$460Sale Price|20% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, Indigo Blue, Green Palm Tree Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed Indigo Blue And Green Palm Tree Patterned Indian Rug-4'x8' These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn. Due to the spe...
Cotton
Vintage Dhurrie Geometric Rug in Green and Brown from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
On the Design: From Rug & Kilim’s exclusive collection of vintage flatweaves, a masterpiece exemplifying Indian Dhurrie style. This 1950s flat weave relishes a delicious green and ...
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Vintage Dhurrie Extra-Long Geometric Runner Rug in Green Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Condition: This vintage Dhurrie kilim has good condition for its age and origin.
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Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Dhurrie Rug in Green and Off-White Stripes
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This contemporary 5×9 Dhurrie flat weave is an exciting new entry in Rug & Kilim’s esteemed custom-capable collection.
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Oversized Vintage Dhurrie Rug in Green with Geometric Pattern Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 10x17 vintage Dhurrie flatweave and oversized rug is an exciting new curation from Rug & Kilim’s latest acquisition of rare and exemplary mid-century flatweaves of the same styl...
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Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Dhurrie Rug in Bright Green with Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This contemporary 9x12 Dhurrie flat weave is an exciting new entry in Rug & Kilim’s esteemed custom-capable collection.
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Antique Minimalist Indian Cotton Dhurrie in Teal Green and Light Peach
Located in Milan, IT
The weaving of flat-woven cotton carpets known as dhurries is cited in Mughal chronicles of the 15th century. Probably one of the earliest forms of floor covering, dhurries were wove...
Cotton
$279Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 3x5 Green And Coral Star Indian Dhurrie Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Forest Green, Cream And Coral Star Indian Dhurrie Rug-36"x60" (90x150cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
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1920s Green Geometric Antique Indian Cotton Dhurrie Carpet 6'8"x28'2" Woven Rug
Located in New York, NY
This green color artistic antique Indian flatweave cotton dhurrie long narrow gallery size rug is a striking example of of these flatweave rugs from India which offer both decorative...
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Handmade Woolen Flat Weave Runner, 3.5x10 Blue And Green Swedish Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
New Zealand Wool Natural Vegetable Dyed, Olive Green And Cream Diamond Patterned Indian Dhurrie Runner-4'x10' (120x300cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 pl...
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Handmade Woolen Flat Weave Runner, 3.5x10 Blue And Green Swedish Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
New Zealand Wool Natural Vegetable Dyed, Sky Blue, Moss Green And Cream Swedish Tile Patterned Indian Dhurrie Runner-3.5'x10' (105x300cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-...
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Antique Indian Striped Cotton Dhurrie in Teal Green and Light Blue
Located in Milan, IT
The combination of these two colours is truly magical and contributes in making this antique dhurrie an item of unmistakable elegance. Measures: 8'1" x 9'4".
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Handmade Woolen Flat Weave Runner, 2x9 Olive Green White Diamond Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Handmade New Zealand Wool Natural Vegetable Dyed, Olive Green And Cream Diamond Geometric Indian Dhurrie Runner-2'x9' (60cm Wide x 270cm Long) These special flat-weave dhurries are...
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Rug Wool Dhurrie Pale Olive Modern Geometric Green Beige handmade carpet
By Carpets CC
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Design Title: "31st October Olive Green" "31st October" was made on ALL Saint's Day from a Halloween inspiration. as i love geometric design, its made in a geometric way with triang...
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Oversized Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Solid Dhurrie Rug in Blue and Green Tones
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
On the Design: This design enjoys a play of deep blue and green tones in the field exemplifying a simple, minimalist design that’s quintessential to many classics of this Dhurrie s...
Cotton
Vintage Dhurrie Rug in Green and Gray with Geometric Patterns Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
On the Design: From Rug & Kilim’s exclusive collection of vintage flatweaves, a masterpiece exemplifying Indian Dhurrie style. This flat weave flourishes in sharp all-over geometri...
Cotton
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Runner, 3x8 Green Shooting Star Indian Dhurrie Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Forest Green Shooting Star Indian Dhurrie Runner-3'x8' These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
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Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Runner, 3x8 Green And White Striped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Moss Green And White Striped Indian Dhurrie Runner-3'x8' These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
Cotton
$314Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Runner, 2x8 Green And Mustard Scallop Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Moss Green, Cream And Mustard Scalloped Stiped Indian Dhurrie Runner- 2'x8' (60x240cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 10...
