William Morris Vintage Rug
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"Timeless Synthetic rug Inspired By Famous Artist William Morris"
Timeless Synthetic rug inspired
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Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts William Morris Vintage Rug
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Vintage Indian Rug with Arts & Crafts Style Inspired by William Morris
By William Morris (English)
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77517, vintage Indian rug with Arts & Crafts style inspired by William Morris. The architectural
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Mid-20th Century Indian Arts and Crafts William Morris Vintage Rug
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Vintage Persian Mahal Rug Inspired by William Morris
By William Morris (English), Charles Voysey
Located in Dallas, TX
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Late 20th Century Persian Arts and Crafts William Morris Vintage Rug
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Arts & Crafts Style Distressed Vintage Romanian Rug Inspired by William Morris
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Vintage Irish Donegal Rug Inspired by CFA Voysey & William Morris
By William Morris (English), Charles Voysey
Located in Dallas, TX
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Vintage Arts & Crafts Rug Art Nouveau Rug William Morris Art Deco Rug 12x15
Located in New York, NY
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, flower, leaf and vine motif with similarities of William Morris style design elements. Colors and shades
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rugs in the late 19th century when William Morris designed a pattern for an Axminster rug.
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Located in New York, NY
reaction against mass-produced machine-made goods. William Morris, the founder of Morris and Co., designed
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Located in New York, NY
when William Morris designed a pattern for an Axminster rug.
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Vintage Spanish Arts And Crafts Design Carpet
Located in Katonah, NY
William Morris style main border with continuous sprawling reach. The pile is embossed whereas certain
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1930s French Art Deco Aubusson Carpet Attributed to Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
decorating such as English Arts & Crafts (William Morris),
American Prairie style (Frank Lloyd Wright
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1930s French Art Deco William Morris Vintage Rug
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Wool
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William Morris Vintage Rug For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic william morris vintage rug available at 1stDibs. A william morris vintage rug — often made from fabric, wool and synthetic — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a william morris vintage rug, we have 11 options in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the william morris vintage rug you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A william morris vintage rug made by Arts and Crafts designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — is very popular. A well-made william morris vintage rug has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Mehraban Rugs and William Morris (English) are consistently popular.
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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.
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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.)
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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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