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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Creator: Ingegerd Silow
Vintage Green Flat-weave Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Green Flat-weave Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'3" × 9'3" (190 × 281 cm)
A vintage, Swedish flat weave wool rug made by Ingegerd Silow with woven initials (IS) at a corner. It...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Blue, Gray, Ivory Swedish "Snowflake" Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century blue, gray, ivory Swedish "Snowflake" rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'4" × 7'9" (162 × 236 cm).
Who has not heard about Ingegerd Silow? Both master weaver and talented...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 4'5" × 6'7" (134 × 200 cm)
Color: Blue, Lavender, Yellow
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Kilim rug "Ringsjön" by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vintage Swedish Kilim rug in a design called "Ringsjon" by Ingegerd Silow from 1966. Design with large geometric areas of brown, gray and blue with accent colors in pink, y...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Kilim rug "Hardanger" by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Swedish Kilim rug "Hardanger" by Ingegerd Silow from the 1970s. As typical for Ingegerd SIlow rugs this rug consists of a geometric designs in dominated by yellow, brown, ora...
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'0" × 8'0" (152 × 243 cm)
Color: Beige, Blue, Gray, Taupe
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 4'5" × 6'3" (134 × 190 cm)
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 4'5" × 6'6" (134 × 198 cm)
Color: Beige, Blue, Gray
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'3" × 8'0" (160 × 243 cm)
Color: Beige, Brown, Gold, Gray, Yellow
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'3" × 7'8" (160 × 233 cm)
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Flat-Weave Rug by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden
Located in TOLLEBEEK, NL
A flat weave rug/carpet by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden. This hand woven carpet immediately draws the eye with its distinctive design and original pastel color palette. Every single elemen...
Category
1980s Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'5" × 7'8" (165 × 233 cm)
Color: Beige, Gray, Green, Pink
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Midcentury Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Swedish red flat woven rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'3" × 9'10" (190 × 299 cm)
A mid 20th century Scandinavian flat weave wool rug by Ingegerd Silow with hand woven initia...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
"Sparreholm" Vintage Swedish Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish rug by Ingegerd Silow.
Size: 6'4" × 10'0" (193 × 304 cm).
Color: beige, blue, grey, pink.
A mid-century Swedish flat-weave rug by Ingegerd Silow with woven initials I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage flat woven rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 4.7" × 6.8" (139 × 203 cm)
A midcentury, Swedish geometric, flat weave wool rug made by Ingegerd Silow with woven initials (IS) at a co...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish blue flat woven rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'2" × 8'0" (157 × 243 cm)
A mid-century, Swedish flat-weave wool rug made by Ingegerd Silow with woven initials (IS) at a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Wool Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish flat-weave wool rug signed by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 4'5" × 6'8" (134 × 203 cm)
Popularity of Swedish rugs seems to match that of Classic Persian rugs. Despite...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ingegerd Silow, Carpet, Wool, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An orange, brown and yellow-dyed flatweave wool carpet designed and produced by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'4" × 8'1" (162 × 246 cm)
Every rug aficionado has heard of Ingegerd Silow, this internationally known master weaver and desig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish blue flat woven rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'6" × 7'5" (167 × 226 cm)
A mid-century, Swedish flatweave wool rug made by Ingegerd Silow with woven initials (IS) at a ...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Geometric Swedish Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage geometric Swedish beige, brown, gold, green wool rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 4'6" × 6'5" (137 × 195 cm).
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'5" × 8'10" (195 × 269 cm)
Color: Beige, Brown, Gold, Gray, Green, Yellow
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'8" × 9'0" (203 × 274 cm)
Color: Beige, Brown, Green, Lavender, Purple, Taupe
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ingegerd Silow, Carpet, Wool, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An orange, brown and yellow-dyed flatweave wool carpet designed and produced by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'3" × 9'3" (190 × 281 cm)
Color: Beige, Gray, Pink, Purple, Taupe
A vintage Swedish flat-weave wool rug designed by Ingegerd Silow...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Large flat wave rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Long Island City, NY
Flat wave rug designed by Ingegerd Silow . Circa 1950th.
Signed IS. Sweden. Hand woven wool. Dimensions: L 117″. W 74″ .