Cotton
$839Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Green, Mustard Scalloped Indian Dhurrie Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Handmade Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed Moss Green, Cream And Mustard Scalloped Striped Indian Dhurrie Rug - 8'x10' (240x300cm) (Scallops runs on 8' Sides) These special flat-weave d...
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Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Dhurrie Rug in Green with White & Pink Ikats Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
On the Design: Admirers of the craft will note this piece as an exemplar of contemporary interpretations of Indian Dhurrie flatweaves. Classical Ikat style motifs—repetitive ivory...
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Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Dhurrie Rug in Green with White & Pink Ikats Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
On the Design: Admirers of the craft will note this piece as an oversized exemplar of contemporary interpretations of Indian Dhurrie flatweaves. Classical Ikat style motifs—repeti...
Cotton
$489Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Woolen Flat Weave Runner, 3x8 Olive Green White Diamond Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Handmade New Zealand Wool Natural Vegetable Dyed, Olive Green And Cream Diamond Geometric Indian Dhurrie Runner-3'x8' (90cm Wide x 240cm Long) These special flat-weave dhurries are...
Wool
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Runner, 3x10 Green And White Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Olive Green And Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie Runner-3'x10' (90cm Wide x 300cm Long) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100...
Cotton
$629Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Woolen Flat Weave Runner, 3x12 Olive Green White Diamond Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Handmade New Zealand Wool Natural Vegetable Dyed, Olive Green And Cream Diamond Geometric Indian Dhurrie Runner-3'x10' (90cm Wide x 300cm Long) These special flat-weave dhurries are...
Wool
Oversized Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Solid Dhurrie Rug in Blue and Green Tones
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
On the Design: This design enjoys a play of deep blue and green tones in the field exemplifying a simple, minimalist design that’s quintessential to many classics of this Dhurrie s...
Cotton
$839Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Green, Blue Scalloped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Handmade Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed Forest Green, Cream And Teal Blue Scalloped Striped Indian Dhurrie Rug - 8'x10' (240x300cm) (Scallops runs on 10' Sides) These special flat-we...
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Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Indian Dhurrie Olive Green and Warm Beige Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Indian Dhurrie Green Beige Rug Size: 13'1" × 21'4" (398 × 650 cm) A striking example of mid-century Indian flatweave artistry, this vintage Dhurrie rug brings effortless soph...
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Beige Vintage Dhurrie Rug with Blue & Green Geometric Pattern from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 13x15 rug is a rare vintage Dhurrie rug from an exciting new mid-century curation by Rug & Kilim.
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Oversized Vintage Dhurrie Solid Rug in Green with Blue Border Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 12x15 vintage Dhurrie rug is an exciting new curation from Rug & Kilim’s latest acquisition of rare and exemplary mid-century flatweaves of the same style—handwoven with cotton ...
Cotton
$1,819Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Rug, 12x15 Green White Marianne Indian Stripe Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed Area Rug, Green And Cream Marianne Striped Indian Dhurrie -12'x15' These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
Cotton
$839Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Green, White Marianne Indian Stripe Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed Area Rug, Green And Cream Marianne Striped Indian Dhurrie -8'x10' These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
Cotton
$1,049Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Rug, 9x12 Green, White Marianne Indian Stripe Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed Area Rug, Green And Cream Marianne Striped Indian Dhurrie -9'x12' These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
Cotton
$1,259Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Rug, 10x14 Green White Marianne Indian Stripe Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed Area Rug, Green And Cream Marianne Striped Indian Dhurrie -10'x14' These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
Cotton
$629Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Rug, 6x9 Green, White Marianne Indian Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed Area Rug, Green And Cream Marianne Striped Indian Dhurrie -6'x9' These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
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$699Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Wool Area Flat Weave Runner, 3x12 Green, Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Handmade New Zealand Wool Natural Vegetable Dyed, Dark Olive Green And Cream Geometric Patterned Indian Dhurrie Wool Runner - 3'x12' (90x360cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are...
Wool
$945Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Green, Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Forest Green And Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie Rug-8'x10' (240x300cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
Cotton
$629Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Runner, 4x12 Green, Blue Striped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Forest Green And Sky Blue Striped Indian Dhurrie Runner-4'x12' (120x360cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton ya...
