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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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

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

Modern Rugs

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

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

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Distressed Desert Spice Brown & Snow White 150x240 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Hand-Knotted Jaipur Wool Rug in Classic Gray, Subtle Textural Pattern

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Juniper Nectar Sea Mist Green & Ivory 240x300 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Celestial Fusion Orion Blue & Indigo Blue 240X300 cm Handknotted Rug

20th Century Unknown Modern Rugs

Brown and Gold Textured Area Rug

20th Century Unknown Modern Rugs

Green and Beige Patterned Area Rug

20th Century Unknown Modern Rugs

Purple and Gray Striped Area Rug

20th Century Unknown Modern Rugs

Blue and Green Striped Area Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Luminescent Prism Ashwood & Frost Gray 240X300 cm Handknotted Rug

2010s Chinese Modern Rugs

2011 Tai Ping & Edward Fields Aria I Nomad Collection Hand Tufted Wool Area Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Dune Drift Marble & White Sand 300x420 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Luxe Latte Sand & Spice Brown 240x300 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Golden Horizon Peach & Cloud White 180x270 cm Flatweave Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Oriana's Whisper Antique White & White Sand 170x240 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Enigmatic Dreamscape Charcoal Slate & Classic Gray 170x240 cm Hand Tufted Rug

2010s Indonesian Modern Rugs

Nocturne Terrain rug in organic shape with colors of Gray and Blue

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Urban Mesh Medium Gray & Ashwood 240X300 Cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Ethereal Mesh Dark Ivory & Nickel 200X300 Cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Porcella Pebble & Black Olive 200X300 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Nordic Nightscape Blue Berry & Blue Berry 240x330 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Peachy Cascade Light Peach & Clay 240x300 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Classic Contrast Ebony & White 198x288 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Luxe Weave Ivory & Frost Gray 240X300 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Barefoot Bliss Undyed White & Undyed White 300x420 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Vivid Mirage Startling Orange & White 150X210 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Brushstrokes of Brilliance White & Cool Aqua 168x240 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Misty Drifts Antique White & Light Sea Mist 170x240 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Ivory Cascade Cloud White & Cloud White 240x300 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Mellow Waves Light Blue & Peach 240x300 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Misty Dawn Antique White & Shale 240X300 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Rural Harmony Light Peach & Caramel 240X300 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Twilight Dreams Sunset & Oyster 300x420 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Jaipur Enigma Lead Gray & Lead Gray 168x240 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Serenity Sway Ebony Dark Ivory 180x270 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Tranquility in Threads Dark Brown & Dark Brown 420x170 cm Handloom Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Tranquil Treasure White White 180x270 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Enchanting Celestial Vista Skyline Blue & Dark Denim 180x270 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Artisanal Inceptions Natural Beige & Natural Mushroom 240X300 cm Handtufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs