$489Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 5x8 Green And Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug-5'x8' These special
Cotton
$1,679Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 12x15 Green And Blue Zig Zag Stripe Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug-12'x15' These special
Cotton
$314Sale Price / item|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 4x6 Green And Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug-4'x6' These special
Cotton
$629Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Green And Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug-8'x10' These special
Cotton
$909Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 9x12 Green And Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug-9'x12' These special
Cotton
$542Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 6x9 Blue And Green Zig Zag Stripe Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Blue, Coral & Olive Green Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 6'x9' These
Cotton
$682Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Blue And Green Zig Zag Stripe Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Blue, Coral & Olive Green Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 8'x10' These
Cotton
$1,732Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 12x15 Blue And Green Zig Zag Stripe Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Blue, Coral & Olive Green Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 12'x15' These
Cotton
$1,172Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 10x14 Blue And Green Zig Zag Stripe Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Blue, Coral & Olive Green Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 10'x14' These
Cotton
$839Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 9x9 Sky Blue And Green Tile Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed Forest Green , Sky Blue And Cream Tile Patterned Swedish Rug-9'x9
Cotton
$892Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 9x12 Blue And Green Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Blue, Coral & Olive Green Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 9'x12' These
Cotton
$612Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x8 Sky Blue And Green Tile Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed Forest Green , Sky Blue And Cream Tile Patterned Swedish Rug-8'x8
Cotton
$1,049Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Area Rug, 9x12 Pink And Green Tile Indian Dhurrie Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Area Rug, Pink, Forest Green And Cream Indian Tile Patterned Checked Rug-9
Cotton
$594Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Area Rug, 6x9 Pink And Green Tile Indian Dhurrie Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Area Rug, Pink, Forest Green And Cream Indian Tile Patterned Checked Rug-6'x9
Cotton
$839Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Area Rug, 8x10 Pink And Green Tile Indian Dhurrie Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Area Rug, Pink, Forest Green And Cream Indian Tile Patterned Checked Rug-8
Cotton
$279Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Area Rug, 4x6 Green And Pink Indian Dhurrie Kilim Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Area Rug, Forest Green And Raspberry Pink Indian Rug-4'x6' These special flat
Cotton
$192Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 3x5 Green And Blue Ball Indian Dhurrie Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Reversible Green And Teal Blue Ball Patterned Indian Rug - 3'x5' These
Cotton
$437Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 5x8 Blue And Green Tile Indian Dhurrie Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed Forest Green , Sky Blue And Cream Tile Patterned Swedish Rug-5'x8
Cotton
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 4x6 Blue And Green Tile Indian Dhurrie Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed Forest Green , Sky Blue And Cream Tile Patterned Swedish Rug-4'x6
Cotton
$472Sale Price|39% Off
Handmade Woolen Area Flat Weave Rug, 6x9 Blue And Green Tile Checked Dhurrie Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
New Zealand Wool Vegetable Dyed Reversible Green And Blue Indian Tile Checked Rug - 6'x9' These
Wool
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 4x6 Green And Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Forest Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 4'x6' These
Cotton
Handmade Extra Large New “Old” Indian Wool Dhurrie Rug
Located in New York, NY
Carpet is 23’.3” long and 13’.2” wide. It is a new “old” Indian wool carpet. Handwoven. Never used. Has some dirt marks on one fold, two very small holes from moss on one side about ...
Wool
Vintage Dhurrie Runner Rug in Chartreuse with Brown Border Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 4x6 vintage Dhurrie rug is an exciting new curation from Rug & Kilim’s latest acquisition of
Cotton
$209Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Runner, 1x10 Cream And Red Checked Indian Dhurrie Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Cream, Red, Green Multicolor Checked Indian Dhurrie Runner- 1'x10
Cotton
$839Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Rug, 7'6"x8'9" Cream, Red Tile Pattern Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Cream, Red, Brown, Green Tile Patterned Indian Dhurrie Rug-90"x105" ( 229cm x
Cotton
$909Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Yellow, Cream Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Yellow, Cream, Green And Burgundy Geometric Indian Dhurrie Rug-8'x10
Cotton
$909Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 9x12 Grey Windowpane Checked Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Grey, Cream And Olive Green Windowpane Checked Indian Dhurrie Rug-9'x12
Cotton
$629Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Grey Windowpane Checked Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Grey, Cream And Olive Green Windowpane Checked Indian Dhurrie Rug-8'x10
Cotton
$419Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Runner, 2.5x7 Beige, Red Scallop Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Forest Green And Blue Scalloped Indian Dhurrie Runner-2.5'x7