Cotton
$314Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Runner, 2x6 Green, Blue Scalloped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Forest Green, Cream And Blue Scalloped Rug Runner Indian Dhurrie Runner-2'x6' (60x180cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply ...
Cotton
$1,119Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 9x12 Green, Blue Scalloped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Forest Green, Cream And Teal Blue Scalloped Striped Indian Dhurrie Rug-9'x12' (270x360cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cot...
Cotton
$489Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 5x7 Green, Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Cream And Green Geometric Indian Dhurrie Rug-5'x7' (150x210cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
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$909Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Green, Blue Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Forest Green And Blue Geometric Indian Dhurrie Rug-8'x10' (240x300cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
Cotton
$581Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 6x9 Green, Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Moss Green, Brown And Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie Rug-6'x9' (180x270cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
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$1,679Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 12x15 Green, Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Moss Green, Brown And Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie Rug-12'x15' (360x450cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
Cotton
$1,329Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 10X14 Green, Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Moss Green, Brown And Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie Rug-10'x14' (300x420cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
Cotton
$1,119Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 9x12 Green, Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Moss Green, Brown And Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie Rug-9'x12' (270x360cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
Cotton
$839Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Green, Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Moss Green, Brown And Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie Rug-8'x10' (240x300cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
Cotton
$1,399Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 10x14 Green, Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Forest Green And Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie Rug-10'x14' (300x420cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
Cotton
$1,959Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 12x15 Green, Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Forest Green And Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie Rug-12'x15' (360x450cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
Cotton
$1,189Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 9x12 Green, Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Forest Green And Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie Rug-9'x12' (270x360cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
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Beige Vintage Dhurrie Rug with Blue & Green Geometric Pattern from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 13x13 rug is a rare vintage Dhurrie square rug from an exciting new mid-century curation by Rug & Kilim. Handwoven in a cotton flatweave, it originates from India circa 1950-196...
Cotton
$349Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Runner, 3x8 Green, Blue Scalloped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Forest Green And Blue Scalloped Indian Dhurrie Runner-3'x8' (90x240cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
Cotton
$479Sale Price|20% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Runner, 3x10 Green, Blue Scallop Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Forest Green And Blue Scalloped Indian Dhurrie Runner-3'x10' (90x300cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
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$419Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Runner, 3x12 Green Geometric Indian Dhurrie Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Olive Green And White Geometric Indian Dhurrie Runner-3x12 feet (90x360cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
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$279Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Runner, 2x10 Green, Black Striped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Green, Yellow And Black Striped Indian Dhurrie Runner-2x10 feet (60x300cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
Cotton
$279Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Runner, 3x8 Cream & Green Checked Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Cream, Blue And Green Windowpane Checked Indian Dhurrie Runner Rug-3'x8' (90x240cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton y...
Cotton
$419Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Runner, 3x12 Green & Blue Striped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Green, Mustard, Blue, Cream, Pink & Red Striped Indian Dhurrie Runner-3'x12' These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton y...
Cotton
$279Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 4x6 Green & White Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Olive Green And White Geometric Indian Dhurrie Rug-4'x6' These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
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$349Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Runner, 2x9 Green, Blue Scalloped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Forest Green, Cream And Blue Scalloped Striped Indian Dhurrie Runner-2'x9' These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
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$489Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 6x9 Green, White Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Olive Green And Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie Rug-6'x9' These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn.
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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
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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.
Today, there are few elements of decor as consistently beautiful as vibrantly colored, intricately patterned antique rugs. The legacy of fine Indian rugs and carpets dates back to the Mughal Empire, with Jalal-ud-Din Akbar in the 16th century establishing workshops for carpet weaving based on Persian practices. Combined with the aesthetics of Indian art, a new rug tradition was born.
In India, these Persian-inspired rugs and carpets were often made with lush materials, including silk, velvet and pashmina, a type of cashmere. It could take laborers as long as 15 years to weave a single carpet. Many of these rugs and carpets were created for royalty and frequently used inside palaces and mosques, particularly on special occasions.
Though the carpet weaving stemmed from a Persian tradition, Indian rugs and carpets featured designs that predated Persian influences. These complex patterns included floral, geometric, and animal motifs.
Indian rugs remain among the most coveted decorative items today. Browse 1stDibs for a wide variety of vintage, new and antique Indian rugs and carpets to establish a lavish focal point in any room in your home. See our guide to caring for your antique and vintage rugs, and read about how to choose the right area rug for your space.