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Oriental Hand Painted Black Lacquer Bar Trunk Chest Electric Lift Shelf Inside
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nicely painted vintage Oriental chest equipped with an electric up and down power bottom or
Category

20th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Dry Bars

Materials

Hardwood

21st Century Brocart Bar Cabinet with Gold Leaf Laser Engraved Lace Decoration
By Jumbo Collection
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Brocart is a precious and decorative bar cabinet where classic style meets oriental inspirations
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Oriental Saddlebag
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 851 - From my private collection ----------- A beautiful oriental saddlebag, perfect in
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Other Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Oriental Saddlebag
Oriental Saddlebag
W 30.71 in L 35.44 in
Oriental Saddlebag
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Double saddle bag, loom wooven with wool dyed with vegetable substances. It can be hung on the wall or placed on an easel and serve as a newspaper holder; with two pillows it becomes...
Category

Early 20th Century Azerbaijani Other Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Oriental Saddlebag
Oriental Saddlebag
W 28.35 in L 47.25 in
oriental rug 250x150
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The generously sized oriental rug, measuring 250x150 centimeters, is a work of art that reflects
Category

Early 20th Century Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

oriental rug 250x150
oriental rug 250x150
W 59.06 in L 98.43 in
Antique Oriental Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Very fine example of antique oriental carpet, elegant in colors and composition. The size is rare
Category

Antique 1890s Central Asian Neoclassical Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Oriental Carpet
Antique Oriental Carpet
W 81.5 in L 122.05 in
Fine Oriental Carpet
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Fine oriental carpet, circa 100 years old.
Category

20th Century Turkish Rugs

Materials

Fabric

Fine Oriental Carpet
Fine Oriental Carpet
W 47.25 in L 78.75 in
Polychrome Oriental Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Polychrome geometric design for this beautiful semi-nomadic oriental carpet. Its cheerful colours
Category

Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Polychrome Oriental Carpet
Polychrome Oriental Carpet
W 42.92 in L 61.82 in
Silk Oriental Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Elegant oriental silk carpet of an indefinable aquamarine color, on which flowers, birds and
Category

Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Silk

Silk Oriental Carpet
Silk Oriental Carpet
W 41.34 in L 61.03 in
Oriental Vintage Runner
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1422 - Oriental runner of old manufacture, of excellent quality and beautiful composition in
Category

Mid-20th Century Azerbaijani Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Oriental Vintage Runner
Oriental Vintage Runner
W 39.38 in L 168.51 in
Vintage Oriental Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Vintage Oriental rug is a genuine work of art, made with precision and care using only the
Category

Antique 19th Century Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Oriental Rug
Vintage Oriental Rug
W 48 in L 120 in
Oriental Prayer Rug
Located in Water Mill, NY
Silk oriental prayer rug in beiges and light browns.
Category

20th Century More Carpets

Materials

Silk

Oriental Prayer Rug
Oriental Prayer Rug
W 72 in L 48 in
Vintage Oriental Runner
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 863 - Classic vintage oriental runner, but unusual in size and easily adaptable. Pleasant
Category

Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Oriental Runner
Vintage Oriental Runner
W 27.96 in L 105.12 in
Oriental Vintage Kilim
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 555 - Very pleasant and robust oriental kilim. The diagonal design, uncommon and accurate
Category

Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Oriental Vintage Kilim
Oriental Vintage Kilim
W 61.42 in L 115.75 in
Vintage Oriental Runner
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 689 - Vintage oriental runner, consistent and robust, also suitable for continuous passsage
Category

Mid-20th Century Azerbaijani Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Oriental Runner
Vintage Oriental Runner
W 28.35 in L 154.34 in
Vintage Oriental Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Vintage Oriental rug is a genuine work of art, made with precision and care using only the
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Oriental Rug
Vintage Oriental Rug
W 36 in L 72 in
Antique Oriental Runner
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 963 - I think that's one of the best oriental carpet: elegant, robust and easy to use. I have
Category

Mid-20th Century Azerbaijani Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Oriental Runner
Antique Oriental Runner
W 40.56 in L 89.77 in
Vintage Oriental Kilim
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 694 - Very pleasant and robust oriental kilim. The diagonal design, uncommon and accurate
Category

