Rugs and Carpets
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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Handmade Rug in Natural Fiber for Contemporary Home Decor with Oriental Design
Located in LES BERGES DU LAC, TN
Introducing the JENOUB rug, an extraordinary masterpiece envisioned by the talented artist Meriem Bouderbala, specifically crafted to captivate and inspire interior architects. This ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tunisian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Seagrass, Natural Fiber, Rush
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 10'6" x 13'8" #3209
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 10'6" x 13'8" #3209 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at , where elegance meets fu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 9'10" x 13'11" #3207
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 9'10" x 13'11" #3207 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at , where elegance meets f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Beautiful Gold Color Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug 4' x 6'10"
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Gold Color Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug, Country of origin: China, Circa date: 1920
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Elegant Antique Chinese Art Deco Scenic Rug 9'5" x 14'7"
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Antique Chinese Art Deco Scenic Rug, country of origin: China, Circa date: 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 10'1" x 13'11" #5964
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Antique Look Oushak 10'1" x 13'11" #5964
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Whimsical 1960s Qum Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful 1960s Persian Qum rug with a whimsical pictorial pattern containing various deer and birds amidst a landscape of trees-of-life, woven in crimson, light and dark indigo, g...
Category
1960s Persian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 2'4" x 14' #6602
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 2'4" x 14' #6602
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 9'4" x 12'1" #7274
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 9'4" x 12'1" #7274
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 9'7" x 12' #7636
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 9'7" x 12' #7636
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets function...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 2'10" x 15'6" #5591
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 2'10" x 15'6" #5591
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets funct...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 9'2" x 12'6" #11042
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 9'2" x 12'6" #11042
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets funct...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 9'10" x 14'2" #0-7021
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 9'10" x 14'2" #0-7021
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets fun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 3' x 16'9" #3192
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 3' x 16'9" #3192
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets function...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 2'2" x 2'11" #7080
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 2'2" x 2'11" #7080
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Wonderful rare fine antique malayer Farahan rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Wonderful 19th century Malayer Farahan rug with very beautiful and very fine geometrical and herati design, and nice natural colours with red, orange, green, brown, sky blue and navy...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Malayer Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 2'9" x 14'9" #7179
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 2'9" x 14'9" #7179
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 9'2" x 11'6" #7450
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 9'2" x 11'6" #7450
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 6'2" x 15'5" #2946
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 6'2" x 15'5" #2946
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 2'11" x 27'4" #7134
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 2'11" x 27'4" #7134
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 2'9" x 28'7" #7282
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 2'9" x 28'7" #7282
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Large Scale Geometric Area Rug by Leo J. Mahsoud for Carousel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cream colored cotton and linen area rug designed by Leo J. Mahsoud for Carousel, c.1970s, USA. Leo J. Mahsoud not only created rugs for his own company and Carousel but also created...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Oriental Hand Knotted Vintage Turkish Mini Rug 1'7" x 3' #8709
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Vintage Turkish Mini Rug 1'7" x 3' #8709 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functionali...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Authentic Persian Hand Knotted Medallion Floral Tabriz Rug
Located in San Diego, CA
Introducing a stunning hand knotted Persian Tabriz rug that epitomizes quality craftsmanship and timeless beauty. Featuring an enchanting medallion floral design with an stunning kil...
Category
Early 2000s Persian Tabriz Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Authentic Persian Hand Knotted Red Geometric Heriz Rug 1960
Located in San Diego, CA
Introducing Persian Heriz rug, Heriz rugs are Persian rugs from the area of Heriz, East Azerbaijan in northwest Iran, northeast of Tabriz. This rug has wool pile and cotton foundatio...
Category
1960s Persian Tribal Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Rug & Kilim’s Abstract Rug in Black With White Painterly Patterns – “Milky Way”
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 10×14 abstract rug is a Rug & Kilim original, made with hand-knotted wool in one of the most luxurious designs of their Modern rug collection.
