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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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

Jaipur Rugs 10X14 Feet Hand Knotted Carpet Wool & Bamboo Silk Beige & Brown Rug

Modern Rugs

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Jaipur Rugs 10X14 Feet Hand Knotted Carpet Wool & Bamboo Silk Beige & Brown Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Jaipur Rugs 6X9 Feet Hand Knotted Carpet Wool And Bamboo Silk Grey And Black Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Jaipur Rugs 10X14 Feet Hand Tufted Carpet Viscose Grey Black Modern Abstract Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Jaipur Rugs 8X10 Feet Hand Knotted Carpet Wool And Bamboo Silk Ivory Modern Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Jaipur Rugs 6X9 Feet Hand Knotted Carpet Wool And Silk Blue Modern Abstract Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Jaipur Rugs 8X10 Feet Hand Knotted Carpet Wool Red And Orange Modern Vintage Rug

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Jaipur Rugs 6X9 Feet Hand Tufted Carpet Wool Ivory Modern Floral & Tropical RuG

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Jaipur Rugs 6X9 Feet Hand Knotted Carpet Wool And Bamboo Silk Grey And Black Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Jaipur Rugs 8X10 Feet Hand Knotted Carpet Pure Silk Green Modern Moroccan Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Jaipur Rugs 8X10 Feet Hand Knotted Carpet Wool Grey & Black Modern Abstract Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Jaipur Rugs 6X9 Feet Hand Knotted Carpet Wool Ivory Modern Abstract Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Jaipur Rugs 8X10 Feet Hand Knotted Carpet Wool And Bamboo Silk Grey & Black Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Jaipur Rugs 6X9 Feet Hand Tufted Carpet Wool Beige & Brown Modern Geometric Rug

Early 2000s Italian Modern Rugs

2005 Paola Lenti Brown Rug Made in Italy 5 x 12 ft 3x Available

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Rugs

Wave Hand-Tufted Rug in Gray by Verner Panton

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 Italian Modern Rugs

21st Century Himba Sisal Rug in Nubuck Leather by Etro Home Interiors

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Hand-Knotted Jaipur Wool Rug in Classic Gray, Minimalist Solid Design

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Enigma of Errant Ivory & Flax 170x240 cm Handknotted 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

Jaipur Rugs 6X9 Feet Hand Knotted Carpet Wool Ivory Modern Moroccan & Tribal Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Luminescent Neutrality Classic Gray & Classic Gray 150x240 cm Handloom Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Classic Intricacy Snow White & Indian Tan 180x270 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Anomaly's Embrace Ivory & Flax 270x360 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Echoes of Marrakech Winter White & Mahogany 200X300 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Monotone Echelon Classic Gray & Shale 168x240 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Nature's Rebellion Ashwood & Natural Brown 170x240 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Folded Dreamscape White & Black Berry 180x270 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Woven Earthtones Natural Gray & Natural Soot 270x360 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Geo-Tribal Dreams Ashley Blue & Ashley Blue 180x270 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Whisperscape Sky & Undyed White 180x270 cm Handmade Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Woodland Enigma Ashwood & Ashwood 240x300 cm Hand Knotted Rugs

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Azure Tranquility Medieval Blue & Twilight Blue 180x270 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Ethereal Equilibrium London Fog & Twilight Blue 150x240 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Velvet Ripples Ashwood & Jamaican Aqua 270x360 cm Hand Knotted 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

Maze Harmony Liquorice & Red Orange 240x300 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Lagoon Ripples Ashwood & Jamaican Aqua 195x295 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Jaipur Rugs 6X9 Feet Hand Knotted Carpet Wool Grey And Black Transitional Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs