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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 legendary 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.
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
Mid-Century Modern Style Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner
Located in Dallas, TX
51682, Mid-Century Modern style vintage Turkish Oushak runner. Exciting and dynamic, this Mid-Century Modern style vintage Turkish Oushak runner features a zigzag checkerboard design...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pair of Turkish Rug Pillows with Pops of Bright Pink
Located in New York, NY
Two pillows made from a Turkish rug with pops of pink. Measuring 16" x 20" respectively.
Category
20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Pictorial Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
One-of-a-kind shabby chic mid-20th century Turkish deco pictorial rug.
6'6'' x 10'3''
Category
20th Century Persian Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mohair Angora Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Mohair rug with a striped design in brown, black, gray.
Category
20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Angora, Mohair
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug with Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
50016 Vintage Turkish Kars Rug with Mid-Century Modern Style 06'08 x 09'11. Characterized by the cozy simplicity of Mid-Century Modern style and effortless beauty, this hand-knotted ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in New York, NY
Turkish Kars featuring lime green accent cotton highlights.
Category
20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Palace Size Rug with Biophilia Artisan and MCM Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77123, vintage Turkish Oushak Palace size rug with Biophilia Artisan and Mid-Century Modern style. With architectural biophilia elements combined naturalistic forms, this hand knotte...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish flat-woven Kilim rug from the mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Deco Kilim
Located in New York, NY
A Turkish deco inspired Kilim flat-weave with a zebra-like motif in predominant shades cream, beige and brown.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Wild Blue Vintage Turkish Mohair Rug
Located in New York, NY
A mid-20th century one of a kind Turkish sirt rug woven with Mohair wool. The piece has been over-dyed giving it a wild ethereal feel to it. These pieces are inspired by traditional ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Mohair, Wool
Brown Vintage Turkish Abstract Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a vintage Turkish rug.
17'' x 18''
Category
20th Century Persian Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Vintage Turkish Mid-Century Modern Rug with Diamond Stripe Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid century Modern Turkish vintage rug with taupe background and colorful stripe design, rug en-141420, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1950.
This modern-design vin...
Category
1950s Turkish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Gray Vintage Turkish Konya Runner
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind decorative vintage Turkish Konya runner in grays and gold-yellow tones.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Art Deco Turkish Carpet by Zeki Muran
By Zeki Müren
Located in New York, NY
This irregularly good pile to distressed borderless carpet was woven with a repeating, abstract pattern of rectangles, close parallel lines, and longer, freely floating verticals in shades of grey flannel, black, and cream. The pattern relates to midcentury textiles...
Category
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 Philadelphia, PA
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...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Goat Hair
Vintage Turkish Konya Rug
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind repetitive design vintage Turkish room size Konya rug.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Handmade Turkish Checkered Design Wool Tulu Rug. Carpet Custom Options Available
Located in Philadelphia, PA
100% Hand-Spun Wool of finest quality.
These beautiful hand-knotted rugs are produced from scratch in our atelier located in Central Anatolia, famous for being one of the world's ol...
Category
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Warm, Neutral Colors and Colonial Style
Located in Dallas, TX
72683 Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Warm, Neutral Colors and Colonial Style 06'06 X 09'07. This hand knotted wool antique-washed vintage Turkish Sivas rug features an all-over diamo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Crimson Red Turkish Runner with Persian Inscription
Located in New York, NY
Short Turkish runner with a Persian inscription. Rug was woven using Turkish wool in a village in turkey by a Persian weaver.
Category
1940s Turkish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Amazing Reversible Early 20th Century Saveh Kilim Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An amazing early 20th century Persian reversible Saveh Kilim rug, woven with a fantastic all-over large scale geometric floral lattice pattern woven in wonderful coral red and turquo...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Yellow Background Vintage Turkish Mid-Century Modern Rug with Geometric Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Yellow background vintage Turkish Mid-Century Modern rug with geometric motifs, rug mtu-03, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa ...
Category
1950s Turkish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
White Color Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
A white color Turkish Cotton Rug with a silky sheen and patina.
Category
20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
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...
Category
19th Century Turkish Antique Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Angora, Wool
Contemporary Handmade Turkish Kilim Flatweave Room Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
A modern Turkish flat-woven Kilim room size carpet handmade during the 21st century.
Measures: 8' 2" x 11' 10".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Feminine Vintage Turkish Deco Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Turkish Deco rug with an all-over repetitive design in feminine colors.
5'2'' x 8'6''
Category
20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Modern Rug with All-Over Design in Orange and Teal
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-Century Modern rug with all-over diamond design in orange and teal, rug mtu-11, country of origin / type: Turkey / Mid-Century Modern, circa mid-20th century.