On the Design:
“Milky Way” is a...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Alessandro GUERRIERO, Giorgio GREGORI, Gruppo ALCHIMIA Tapis de la collection
Located in PARIS, FR
Alessandro GUERRIERO, Giorgio GREGORI et Gruppo ALCHIMIA
Tapis de la collection Ollo, 1984
Edition de quelques uns pour une exposition du groupe en 1984
131 x 196 cm
Bibliographie :...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Tapestry
Large Wool Anatolian Kilim, 1960s/70s
Located in Istanbul, TR
A colourful , pure wool Central Anatolian kilim from 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Persian Hand Knotted Medallion Floral Red Kashan Rug Circa 1940
Located in San Diego, CA
Introducing an exquisite piece of artistry, this authentic hand-knotted Persian Kashan rug embodies the timeless beauty and fine craftsmanship that define the traditional classificat...
Category
1940s Persian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Zabihi Collection Ivory 19th Century Antique French Aubusson Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Authentic stand-alone pillow made from a 19th-century French Aubusson rug
Measures: 17" x 18",
Category
Early 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
pretty antique large Spanish Savonnerie rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Wonderful large Savonnerie rug with beautiful floral design in style of Louis XVI and beautiful colours with blue, green, yellow, brown, purple and white, entirely hand knotted with...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Jute, Cotton
nice mid century Kashan Dabir rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Wonderful vintage kashan rug with the signature of the renowned « Mohammad Dabir Ol Sanayee » with a design showing the earth held in one leg of an eagle which carries another eagle ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Kashan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Persian Hand Knotted Tribal Medallion Blue Red Bakhtiari Rug, circa 1960
Located in San Diego, CA
Bakhtiari rugs are known for being the brightest and most colorful of all nomadic rugs. Bakhtiari rugs are hand woven by the Bakhtiari tribe, one of the oldest and most well-known Pe...
Category
1960s Persian Tribal Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Rug & Kilim’s Tribal Style Rug in Blue, Brown, Red & Gold Geometric Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 9x12 rug is a new addition to the Homage Collection by Rug & Kilim.
Further On the Design:
Hand knotted in wool, this piece enjoys an elaborate geometric pattern in forgiving...
Category
2010s Indian Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Authentic Persian Tabriz Heriz Geometric Rug
Located in San Diego, CA
This rug is a hand-knotted Persian Tabriz, Heriz rug with wool and silk pile and cotton foundation. The village Heriz is located just east of Tabriz in the Persian occupied part of A...
Category
2010s Persian Tabriz Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk, Cotton, Wool
Persian Hand Knotted Allover Medallion Design Floral Bijar Red Runner Rug 2000
Located in San Diego, CA
This Authentic beautiful Bijar runner has wool pile and cotton foundation with allover floral (Golafshan) design. It is made using high-quality wool, and the knots are beaten down us...
Category
Early 2000s Persian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Brown Antique Persian Tabriz Birds and Trees Design Pure Wool Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1910s Persian Medieval Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ivory Hand Knotted Old Persian Tabriz White Wash Geometric Design Shiny Wool Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1960s Persian Medieval Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Persian Hank Knotted Tabriz Mahi Fish Design Rug Runner
Located in San Diego, CA
Tabriz rugs are well known for their excellent weaving and design. One of the very famous patterns of Tabriz rugs are Fish Design known as Mahi and is one of the classis patterns pro...
Category
2010s Persian Tabriz Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Purple Old Northwest Persian Overdyed Wool Rustic Clean Hand Knotted Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1960s Persian Medieval Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Brown Vintage Persian Bibikabad Abrash Soft Wool Hand Knotted Clean Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1940s Persian Medieval Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Persian Hand Knotted Geometric Afshar Rug Circa 1950
Located in San Diego, CA
This rug is an authentic rug from Iran. Afshars are tribal rugs that are hand woven by the Afshar people in southern Iran. The pile is wool and foundation is cotton. The base color i...
Category
1950s Persian Tribal Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Swedish Tapestry Geometric 4x6 130cm x 186cm
Located in New York, NY
Antique Swedish Tapestry 4x6 4'3" x 6'1" 130cm x 186cm
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1920s Scandinavian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Hand Knotted Tribal Ardabil 1960 Circa Rug Runner
Located in San Diego, CA
This runner is knotted in the province of Azarbayjan in north-west of Iran. This city is perhaps as ancient rug weaving tradition as is the entire rug history. The design in this pie...