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 4'6" × 6'7" (137 × 200 cm)
A mid-century, Swedish flat-weave wool rug made by Ingegerd Silow with woven initials (IS) at a corner. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Runner by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Runner by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 2'9" × 13'3" (83 × 403 cm)
A vintage Swedish flat-weave wool runner designed by Ingegerd Silow, signed ‘IS’ at the lower cor...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat-Weave Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish brown, yellow flat-weave rug signed by Ingegerd Silow.
Size: 5'5" × 7'8" (165 × 233 cm)
Ingegerd Silow is considered to be one of the most influential figure...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Swedish Midcentury modern Ingegerd Silow Flat Wool Rug
Located in Madrid, ES
Swedish flat woven virgin wool Rug designed by Ingegerd Silow. Sweden, 1950s.
This extraordinary Kilin Technique rug features a geometric shapes pattern, a motif easily recognizable ...
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1950s Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ingegerd Silow Rollakan Vintage Swedish Kilim Rug, Blå Rosa Tulpan Korsmönster
Located in Dallas, TX
78246 Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug by Ingegerd Silow, 06'07 x 09'07. Reflecting elements of Scandinavian Modern style with incredible detail and texture, this handwoven vintage Swedi...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Swedish Midcentury modern Ingegerd Silow Flat Wool Rug
Located in Madrid, ES
Swedish flat woven virgin wool Rug designed by Ingegerd Silow. Sweden, 1950s.
This extraordinary Kilin Technique rug features a geometric shapes pattern, a motif easily recognizable ...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Rug by Ingegerd Silow 'IS'
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish caramel rug by Ingegerd Silow. Woven signature to edge 'IS'
Size: 4'4" × 6'9" (134 × 207 cm)
This peaceful composition designed and performed by a famous Swedish arti...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat-Weave Wood Carpet Signed by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Paris, FR
Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005) was one of the most prolific and influential Swedish carpet designers of the midcentury.
She was part of a second generation of twentieth century Swedish textile designers. As with her other Swedish design-world contemporaries, she would have been made acutely aware of her predecessors while she trained at the Konstfack, Stockholm’s famous art and craft school. Her training in folk craft is evident in her carpets, which are of the highest quality in terms of their impeccable materials and weaving techniques. Furthermore, her works radiate the warm minimalism...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wood
Flatweave carpet by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Mid-20th century Swedish flatweave carpet designed by Ingegerd Silow.
Navajo-styled pattern. Made in wool with beautiful green colors....
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Midcentury Swedish Rolakan Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish Rolakan blue rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'9" × 9'9" (205 × 297 cm)
A vintage Swedish flatweave wool rug designed by Ingegerd Silow, signed IS at the corner....
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug Signed by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish flat woven rug Signed by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'5" × 9'1" (195 × 276 cm)
Color: Beige, Blue.
A mid-century Swedish flat-weave wool rug by Ingegerd Silow with woven in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Mid-Century rug by Swedish textile designer Ingegerd Silow. A blue foundation sits against a geometric flower design along the borders in brown, white and pink shades. In a g...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Green Brown Beige Flat-Weave Wool Rug Signed by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Green, Brown Flat-Weave Wool Rug Signed by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'4" × 9'2" (193 × 279 cm)
This lovely vintage Swedish flat weave was created by the legend of Scandin...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
"Opal" - Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Brita Svefors
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Swedish flat woven rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'4" × 7'7" (162 × 231 cm)
A midcentury Swedish flat-weave rug by Brita Svefors. The main field displays steped, small and l...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ingegerd Silow, Rölakan, Flatweave 1960-1970
Located in Hammarö, SE
Ingegerd Silow is considered to be one of the most influential figures in Swedish carpet making and for a good reason. Not only was she a talented weaver, but also a great lover of l...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ingegerd Silow, Rölakan, Flatweave 1960-1970
Located in Hammarö, SE
Ingegerd Silow is considered to be one of the most influential figures in Swedish carpet making and for a good reason. Not only was she a talented weaver, but also a great lover of l...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Flat-Weave Rug "Berga" signed by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Rö, SE
Swedish Mid- Century Vintage Handwoven Flat-Weave Wool Rug "Berga" by Artist Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005)
Size: 67" × 97" (170 cm × 246 cm)
Excellent vintage condition consisten...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ingegerd Silow, Rölakan, Flatweave 1960-1970
Located in Hammarö, SE
Ingegerd Silow is considered to be one of the most influential figures in Swedish carpet making and for a good reason. Not only was she a talented weaver, but also a great lover of l...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ingegerd Silow, Rölakan, Flatweave 1960-1970
Located in Hammarö, SE
Ingegerd Silow is considered to be one of the most influential figures in Swedish carpet making and for a good reason. Not only was she a talented weaver, but also a great lover of l...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Blue Flat Woven rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'6" × 7'5" (167 × 226 cm)
A mid-century, Swedish flat-weave wool rug made by Ingegerd Silow with woven initials (IS) at a...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Swedish Wall Hanging "Krasse" Rölakan by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Örebro, SE
Handwoven wall hanging ”Krasse” rölakan, by Ingegerd Silow. Signed IS.
