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Märta Måås Fjerterström Flat-Weave Rug Signed MMF, 1937
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Uccle, BE
Vintage Swedish flat-weave rug wovenon linen warp, designed by Marta Maas-Fjetterström (1873-1941
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Linen

20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by AB MMF
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
20th century Swedish flat-weave carpet. Initialed: AB MMF (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström)
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

"Strutar, Gul", Barbro Nilsson, AB MMF, Swedish Flat-Weave, 1943
Located in New York, NY
Swedish flat-weave Sweden, circa 1943. Handwoven wool. Initialed: AB MMF, BN (Märta Måås
Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Rug by AB MMF
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1
Located in New York, NY
Sweden, circa 1946 Measures: 13'2" x 8'1" (401 x 246 cm) Initialed: AB MMF, BN (AB Märta Måås
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Swedish Modern Märta Måås Fjerterström Flat-Weave Rug Signed MMF, 1937
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Uccle, BE
Vintage Swedish wool flat-weave rug, designed by Marta Maas-Fjetterström (1873-1941). Made in
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Barbro Nilsson "Tanga" (Seaweed) Rug for MMF, 1955
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Hudson, NY
Flat-weave rug created for the Swedish rug company Marta Maas-Fjetterström in the 1950s, by their
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish flat-weave carpet Initialed: MMF (Ma¨rta Ma°a°s-Fjetterstro¨m) Sweden ca
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Flat-Weave Rug by Marta Maas-Fjetterström
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Long Island City, NY
Vintage Swedish flat-weave, "VITA Rutmattan" rug, designed by Marta Maas-Fjetterström (1873-1941
Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Late 20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Marianne Richter
Located in New York, NY
Swedish flat-weave, initialed: "AB MMF MR" (AB Marta Maas-Fjetterström, Marianne Richeter).
Category

Late 20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish flat-weave carpet. "Bright rug". Initialed: AB MMF (AB Märta Måås
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Late 20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet
By Marianne Richter
Located in New York, NY
Swedish flat-weave (rolaken), "The Wall in Beige" (Muren Sandfargad). Signed: AB MMF MR (AB
Category

Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
Initialed:AB MMF BN
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Swedish Flat Weave Rug, Mid 20th Century
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th century Swedish rug, Initialed "MMF" (Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom) Sweden ca. 1940
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat Weave Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Initialed: MMF (Märta Måås-Fjetterström)
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat Weave Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Initialed: MMF (Märta Måås-Fjetterström)
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Late 20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
"Ostia Grön" Initialed: AB MMF, BN (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson).
Category

Late 20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
"Spattan Brun". Initialed: AB MMF BN (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson).
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by Barbro Nilsson, 1964
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
"Paula, Gul." Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet Sweden, ca. 1964 Initialed: AB MMF, BN (AB Märta Måås
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Swedish Flat-Weave Rug by AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Swedish flat-weave Rug by AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström Sweden, circa 1942 Handwoven. Initialed "AB
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat Weave Carpet, "FALURUTAN, MÖRK"
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
Swedish flat weave, initialed: AB MMF BN (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Swedish Flat Weave Rug by AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1
Located in New York, NY
'Rosengång' Swedish flat-weave rug by AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström Sweden, circa 1943 Initialed: AB
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by Märta Måås-Fjetterström
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Carpet' (Porslinmattan) Initialed 'MMF' (Märta Måås-Fjetterström) Swedish flat-weave technique.
Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by Barbro Nilsson
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish flat-weave carpet, initialed "AB MMF BN" AB Marta Maas-Fjetterström
Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Rug by Märta Måås-Fjetterström
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Sweden, circa 1914 Initialed: MMF (Märta Måås-Fjetterström) Sold as a pair. #02767 measures 8' 7
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian ...