Category
1960s Persian Adam Style Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Persian Hand Knotted Silk Floral Tabriz Rug New
Located in San Diego, CA
Introducing a stunning hand knotted Persian Tabriz rug that epitomizes quality craftsmanship and timeless beauty. Featuring an enchanting medallion floral design signed by Zamani, th...
Category
2010s Persian Tabriz Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Vintage Persian Shiraz rug in Pink and Teal Floral Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in wool on cotton, a 4x8 Persian Shiraz rug circa 1970-1980 - latest to join Rug & Kilim’s vintage selections.
On the Design:
This rug is an interesting piece of brigh...
Category
1970s Persian Tribal Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Zebra Hide Rug in the Style of Ralph Lauren
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A gorgeous Zebra Hide Rug - a compliment to many settings and especially those with a Ralph Lauren statement.
Animal hides bring great energy to a space and the design and pattern...
Category
20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Animal Skin
Scandinavian Moroccan wool Mrirt rug - Beige/brown - 10.3x13feet / 315x398cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
I had this modern-style, original Mrirt rug made by weavers artisans in the area of Khenifra, Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Groups of women there still weave by hand on traditional, vert...
Category
2010s Moroccan Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Blue Hand Knotted Overdyed Old Persian Tabriz Worn Down Rustic Look Wool Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1960s Persian Medieval Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Blue Floral Design Handwoven Wool Turkish Oushak Rug 9'9" X 13'1"
By Asian Modern
Located in Houston, TX
This modern Turkish Oushak rug is a stunning piece of art that has been handwoven using traditional techniques by skilled artisans. The rug features intricate patterns and a soft col...
Category
2010s Turkish Oushak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Blue Floral Design Handwoven Wool Square Turkish Oushak Rug 10'2" X 10'11"
By Asian Modern
Located in Houston, TX
This modern Turkish Oushak rug is a stunning piece of art that has been handwoven using traditional techniques by skilled artisans. The rug features intricate patterns and a soft col...
Category
2010s Turkish Oushak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Patchwork Kilim Runner in Polychromatic Stripes
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, Rug & Kilim presents a 3x12 runner from their innovative new patchwork kilim collection.
On the Design:
This flat weave technique repurposes vintage yarns in p...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Multicolor Moroccan Rug
Located in New York, NY
Modern, handwoven contemporary wool rug
Rug Measures
7'5x11'2.
Category
1940s Moroccan Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Persian Hand Knotted Silk Medallion Floral Qum Rug 1990 Circa
Located in San Diego, CA
This authentic rug is from Qum, Iran which has been a rug weaving center in the past 100 years with high quality and expensive handmade rug. This stunning piece has silk pile and sil...
Category
1990s Persian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
Solo Rugs Flatweave Geometric Hand Woven Ivory Area Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Durable and low-maintenance, flatweave rugs are especially popular for high-traffic rooms and in households with children and pets. The handwoven rugs in the Flatweave collection are...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
East Turkestan, Khotan Multi Nich Rug, 1900s
Located in Istanbul, TR
A slightly worn out Khotan rug with soft coloyurs , from the turn of 20th C.
Category
Early 20th Century East Turkestani Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Chinese Art Deco Style Rug with Camel Field and Blue Border
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 3x5 rug is an exciting new addition to the Art Deco collection by Rug & Kilim.
On the Design:
Hand-knotted in wool, this contemporary piece recaptures the Chinese Art Deco ...
Category
2010s Indian Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Village Rug in Pale Yellow and Blue Colors
Located in Barrington, IL
A beautiful Anatolian village rug from the early 1900s. The rug has a two-medallion design set on a navy blue color field. The medallions are red and pale yellow. The rug has a lavender color border with small medallions in pale yellow, orange, and red The use of natural organic vegetable dyes that mellow over time clearly shows the superiority of these rugs.
Dimensions: 2’ 7” x 3’ 7”
Date of Manufacture: 1st Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Turkey
Material: Wool pile on a wool foundation with natural vegetable dyes
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use
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Early 20th Century Turkish 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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