Late 20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Oriental Kilim
Vintage Oriental Kilim
W 61.42 in L 108.67 in
Little Oriental Runner
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Oriental little runner, loom woven with wool , dyed with vegetable substances. It can be hung on a
Category

Early 20th Century Azerbaijani Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Little Oriental Runner
Little Oriental Runner
W 20.87 in L 78.75 in
Oriental Nomadic Kilim
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Simple in design but with character this kilim of nomadic origin, with stripes in various shades of brown. It is lined to give it more texture on the floor. ref. nr. 1082.
Category

Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Oriental Nomadic Kilim
Oriental Nomadic Kilim
W 47.64 in L 77.17 in
Oriental Embroidered Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1214 - I bought this fabric many years ago from a kinf and honest turkish trader, who I had given the task of finding beautiful and very particular exemplaries not available on ...
Category

Vintage 1980s Turkish Other Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Oriental Embroidered Carpet
Oriental Embroidered Carpet
W 58.67 in L 76.38 in
Small Oriental Runner
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Small runner made from a nomadic saddlebag, only unstitched on the sides, but intact in its workmanship, colors and beauty. I love te star design: it also requires weaving skills. It...
Category

Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Small  Oriental Runner
Small  Oriental Runner
W 22.84 in L 83.86 in
Nomadic Oriental Kilim
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 579 - Very pleasant kilim, with a perfect workmanship and a strong geometric design white and blue on a red background. Dense and accurate workmanship. Now with a very good pri...
Category

Vintage 1960s Azerbaijani Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Nomadic Oriental Kilim
Nomadic Oriental Kilim
W 66.93 in L 110.24 in
Nomadic Oriental Kilim
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 249 - Very pleasant kilim, with a perfect workmanship and a dense geometric design. Suitable for a sofa upholstery, also. Now with a very good price for closing activities.
Category

Mid-20th Century Armenian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Nomadic Oriental Kilim
Nomadic Oriental Kilim
W 33.08 in L 123.63 in
Nomadic Oriental Kilim
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 609 - Very pleasant kilim, with a èerfect workmanship, with shades of light- blue and blue: such special colors obtained with the indigo substance . Dense and accurate workmans...
Category

Late 20th Century Azerbaijani Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Nomadic Oriental Kilim
Nomadic Oriental Kilim
W 57.49 in L 94.89 in
Oriental Runner Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 435 - Pleasant runner, robust, easy to use, good price. Its pale pink, beige and brick color with green details make it suitable for anywhere. With a good price for closing acti...
Category

Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Oriental Runner Carpet
Oriental Runner Carpet
W 32.29 in L 110.63 in
Old Oriental Kilim
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 304 - Old Kurdish kilim with a strong personality, accentuated by karge geometric medallions and bold shades of blue. Certainly created in a land blinded by the sun because this...
Category

Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Old Oriental Kilim
Old Oriental Kilim
W 48.43 in L 102.37 in
Long Oriental Kilim
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 551 - Beautiful kilim of excellent old manufacture, with dense and compact workmanship. A pastel green color is combined with a beautiful Burgundy red. Interesting and excellent...
Category

Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Long Oriental Kilim
Long Oriental Kilim
W 62.6 in L 128.75 in
Nomadic Oriental Kilim
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1016 - Perfect polychrome rhombuses on a blue background for this beautiful perfect kilim. The rich frame has shades of green, a rare color to find in nomadic carpets. Dense an...
Category

Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Nomadic Oriental Kilim
Nomadic Oriental Kilim
W 61.42 in L 109.45 in
Nomadic Oriental Kilim
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 821 - Very pleasant kilim, wirh a perfect workmanship, with accurate geometric designs ivory, brick red and blue. Dense and accurate workmanship. Now with a very good price for ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Nomadic Oriental Kilim
Nomadic Oriental Kilim
W 66.93 in L 116.15 in
Handmade Oriental Carpet, Modern Oriental Rug, All-Over Design
Located in Wembley, GB
Oriental rug with rich colors and abstract elements, these modern Afghan rugs give a subtle
Category

1990s Indian Modern Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Organic Material

Oriental Saddle Bag
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Double Azeri saddlebag, loom-woven and hand-embroidered. Resting it on a base (a stool or a simple wooden base) of the central size (look to photo) the two side pockets serve as cont...
Category

