7'7" (162 × 231 cm)
A midcentury Swedish flat-weave rug by Brita Svefors. The main field displays steped, small and l...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Ingegerd Silow, Rölakan, Flatweave 1960-1970
Located in Hammarö, SE
Ingegerd Silow is considered to be one of the most influential figures in Swedish carpet making and for a good reason. Not only was she a talented weaver, but also a great lover of l...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
1970s Ege Rya Rug
By Ege Rya
Located in Oakland, CA
Vibe out on this unused 1970s Ege Rya "Lava" rug (or wall hanging). Was found in a wrapped in a closet unused and was just professionally cleaned. Acrylic fibers, nice pile. Excellen...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
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Acrylic
Midcentury EGE VAEGRYA Danish Scandinavian Owl Wall hanging Tapestry Art Rug 70s
By Ege Tæpper, Ege Rya
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A rare Scandinavian RYA wall hanging tapestry designed in the 1970s for EGE Rya, a subsidiary of Denmark's prestigious carpet manufacturer, EGE Taepper. The bold and whimsical design...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Wood
Rya Blue and Green Shag Rug
By Ege Rya
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rya Rug in Blue and Green. Vibrant Colors still look great! Rug does not show much wear at all! Back side shows some discoloration. Canvas bindings still in place at each end.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström 'Salerno' Carpet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, carpet, model ‘Salerno’, wool on linen warp, Sweden, design 1948
Exceptional hand-woven, blue-toned carpet designed by the celebrate...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Linen
Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Flat-Weave Rug "Berga" signed by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Rö, SE
Swedish Mid- Century Vintage Handwoven Flat-Weave Wool Rug "Berga" by Artist Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005)
Size: 67" × 97" (170 cm × 246 cm)
Excellent vintage condition consisten...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Ingegerd Silow, Rölakan, Flatweave 1960-1970
Located in Hammarö, SE
Ingegerd Silow is considered to be one of the most influential figures in Swedish carpet making and for a good reason. Not only was she a talented weaver, but also a great lover of l...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ingegerd Silow, Rölakan, Flatweave 1960-1970
Located in Hammarö, SE
Ingegerd Silow is considered to be one of the most influential figures in Swedish carpet making and for a good reason. Not only was she a talented weaver, but also a great lover of l...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ingegerd Silow, Rölakan, Flatweave 1960-1970
Located in Hammarö, SE
Ingegerd Silow is considered to be one of the most influential figures in Swedish carpet making and for a good reason. Not only was she a talented weaver, but also a great lover of l...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Blue Flat Woven rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'6" × 7'5" (167 × 226 cm)
A mid-century, Swedish flat-weave wool rug made by Ingegerd Silow with woven initials (IS) at a...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström 'Salerno' Carpet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, carpet, model ‘Salerno’, wool on linen warp, Sweden, design 1948
Exceptional hand-woven, blue-toned carpet designed by the celebrate...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Linen
Rug ‘Sun Spots’ designed by Barbro Nilsson for Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB, MMF
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rug ‘Sun Spots’ designed by Barbro Nilsson for Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB,
Sweden, 1966.
Wool.
Signed.
Tapestry technique.
Provenance: From a private Swedish collection.
The int...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Swedish Wall Hanging "Krasse" Rölakan by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Örebro, SE
Handwoven wall hanging ”Krasse” rölakan, by Ingegerd Silow. Signed IS.
Measurements on the back of the wall hanging says 28x40 cm, measurements with the fringes 28x55 cm.
Good vinta...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Antique and Vintage Rugs for Sale: Shop Turkish Rugs, Moroccan Rugs, Indian Rugs and Other Rugs on 1stDibs
Good antique rugs and vintage rugs have made their way into homes across the globe, becoming fixtures used for comfort, prayer and self-expression, so choosing the right area rug is officially a universal endeavor.
In modern usage, “carpet” typically denotes a wall-to-wall floor cushioning that is fixed to the floor. Rugs, on the other hand, are designed to cover a specific area and can easily be moved to new locations. However, the terms are interchangeable in many parts of the world, and, in the end, it won’t matter what you decide to call it.
It’s well known that a timeless Persian rug or vintage Turkish rug can warm any interior, but there are lots of other styles of antique rugs to choose from when you're endeavoring to introduce fresh colors and textures to a bedroom or living room.
Moroccan Berber rugs are not all about pattern. In fact, some of the most striking examples are nearly monochrome. But what these rugs lack in complexity, they make up for in brilliant color and subtle variation. Moroccan-style interiors can be mesmerizing — a sitting room of this type might feature a Moroccan rug, carved wooden screens and a tapestry hung behind the sofa.
Handwoven kilim rugs, known for their wealth of rich colors and unique weaving tradition, are pileless: Whereas the Beni Ourain rugs of Morocco can be described as dense with a thick surface or pile, an authentic kilim rug is thin and flat. (The term “kilim” is Turkish in origin, but this type of textile artistry is practiced all across the Balkans, throughout the Arab world and elsewhere.)
When it comes to eye-catching floor coverings, the distinctive “medallion” pattern of Oushak rugs has two types of rounded shapes alternating against a rich red or blue background created with natural dyes, while the elaborate “star” pattern involves large eight-pointed shapes in diagonal rows alternating with diamonds.
If you’re looking for something unexpected, find a runner rug that pops in your hallway or on your stairs. Dig for dazzling geometric patterns in our inventory of mid-century modern rugs and carpets, which includes works designed by the likes of Swedish textile masters Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Marianne Richter and other artisans.
Carpets and rugs have been around for thousands of years. Prehistoric humans turned to animal skin, wool and fur to craft simple fabrics to soften hard terrain. A 2016 study suggests that "cave lions" were hunted for exactly this purpose, and that decorating your cave with their pelts may have conferred strength and prestige. Although many of these early textiles are still in existence, tracing their precise origins is difficult. Carpets quickly became such a valuable trade commodity that the weavings could easily travel far from their places of origin.
The oldest known carpet was found in southern Siberia. (It may have traveled there from Persepolis in Iran.) For the flat-weave floor rugs crafted by Native Americans, cotton was the primary material before sheep’s wool was introduced in the 16th century. In Europe, carpet-making was fundamental to folk art, and Asian carpets imported to European countries were at one time considered a precious luxury and not intended to remain permanently on the floor.
With the variety of area rugs and carpets rolled out for you on 1stDibs — a collection that includes traditional, modern, minimalist rugs and other coverings of all kinds — things will be looking up whenever you’re looking down.
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