Modern Rugs

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

Style: Modern

ContempoLux Dark Gray & Dark Gray 150x240 cm Shag Rug

Modern Rugs

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

ContempoLux Dark Gray & Dark Gray 150x240 cm Shag Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Serene Sands Beige & Beige 150x240 cm Handloom Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Origami Bliss Dark Ivory & Oyster 150X210 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Gilded Ballet White Sand & Marble 180x270 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Tidal Trance Charcoal Slate & Natural White 240x300 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

City Charms Tea Rose & Tea Rose 168x240 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Transcendent Culture Fusion Dark Amber Gold & White 180x270 cm Handtufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Tropical Lagoon Surf Green & Surf Green 240x360 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Serene Sands Beige & Beige 150x240 cm Handloom Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Faded Waltz Stone Gray & Stone Gray 150x240 cm Hand Loom Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Artisanal Impressions Lotus & Lotus 150x240 cm Handloom Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Eclipsa Fusion Medium Brown & Classic Gray 180X120 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Muted Melody Gray Brown & Gray Brown 180x270 cm Hand Knotted Rugs

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Urban Zest Medium Gray & Charcoal Slate 210 Round cm Hanf Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Geometric Joyweave Light Smoke Gray & Nickel 150X210 cm Hand Tufted Rug

2010s Indonesian Modern Rugs

Floral Echoes Abstract Irregular Shape by RAG HOME

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Maze Melody Antique White & Black Olive 240X300 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Ashen Trellis Ashwood & Indigo Blue 240x300 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Ethereal Elegance Classic Gray & Classic Gray 150x240 cm Handloom Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Reflective Azure Caribbean Sky & Antique White 180X270 cm Handknotted Rug

Early 2000s Italian Modern Rugs

2005 Paola Lenti Rug Made in Italy 8 x 15 ft Oval in Brown and Yellow

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Rugs

Small Blue and White Bespoke Zebra Rug

2010s Indonesian Modern Rugs

'Mis-Shapes' Custom Rug with Combination of Orange, Burgundy, Pink, Tosca Blue

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Wilderness Symphony Light Coral & Burnt Brick 150x240 cm Flatweave Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Ethereal Crossings Light Silver & Light Silver 150X210 cm Flatweave Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Microcosmic Opulence Chicory 120x180 cm Handloom Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

ArtCraft Fusion Charcoal Slate & Pearl Blue 165X150 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Serene Disarray Beige & Ivory 240X300 cm Handknotted Rug

2010s Italian Modern Rugs

Limited Edition Scarabeo Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Cerulean Serenade Capri & Capri 180x270 cm Handloom Rug

2010s Indonesian Modern Rugs

'Mis-Shapes' Custom Rug with Combination of Orange, Burgundy, Pink, Tosca Blue

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Dimensional Delight Ashwood & Antique White 160X243 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Infinite Dimensions Grey Matter & Platinum 240X300 cm Handtufted Rug

2010s Indonesian Modern Rugs

'Mis-Shapes' Custom Rug with Combination of Orange, Burgundy, Pink, Tosca Blue

2010s Italian Modern Rugs

Limited Edition Devotion Omnia Gray Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Global Essence Light Peach & Light Peach 150x240 cm Flatweave Rug

Mid-20th Century Turkish Modern Rugs

Midcentury Abstract Turkish Handmade Striped Flat-Weave in Persimmon Coral, Blue

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Rugs

Contemporary Handmade Turkish Folk Rug with a Distressed Appeal in Charcoal

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Misty Dawn Antique White & Shale 240X300 cm Handknotted Rug

Early 2000s Nepalese Modern Rugs