Measurements on the back of the wall hanging says 28x40 cm, measurements with the fringes 28x55 cm.
Good vinta...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Swedish Rölakan Carpet by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Berlin, BE
Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005) was one of the most prolific and influential Swedish carpet designers of the midcentury. During her long career she designed an extraordinary number of car...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Floral Design Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish floral design flat woven rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 2'9" × 4'1" (83 × 124 cm)
A rare, vintage Swedish flat-weave wool rug designed by Ingegerd Silow, signed IS at th...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Kilim Rollakan Rug, Blommig Spaljé
Located in Dallas, TX
78499 Vintage Swedish Kilim Rollakan Rug, 05'04 x 07'07. Emanating Scandinavian Modern style with incredible detail and texture, this handwoven Swedish rollakan rug is a captivating ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Rare Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, Rutmönster Blomsterträdgård
Located in Dallas, TX
78496 Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug by Ingegerd Silow, 05'06 x 07'08.
Emanating Scandinavian Modern style with incredible detail and texture, this handwoven Swedish rollakan rug is a...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
78504 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 04'06 x 06'08.
Highlighting Scandinavian Modern style with incredible detail and texture, this han...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Kilim Rollakan Runner, Örbyhus in Gul
Located in Dallas, TX
78507 Vintage Swedish Kilim Rollakan Rug by Ingegerd Silow, measures 02'08 x 08'05.
With its Scandinavian Modern style, incredible detail and texture, this handwoven wool vintage Sw...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Flat-Weave Wood Carpet Signed by Ingegerd Silow
Located in Paris, FR
Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005) was one of the most prolific and influential Swedish carpet designers of the midcentury.
She was part of a second generation of twentieth century Swedish textile designers. As with her other Swedish design-world contemporaries, she would have been made acutely aware of her predecessors while she trained at the Konstfack, Stockholm’s famous art and craft school. Her training in folk craft is evident in her carpets, which are of the highest quality in terms of their impeccable materials and weaving techniques. Furthermore, her works radiate the warm minimalism...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wood
Signed Ingegerd Silow Vintage Pink Swedish Rollakan Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
78257 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Kilim Rollakan Rug, 05'06 x 07'07. Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005) emerges as a highly influential figure in midcentury Swedish carpet design, particu...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ingegerd Silow, Swedish Navajo Pattern Wool Rug, Handcrafted, 1950s
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish elegant Navajo with geometric patterns. Made of wool. It is very soft and in excellent condition for its age. Designed and produced in the 1950s. All fringe are in good condi...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug Designed by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rug designed by Ingegerd Silow,
Sweden, 1950s.
Signed.
Wool.
Measurements:
L: 253 cm / 8' 3 1/2''
W: 168 cm / 5' 6 1/2''
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Hand Woven Rug from Ingegerd Silow from the 60's
Located in Lyon, FR
Swedish rug from the 60's by Ingegerd Silow. Flat weaving technique (rillakan), wool on linen. Traditional geometric patterns in yellow, grey and beige. Handwoven in Sweden, mid-20th...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Linen
Antique and Vintage Rugs for Sale: Shop Turkish Rugs, Moroccan Rugs, Indian Rugs and Other Rugs on 1stDibs
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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