Set on an orange...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Crimson Vintage Turkish Anatolian Rug
Located in New York, NY
Room size mid-20th century Anatolian rug in crimson red.
Category
20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish kilim with a striped motif in browns and cream.
Category
20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rug, Vintage Modern Design Carpet in Yellow Color
Located in Atlanta, GA
This finely composed Mid-Century Modern rug features a symmetric geometric design with various shapes, composed in vivid shades of yellow, red, green, blue and brown, rendering this rug a great option for modern interiors.
Mid-Century Modern Turkish rug, Vintage Modern Design...
Category
1950s Turkish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Long Runner with Mid-Century Modern Design in Yellow, Turquoise and Black
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 2'7 x 13'9.
This artfully handwoven Turkish mid century design runner displays a unique geometric design and color combination, featuring yellow background and repeating t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Rug, Angora Wool with Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
73979, Mid-Century Modern style vintage Turkish rug, Angora wool. This vintage Turkish rug is made of angora wool rendered in variegated shades of goldenrod, saffron, brass, golden T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Angora
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Room Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
Room size mid-20th century Anatolian rug in crimson red and gray accents on beige/khaki ground.
Category
20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Brown Off White Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
Turkish Kars in with an all-over design in predominant shades of brown and off white, accents in light blue
7'4'' x 9'5''
Category
20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Mid-Century Modern Style, Hallway Long Runner
Located in Dallas, TX
52141 Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Mid-Century Modern Style, Hallway Long Runner. This hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner with Mid-Century Modern style features fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Room Size Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
Room size one of a kind Turkish rug with a tight all-over design in soft shades in brown and beige.
8'2'' x 12'
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Rug with a Modern Design with Multi Colors in Multi Colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Rug with a Modern Design with Multi Colors in Square and Rectangular shapes, Keivan Woven Arts / Rug/TU-MTU-3360. Mid century modern.
This vintage rug with a Mid-Century d...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Rugs with Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
50748 Vintage Turkish Kars Rug, 07'04 x 11'05. Originating from the storied city of Kars nestled in the northeastern reaches of Turkey, Kars rugs emerge as exquisite handwoven treasu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Mid-Century Modern Rug in Yellow Color and Modern Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful Turkish Mid-Century Modern design piece from the 1960s features a yellow background with a unique, etched, multicolored pattern, bein...
Category
1950s Turkish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Quirky Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage one of a kind Turkish Anatolian rug with a all-over repetitive design on a bone colored field.
5'1' x 9'8''
Category
20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Carpet
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind vintage Turkish rug with a tight repetitive pattern in raspberries on a camel brown field.
4'1'' x 6'7''
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
A mid-20th century Turkish flat-weave Kilim.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Turkish Modernist Camel Red Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a Vintage Turkish rug in camel and soft red.
19'' x 19''
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
20th Century Pink Red Green in Wool Turkey Nomad Tulu with 1970s Design
Located in Firenze, IT
Tulu pink background decorated with polygons of various shapes and multicolored border. Despite the risky combination of colors, the carpet has its own harmony.
Tulu 'are Turkish ru...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Spanish Textile Flat-weave Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Spanish flat-woven textile carpet from the mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Tulu rug with Fine Wool in Camel Color Field & Brown Border
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Tulu rug with Camel Color Field and Flowers Surrounded by Brown Border
Measures: 3'8 x 4'7
Made with very fine angora blend wool, this Turkish Tulu has Camel Color Field Surrounded by a Chocolate Border. Keivan Woven Arts rug/EN-112452 origin/Turkey, vintage Tulu, Colorful Tulu, vintage Moroccan rug, vintage rug, small Tulu rug, small Moroccan rug...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Wide Vintage Turkish Kilim Runner
Located in New York, NY
Wide and long Turkish geometric Kilim flat-weave runner.
3'7'' x 15'1''
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Sirt Vintage Turkish Striped 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
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''
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Turkish Modernist Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Large pillow made from a Vintage Turkish rug in camel and soft red.
20'' x 27''
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Style in Navy, Camel, Caramel, Coffee & Golden Colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-Century rug, Vintage Modern design rug in navy, gold, camel, coffee, mocha and caramel colors. rug/TU-MTU-3498.
This Mid-Century Modern style rug features a repeating all-ove...
Category
Late 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
Wool, Mohair
Brown Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
A Vintage Turkish rug in shades of brown.
6'2'' x 9'5''
Category
20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Sirt Vintage Turkish 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
Wool, Mohair
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'.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Sirt Vintage Turkish 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
Vintage Modern Rug with Yellow Background and Multicolored Etched Pattern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-century modern rug with yellow background and multicolored etched pattern, rug mtu-04, country of origin / type: Turkey / Mid-Century Modern, circ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
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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