Materials

Wool

Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish flat-weave carpet. Initialed: AB MMF (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Swedish Flat-Weave Runner by AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström and Barbro Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
Swedish flat-weave runner by AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström and Barbro Nilsson Handwoven Initialed
Category

20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Swedish Flat-Weave Wall Hanging by Barbro Nilsson, AB Märta Måås-fjetterström
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Swedish flat-weave Heavy weight wall hanging. May be suitable to use as carpet. Initialed: AB MMF
Category

20th Century Swedish Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Swedish Flat-Weave Rug/Runner by AB Märta Måås-fjetterström and Barbro Nilsson
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1
Located in New York, NY
Swedish flat-weave rug/runner Initialed: AB MMF BN (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström Barbro Nilsson
Category

20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Large Marta-Maas Fjetterström 'Ljusa Plador' Carpet, 1933
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large Märta Måås-Fjetterström 'Ljusa Plador' flat-weave wool carpet. Designed 1933, made at MMF
Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Western European Rugs

Marianne Richter for Märta Måås-Fjetterström 'Fläder Röd' Carpet in Wool
By Marianne Richter
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Marianne Richter for Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB (MMF AB), flat weave carpet 'Fläder Röd', wool
Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Tapestry "Röd Crocus" by Ann-Mari Forsberg for Märta Måås-Fjetterström, 1960s
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Stockholm, SE
, Båstad, Sweden. Signed AB MMF and AMF (Ann Marie Forsberg, Ca 1960s. Ann-Mari Forsberg expressed
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Linen

Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström 'Kryddnejlikan' Carpet
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1
Located in Waalwijk, NL
157.9 in.) makes it even more impressive. Nilsson applied the gobeläng flat weave technique to make this
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Linen

Barbro Nilsson for Märta Måås-Fjetterström "Enbär" Juniper Berry Swedish Carpet
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, blues, yellows, blacks and charcoals. In very good vintage condition, lays flat, with most of the lashes
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Linen

Marta Maas-Fjetterström 'White Pointed Arch', Sweden, 1940s
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th Century Swedish Pile and Flat-Weave Carpet Initialed: AB MMF MH (AB Märta Måås
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Linen

Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström 'Snäckorna' Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Waalwijk, NL
MMF studio in 1942, which allows for more liberated and expressive forms compared to the traditional
Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Linen

Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström 'Salerno' Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Waalwijk, NL
. The Swedish Government commissioned the MMF workshop to create a commemorative rug, which would be
Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Linen

Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström 'Salerno' Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Waalwijk, NL
commissioned the MMF workshop to create a commemorative rug, which would be presented as a gift to the chapel
Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Linen

Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström 'Tånga' Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1, Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Located in Waalwijk, NL
technique to make this specific carpet. This technique is introduced by the artist herself to the MMF studio
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Linen

MMF Flat-Weave Swedish Carpet
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
"Green Meadows" flat-weave carpet with geometric patterns by MMF, Sweden, circa 1950. Beautiful
Category

20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

MMF Swedish Flat-Woven Carpet
Located in Stockholm, SE
Called "Rutmattan" (= rug with squares), flat-weave. Designed by Marta Maas-Fjetterström in 1931
Category

20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

MMF Swedish Flat-Woven Carpet
W 79.93 in L 135.83 in
Swedish Flat-Woven Rölakan MMF
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Muren" Swedish flat-woven rug. Designed by Marianne Richter (1916-2010) in 1971. Signed: AB MMF MR
Category

Vintage 1970s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

MMF Swedish Flat-Woven Rölakan
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Ljusa Plador" Swedish flat-woven, Rölakan rug. Designed by Märta Måås - Fjetterström in 1933
Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

MMF Swedish Flat-Woven Rölakan
MMF Swedish Flat-Woven Rölakan
W 64.97 in L 104.34 in
Bruna Heden" Flat-Weave Carpet, Signed MMF
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Salzburg, Austria
This early Märta Måås-Fjetterström carpet was designed in 1931 and woven before 1942. Some minor repairs and later fringes. Measures: 306 x 204 cm.
Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

AB MMF BN Swedish Flat-Woven Rölakan Rug
Located in Stockholm, SE
"MUREN GRÖN" = "the wall green". Swedish flat-woven rölakan rug. Designed 1971 by Marianne
Category

Vintage 1970s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

MMF Swedish tapestry Rug
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Salerno Grå" Swedish flat-woven, rölakan and tapestry weave rug. Designed 1948 by Barbro Nilsson
Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

MMF Swedish tapestry Rug
MMF Swedish tapestry Rug
W 83.08 in L 128.75 in
MMF Swedish Tapestry Rug
Located in Stockholm, SE
"SPÄTTAN RÖD" = "Plaice Red." Swedish flat-woven rug in tapestry technique. Designed by Barbro
Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

MMF Swedish Tapestry Rug
MMF Swedish Tapestry Rug
W 60.24 in L 85.04 in
Swedish AB MMF BN Rug
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Krusbär"="Gooseberries". Swedish flat-woven tapestry technique rug. Designed by Barbro Nilsson
Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Swedish AB MMF BN Rug
Swedish AB MMF BN Rug
W 67.72 in L 94.89 in
MMF BN Swedish tapestry Rug
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Tånga green" = "Seaweed green." Swedish flat-woven rug in tapestry technique. Designed 1955 by
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

MMF BN Swedish tapestry Rug
MMF BN Swedish tapestry Rug
W 67.72 in L 107.88 in
Blue Blaklint, Märta Måås-fjetterström or 'MMF' Swedish Flatweave Rug
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1
Located in London, GB
A Swedish flat-weave carpet with a blue ground and cream border featuring geometric motifs
Category

20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Swedish Flat-Weave Rug by Marta Maas-fjetterström
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Swedish flat-weave, wool rug, signed MMF (Marta Maas-Fjetterström), in a soft colorful
Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

20th Century Swedish Röllakan Flat-Weave Carpet Signed UB
Located in Alvesta, SE
Nice vintage flat-weave rug made in Sweden during the 1950-1960s, midcentury period most likely
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern More Carpets

Materials

Wool

Carpet by Maas-Fjetterstrom and Barbro Nilsson
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Milan, IT
Hand flat weaved, polychrome wool Signed AB MMF
Carpet by Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Swedish flat-weave rolakan carpet by Marta Maas Fjetterstrom. Designed in 1926, produced later
Category

20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Barbro Nilsson "Spättan Grå" Carpet by Marta Maas-Fjetterström
By Barbro Lundberg Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Barbro Nilsson carpet titled " Spättan Grå." Flat-woven wool tapestry. Woven in beige, greyish
Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

Märta Maas-Fjetterström "Bruna Heden" Carpet, Sweden, Design 1931
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Salzburg, Austria
Märta Maas-Fjetterström, "Bruna heden," a flat-weave carpet, designed in 1931, signed MMF
Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Marta Maas-Fjetterström, Swedish Rug
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Nypon Blomman" = "Dog Rose" Swedish flat-woven rölakan rug. Design by Marta
Category

20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Marta Maas-Fjetterström Swedish Rug
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Josefina Lättblå" = "Josefina light blue" Swedish flat-woven tapestry
Category

20th Century Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Märta Måås-fjetterström Swedish Rölakan Flatwoven Rug
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Falurutan Röd Borås" "Chequered from Falu Red". Swedish flat-woven rölakan rug
Category

Mid-20th Century Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Mid Century Swedish Flat Weave Rug Design MMF
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Scandinavian Flat Weave with a modern design. Signed MMF.(Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom) Various
Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Swedish Flat Weave Rug by Marianne Richter (Josefina Gul) Ab Mmf Mr
By Marianne Richter
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Weave Rug by Marianne Richter (Josefina Gul) Ab Mmf Mr Size: 5'8" × 7'5" (172
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavia...

Materials

Wool

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Mmf Flat For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the mmf flat you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, wool and linen, every mmf flat was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the mmf flat you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A mmf flat made by Scandinavian Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one mmf flat that is appealing in its simplicity, but Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Lundberg-Nilsson and Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Mmf Flat?

A mmf flat can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $13,849, while the lowest priced sells for $3,500 and the highest can go for as much as $58,000.

Finding the Right rugs-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.