Cotton
$402Sale Price / item|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 5x8 Grey Windowpane Checked Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Grey, Cream And Olive Green Windowpane Checked Indian Dhurrie Rug-5'x8
Cotton
$472Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 6x9 Grey Windowpane Checked Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Grey, Cream And Olive Green Windowpane Checked Indian Dhurrie Rug-6'x9
Cotton
$244Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Runner, 2x8 Blue, White Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Green And Blue Striped Indian Dhurrie Runner-2x8 feet (60x240cm
Cotton
$384Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Runner, 2x10 Sky Blue Leaf Patterned Dhurrie Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Sky Blue, Green, Yellow Leaf Patterned Indian Dhurrie Runner-2'x10
Cotton
$629Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Blue And White Striped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Blue, White And Green Striped Indian Dhurrie Rug-8'x10' These special flat
Cotton
$262Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 4x6 Cream And Blue Diamond Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Handmade Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed Rug, Cream, Green And Blue Diamond Indian Dhurrie- 4'x6
Cotton
$542Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Cream And Blue Diamond Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Handmade Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed Rug, Cream, Green And Blue Diamond Indian Dhurrie- 8'x10
Cotton
$1,049Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Rug, 9x12 Grey, Green Windowpane Checked Indian Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Area Rug, Grey, Cream And Olive Green Windowpane Checked Indian Dhurrie Rug
Cotton
$682Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Blue And Green Geometric Indian Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Sky Blue, Cream And Olive Green Tile Pattern Indian Dhurrie Rug-8'x10' These
Cotton
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 9x12 Forest Green Indian Shooting Star Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Area Rug, Forest Green Indian Shooting Star Dhurrie-9'x12' (270x360cm) These
Cotton
Unavailable|$441 / item
Modern Handwoven Wool Rug Dhurrie in Green and White Diamond Small Pattern Plain
Located in Madrid, ES
This Paddle Dhurrie rug has been ethically handwoven in the finest wool yarns by artisans in north
Wool, Cotton
Unavailable|$787 / item
Modern Handwoven Wool Rug Dhurrie in Green and White Diamond Small Pattern Plain
Located in Madrid, ES
This Paddle Dhurrie rug has been ethically hand woven in the finest wool yarns by artisans in north
Wool, Cotton
Antique Minimalist Indian Cotton Dhurrie in Chartreuse Green
Located in Milan, IT
distinguished by a unique tonality of chartreuse green framed by a very narrow mustard border embellished by
Cotton
Sold|$1,299 / item
Stripes Cream/Green Modern Dhurrie/Kilim Rug in Scandinavian Design
By Nordic Knots
Located in Floral Park, NY
Stripes Cream/Green is a modern dhurrie/kilim rug in Scandinavian design. It is available in
Wool
Plus Green/Black, Modern Dhurrie/Kilim Rug in Scandinavian Design
By Nordic Knots
Located in Floral Park, NY
Plus green/black is a modern Dhurrie/Kilim rug in Scandinavian design. This contemporary design
Wool
Mid-Century Modern Dhurrie Rectangular Area Rug Carpet Red Green Brown
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a lovely, rectangular, Indian Dhurrie area rug or carpet. In excellent
Natural Fiber
Antique Minimalist Indian Cotton Dhurrie in Teal Green and Light Peach
Located in Milan, IT
field composed of various gradations of teal green, framed perfectly by a soft peach open field border
Cotton
Mid 20th Century Indian Dhurrie Flatweave Rug, White Field, Dark Green Accents
Located in New York, NY
This all-cotton flatwoven carpet shows an white ground with an offset vertically undulating pattern in slate with eight point stars in the reserves. Almost a lattice, but the meander...
Cotton
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 6x9 Lavender, Green Border Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Lavender, Purple And Green Empty Field Border Indian Dhurrie Rug-6'x9' These
Cotton
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 5x7 Green And Blue Scalloped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Forest Green And Teal Blue Scalloped Striped Dhurrie Rug-5'x7' (Scallops
Cotton
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 5x7 Green And Blue Scalloped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Forest Green And Teal Blue Scalloped Striped Dhurrie Rug-5'x7' (Scallops
Cotton
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 4x6 Green And Blue Scalloped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Moss Green, Cream and Teal Blue Four Sided Scalloped Rug-4'x6' (120x180cm
Cotton
Vintage Dhurrie Rug in Green with Solid Border from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 9x10 Dhurrie flat weave is an exciting new entry in Rug & Kilim’s esteemed collection
Wool
Vintage Dhurrie Rug in Green, with Geometric Medallion, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 4x7 Dhurrie flat weave is an exciting new entry in Rug & Kilim’s esteemed collection
Wool
Vintage Indian Dhurrie Striped Purple Green Ivory Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Indian Dhurrie striped purple green ivory rug by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 8'0" × 9'9" (243
Cotton
Modern Dhurrie/Kilim Rug in Swedish Design. Plus Cream/Green 6'x9'.
By Nordic Knots
Located in Floral Park, NY
A modern dhurrie/kilim rug in Swedish design. Plus Cream/Green in size 6'x9'. Also available in
Wool
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
Cotton
Long Vintage Cotton Dhurrie Rug with Stripe design in Blue, Yellow Green & Brown
Located in Atlanta, GA
Long Vintage Cotton Dhurrie Rug with Stripe design in Blue, Yellow Green and Brown, 16-0910, Large
Cotton
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.