Midcentury Norwegian Carpet, Rug, 1960s
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Midcentury Norwegian Carpet, Rug, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Can be used as a tapestry.
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Vintage 1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
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Rug & Kilim’s Reindeer Pelt Rug in Beige-Brown and Cream Tones
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This handmade 3x4 contemporary reindeer pelt rug originating in Norway represents an exciting new collection of rare pieces from Rug & Kilim—each a comfortable and stylish addition t...
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2010s Norwegian Modern Western European Rugs
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Extra Large Original Scandinavian Rya Rug, Arne Lindaas for Sellgren AS, Norway
By Arne Lindaas
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Original huge 1970s Rya rug " POP ART" Design: Arne Lindaas Producer: Hellgren and Co AS Trondheim, Norway Description: This rug is a great exampl...
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Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs
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Wool
Clouds Rug by Volver Studios
$2,262 / item
Clouds Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
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2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Wool
Sun Rug by Volver Studios
$2,262 / item
Sun Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
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2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Land Rug by Volver Studios
$2,262 / item
Land Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
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2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Blåtime Rug by Volver Studios
$2,262 / item
Blåtime Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
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2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Wool
Blokk Rug by Volver Studios
$3,260 / item
Blokk Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Sno Rug by Volver Studios
$2,262 / item
Sno Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Fjell Rug by Volver Studios
$2,262 / item
Fjell Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Requem Rug by Volver Studios
$2,262 / item
Requem Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Fjord Rug by Volver Studios
$2,262 / item
Fjord Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Aurorix Rug by Volver Studios
$2,262 / item
Aurorix Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Akkorder Rug by Volver Studios
$2,262 / item
Akkorder Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Eon Rug by Volver Studios
$4,444 / item
Eon Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Relieff Rug by Volver Studios
$4,444 / item
Relieff Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Pli Rug by Volver Studios
$4,444 / item
Pli Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Dahlia Rug by Volver Studios
$6,138 / item
Dahlia Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Rosè Rug by Volver Studios
$6,138 / item
Rosè Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Ono Rug by Volver Studios
$4,444 / item
Ono Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Terra Rug by Volver Studios
$6,138 / item
Terra Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Wall Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Wall Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Cement Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Cement Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Ice Rug by Volver Studios
$6,138 / item
Ice Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Eik Rug by Volver Studios
$6,138 / item
Eik Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Coal Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Coal Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Ocean Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Ocean Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Sand Rug by Volver Studios
$6,138 / item
Sand Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Svaberg Rug by Volver Studios
$6,138 / item
Svaberg Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Moss Rug by Volver Studios
$6,138 / item
Moss Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Tundra Rug by Volver Studios
$6,138 / item
Tundra Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Yggdrasil Red Rug by Volver Studios
$5,163 / item
Yggdrasil Red Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Yggdrasil Lillic Rug by Volver Studios
$5,163 / item
Yggdrasil Lillic Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Yggdrasil Blue Rug by Volver Studios
$5,163 / item
Yggdrasil Blue Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Wool
Winter Storm Rug by Volver Studios
$2,262 / item
Winter Storm Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Leaves & Grass Rug by Volver Studios
$2,262 / item
Leaves & Grass Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Morning Mist Rug by Volver Studios
$2,262 / item
Morning Mist Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Hav Maroon Rug by Volver Studios
$2,262 / item
Hav Maroon Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Falling Forest Rug by Volver Studios
$2,262 / item
Falling Forest Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Hav Blue Rug by Volver Studios
$2,262 / item
Hav Blue Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
City Grey Rug by Volver Studios
$4,444 / item
City Grey Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
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2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
City Beige Rug by Volver Studios
$4,444 / item
City Beige Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Skuld Red Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Skuld Red Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Other
Skuld Blue Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Skuld Blue Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Other
Skuld Lillic Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Skuld Lillic Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Other
Verdande Lillic Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Verdande Lillic Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
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2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Other
Verdande Blue Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Verdande Blue Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
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2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Other
Urd Blue Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Urd Blue Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
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2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Other
Urd Red Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Urd Red Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
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2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Other
Verdande Red Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Verdande Red Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Other
Urd Lillic Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Urd Lillic Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Other
Uma Green Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Uma Green Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
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2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Other
Eira Terracotta Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Eira Terracotta Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
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2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Other
Aja Terracotta Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Aja Terracotta Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
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2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Other
Eira Silver Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Eira Silver Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
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2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Other
Aja Silver Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Aja Silver Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
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2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Other
Eira Green Rug by Volver Studios
$6,904 / item
Eira Green Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Volver is a Norwegian design studio that offers curated collections of premium rugs for private and public spaces.
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2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
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Norwegian Rug For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic Norwegian rug available at 1stDibs. A Norwegian rug — often made from fabric, wool and walnut — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a Norwegian rug, we have 8 options in-stock, while there are 16 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Norwegian rug, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A Norwegian rug is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Scandinavian Modern, mid-century modern and modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made Norwegian rug has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Craft Associates, Lawrence Peabody and Nordic Knots are consistently popular.
How Much is a Norwegian Rug?
Prices for a Norwegian rug start at $243 and top out at $8,990 with the average selling for $3,700.
A Close Look at Post-modern Furniture
Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
- A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
- Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
- Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
- Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980)
- Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
- Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
- Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood
- Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
- Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art
POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Ettore Sottsass
- Robert Venturi
- Alessandro Mendini
- Michele de Lucchi
- Michael Graves
- Nathalie du Pasquier
VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.
After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.
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.
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