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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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

Peachy Whirl Light Peach Natural Mink 240x300 cm Hand Tufted Rug

Modern Rugs

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Peachy Whirl Light Peach Natural Mink 240x300 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Hand-tufted wool rugs in Rich Green Tones, Organic Textured Design

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Slate Serenity Classic Gray Nickel 240X300 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Azure Tranquility Marine Blue & Skyline Blue 180X270 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Sublime Comfort White & Honey 180X270 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Serene Mist Light Smoke Gray Nickel 180Xx270 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Tonal Bliss Natural Brown & Tawny Brown 180X270 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Chronicle Reverie Ashwood & Honey 240X300 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Mystic Puzzle Antique White & Forever Blue 240X300 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Tranquil Fusion Nickel & Light Coffee 240x300 Cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Pastel Twilight Symphony Classic Gray 195X295 cm Hand-Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Prism Reverie Ivory & Skyline Blue 240X300 Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Abstract Maze Nickel & Granite Green 240X300 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Botanic Burst Pink Tint & Lotus 240X300 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Arctic Oasis White Ice & Medium Gray 180X270 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Enigma Nebula Classic Gray & Antique White 150x240 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Serenity Symphony White & Ebony 240X300 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Arborium Cashew & Flax 240x300 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Gleam Grove Antique White Clay 180x270 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Cultural Mosaic Classic Gray & Oyster 180X270 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Gossamer Gaze Ashwood Silver 180x270 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Eternal Harmony Charcoal Slate & Natural Camel 240X300 cm Handtufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Unhurried Symphony Ashwood & Gray Brown 300X420 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Modern Fusion Antique White & Slate Gray 300x420 Cm handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Serenity Waves Skyline Blue & marine blue 180X270cm Hand knotted rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Tranquil haven white chalk & shale 240X300 cm Handknotted rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Silver Linings Cloud White & Natural White 180x270 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Coastal Serenity Antique White & Medium Gold 180X270 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Moonlit Garden White & Soft Beige 240X300 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Radiant Ripple Medium Gold Mushroom 180x270 cm Hand Tufted Rugs

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Icy Veil Snow White & Snow White 180x270 cm Hand Knotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Gilded Grove Clay White 180x270 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Azure Aurora Dark Gray Blue Haze 240x300 cm Hand Tufted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Serene Meadow Flax Charcoal Slate 180X270 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Gentle Radiance Pebble & Marble 180X270 Cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Serene Fusion Nickel & Clay 180X270 cm Handknotted Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Rugs

Luna Hand-Tufted Rug in Dark Green by Verner Panton

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Hand-Knotted Jaipur Wool Rug in Pure White, Minimalist Solid Design

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

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

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rugs