Mid-20th Century Azerbaijani Other Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Oriental Saddle Bag
Oriental Saddle Bag
W 21.66 in L 55.12 in
Oriental Rugs or Tissues
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 202- 209- 210 - 487. Set of four oriental kilim strips with beautiful colors: yellow, blue
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Vintage 1920s Azerbaijani Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Oriental Rugs or Tissues
Oriental Rugs or Tissues
W 21.26 in L 110.24 in
Antique Oriental Gallery Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1258 - Elegant Oriental carpet runner with beautiful flowers to form the "botteh" design all
Category

Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Oriental Gallery Carpet
Antique Oriental Gallery Carpet
W 40.16 in L 181.89 in
Oriental Wool Small Rugs, Handmade Floral Rugs Oriental Carpet
Located in Wembley, GB
Indian carpet rugs from Punjab in a very interesting patterned rugs design. Woven with Classic colours from this period of Indian weaving, using vivid natural navy and pink. The Flor...
Category

1990s Indian Tabriz Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Organic Material

Vintage Oriental Persian Rug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Age: Circa 1930 Colors: salmon, navy blue, olive Pile: Medium Wear Notes: 2 Material: Wool on wool Beautiful salmon field Ersari with traditional guls in navy blue. So...
Category

Vintage 1930s Persian Other Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mauve Oriental Old Cicim
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 668 - A simple mauve oriental "cicim": stripes woven by hand and then sewn together , with the
Category

Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mauve Oriental Old Cicim
Mauve Oriental Old Cicim
W 58.27 in L 106.3 in
Honeycomb Oriental Turkish Sivas
Located in New York, NY
makeup the center of the field while the detailed oriental border remains; lion gold and medium brown
Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Agra Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Long Antique Oriental Runner
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare long old oriental runner with classic geometric design "heraty" on a beautiful blue background
Category

Mid-20th Century Azerbaijani Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Long Antique Oriental Runner
Long Antique Oriental Runner
W 37.01 in L 215.75 in
Red Wool Oriental Runner
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a beautiful carpet. It's has a beautiful red color and intricately woven design. It dates back to the mid 20th century.
Category

20th Century Asian Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Oriental Folk Art Carved Tray
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Oriental Folk Art Carved Tray This is a skilfully hand carved piece, the base, the sides and the
Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinoiserie Tray Tables

Materials

Padouk

Oriental Folk Art Carved Tray
Oriental Folk Art Carved Tray
H 2 in W 24 in D 15 in
Old Nomadic Oriental Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Small runner made from a nomadic saddle bag, only unstitched on the sides, but intact in its workmanship. The weaver also represented the animals around her: dogs, deer, sheep. She m...
Category

Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Old Nomadic Oriental Carpet
Old Nomadic Oriental Carpet
W 25.6 in L 91.34 in
Vintage Nomadic Oriental Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 464 - My private collection ---------------- Typical nomadic carpet of Central Asia: polychrome lighting bolts enclosed in a deer border. It is in all respects a work of modern art.
Category

Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Nomadic Oriental Carpet
Vintage Nomadic Oriental Carpet
W 43.31 in L 75.99 in
Vintage Oriental Pastel Kilim
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 300 - Pleasant kilim with pastel pink, camel, gray and brown colors. Border entirely embroidered with frets. May be it was a sofa in a nomadic tent. now with an interesting price...
Category

Vintage 1940s Central Asian Primitive Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Oriental Pastel Kilim
Vintage Oriental Pastel Kilim
W 67.72 in L 112.21 in
Oriental Pastel Runner Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 438 - Sturdy rug with geometric design in a soft pastel pink and ivory. The minute geometric design covers the entire field. Good price for closing activities.
Category

Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Oriental Pastel Runner Carpet
Oriental Pastel Runner Carpet
W 31.89 in L 110.63 in
Old Oriental Carpet Runner
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 462 - Elegant runner with a design of small flower vases across the entire field, which is a beautiful coral red colour. The numerous frames with garlands of polychrome flowers ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Old Oriental Carpet Runner
Old Oriental Carpet Runner
W 37.01 in L 158.27 in
Antique Short Oriental Runner
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 608 - Old, elegant and sober runner from Orient. Minute design repeated across the entire field, with warm but calm colors. Shows off its beauty when put in full light: I assu...
Category

Early 20th Century Armenian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Blue Oriental Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1223 - One of my favorite carpets: for its colors. It is composed of a classic geometrico design, but illuminated by these shades of blue. The blue color has a special long prep...
Category

Mid-20th Century Azerbaijani Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Blue Oriental Carpet
Vintage Blue Oriental Carpet
W 49.22 in L 80.32 in
Oriental Carpet With Roses
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 597 - This rug is also part of my collection of rugs with roses: typically feminine taste. But for those who don't have a garden, this carpet is the idea: to be admired in the h...
Category

Mid-20th Century Armenian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Oriental Carpet With Roses
Oriental Carpet With Roses
W 64.97 in L 88.98 in
Vintage Oriental Persian Rug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Age: Circa 1930 Colors: Blue, red, cream, tan Pile: low Wear Notes: 2 Material: Wool on cotton Vintage rugs are made by hand over the course of months, sometimes years. Their i...
Category

Mid-20th Century Persian Other Persian Rugs

Materials

Cotton, Wool

Large Antique Oriental Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 853 - One of the sturdiest carpets from my collection. Classic but sober in colors and yet most elegant that I have in my gallery: I love it, even if it has an important locket...
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Large Antique Oriental  Carpet
Large Antique Oriental  Carpet
W 109.45 in L 147.25 in
Nomadic Oriental Tablecloth Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1425 - From My Private Collection - A small carpet created by a semi-nomadic tribe fron Central Asia. The design is accurate because it's a tablecloth and denotes the weaver's co...
Category

Late 20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Oriental Carpet from India
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Light blue Agra carpet: elegant, beautiful colors, well-balanced wealth of decorations, perfection in executions. The blue color has a special long preparation procedure and it's us...
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Agra Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Oriental Carpet from India
Oriental Carpet from India
W 42.13 in L 61.42 in
Vintage Nomadic Oriental Runner
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 969 - That's a nomadic runner: robust, with a well-composed floral design on a pleasant pink background. Perfect in front of a wardrobe.
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Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Nomadic Oriental Runner
Vintage Nomadic Oriental Runner
W 41.34 in L 119.69 in
Old Bergama Oriental Cicim
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
This old Bergama (or Pergamo) workmanship is very fine, perfect anywhere. It has been woven in the antique town Pergamo, of Hellenistic origin, famous for its antique library.
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Other Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Old Bergama Oriental Cicim
Old Bergama Oriental Cicim
W 53.15 in L 78.75 in
Vintage Oriental Qasqai Rug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Age: Circa 1920 Colors: tan, brown Pile: Medium Wear Notes: 2 Material: Wool on wool Antique wool on wool Qashqai woven in the 1920’s. Subdued earthy collect palette w...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Other Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Large Vintage Oriental Rug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Age: Circa 1940 Colors: off white, taupe, mauve, light gray, sage Pile: low Wear Notes: 2 Material: wool on cotton Room size vintage Persian rug with an all over patte...
Category

Vintage 1940s Persian Other Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Vintage Oriental Tabriz Rug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Age: Circa 1930 Colors: alabaster, pale blush, blue Pile: low Wear Notes: 1 Material: Wool on cotton. Antique Persian Tabriz with a classic floral design. Vintag...
Category

Vintage 1930s Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Oriental Khotan Rug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Age: Circa 1930 Colors: Sienna, black, tan Pile: Medium Wear Notes: 1 (slight fading consistent with age) Material: Wool on Cotton. Antique Khotan rug with a high kno...
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Vintage 1930s Central Asian Khotan Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Oriental Rugs and Runners, Red Wool Runner Rug Handmade Oriental Carpet
Located in Wembley, GB
techniques make this piece the perfect accent rug for any home interior. Oriental rugs and runners, red wool
Category

Mid-20th Century Azerbaijani High Victorian Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Organic Material

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Oriental Bar For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic oriental bar available at 1stDibs. Each oriental bar for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wool and cotton. Find 2354 options for an antique or vintage oriental bar now, or shop our selection of 1126 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without an oriental bar — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. An oriental bar is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Modern, Hollywood Regency and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one oriental bar that is appealing in its simplicity, but Karastan, Century Furniture and Lane Furniture produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Oriental Bar?

Prices for an oriental bar can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $156 and can go as high as $350,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,229.

Finding the Right Rugs And Carpets for You

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.