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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Item type: New and Made To Order
12'2"x18' Gray, Hand Knotted, Oushak Weave and Design, 100% Wool Extra Large Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Marengo Gray, Hand Knotted, Oushak Weave and Design, 100% Wool, Extra Large, Oriental Rug
Primary materials: Wool
Latex: No Pile
height: 0.25 Inches
Style: Transitional
Primary colo...
Category
2010s Indian Oushak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Forsyth New Zealand Sheepskin Rug, Tan
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
The naturalness and softness of a sheepskin rug can quickly elevate a room's beauty. On the floor, thrown over chairs and couches, this versatile design piece is a favorite of the Fo...
Category
2010s New Zealand Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Sheepskin
The Forsyth Checkerboard Rug - Diamond Checks in Off Black, 6x9
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Our beautiful wool and jute checkerboard rugs are expertly handwoven in Jaipur, India. The diamond checkerboard pattern and neutral off black & natural coloring are chic and sophisti...
Category
2010s Indian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Jute
Rug & Kilim’s French Art Deco Style Rug in Polychromatic Impressionist Florals
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with hand-knotted wool, this 8x10 rug is an exciting new piece in the French Art Deco rug collection by Rug & Kilim—a contemporary ode to the 1920s style moderne, with geometric...
Category
2010s Indian Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Distressed Style Tiger Runner in Gray, Beige and Black Pictorial
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This hand-knotted wool 3x10 runner from Rug & Kilim’s Homage Collection recaptures the time-honored Tiger skin rug style.
Further On the Design:
This particular piece is inspired ...
Category
2010s Indian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mehraban Year of the Snake by Liesel Plambeck
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Rug Number
28229
Size
9' 2" X 11' 10"
Design
Year Of The Snake
Collection
Liesel Plambeck
Material
Mohair, Silk, Wool
Texture
Embossed, Pile Weave, Shag
Origin
India
Age
New
Category
2010s Indian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Oushak Handmade Multicolor Floral Pattern Beige Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful modern Oushak hand-knotted wool rug with a beige field. This Oushak rug has a purple, pink, green, and blue accents layout a gorgeous geometric floral pattern design.
T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
New Scandinavian Green Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 09'03 x 11'11
Located in Dallas, TX
31120 New Scandinavian Modern Green Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 09'03 x 11'11. Exuding earth-tone elegance and Scandinavian Modern style, this handwoven wool Swedish-inspired kilim r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Turkish Vintage Anatolian Rug 5'11" x 8'7" #7031
Located in Houston, TX
Turkish Vintage Anatolian Rug 5'11" x 8'7" #7031 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at , where elegance meets functionality. Elevat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Contemporary and Colorful Turkish Souf Oushak Room Size Carpet in Pink and Green
Located in New York, NY
A modern Turkish Souf Oushak room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Souf is an unusual weaving technique that incorporates both the han...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mehraban Vintage Style Rapture Collection Sultanabad Design Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A brilliant array of floral forms, leafy tendrils and lush palmettes, this elegant Sultanabad revival rug was influenced by different traditions and cultures. Through the use of mute...
Category
2010s Pakistani Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
cc-tapis Dentelle Hexagone So Much Fun Collection by Claude Cartier Studio
By cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
So much fun is a collection of rugs where black and white geometric elements define joyful and colorful patterns giving life to 3 different designs, customizable in multiple variations in terms of size, colors, and textures. A collection that offers different production techniques from hand-knotted to hand-woven.
Claude Cartier Decoration...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Tibetan Tiger Rug Pure Wool Hand Knotted by Djoharian Collection
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
A Tibetan tiger rug, hand knotted in Nepal.
This traditional Tiger rug design is typically found on antique rugs called Khaden. It describes a small sized rug of about 3 x 6 ft that...
Category
2010s Nepalese Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ivory Modern Moroccan Style Handmade Multicolor Dots Designed Wool Runner
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Moroccan style handmade wool rug with an ivory field. This Modern rug has multicolor accents featuring a gorgeous all-over bohemian dots design.
This rug measures: 3'2" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Bohemian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
New Afghan Runner Rug Tabriz Design
Located in Dallas, TX
New Afghan runner rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Tabriz design handwov...
Category
2010s Afghan Tabriz Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Djoharian Collection Tiger Rug Wool Hand Knotted Antique Tibetan Design
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
A Djoharian Collection Tiger rug, hand knotted in Nepal - 6.0 x 3.0 ft
Origin: Nepal
Pile material: 100% Wool
Warp and weft: Cotton
Design: Tiger Rug
Length: 6.0 ft - 180 cm
Width: ...
Category
2010s Nepalese Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Handwoven Flat-Weave Wool Kilim Rug in Black and White Cross Square
Located in Madrid, ES
This rug has been ethically handwoven in the finest wool yarns by artisans in north of India, using a traditional weaving technique which is native of this region.
Each rug is handwo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Sasha Bikoff X Art Hide Customizable Cowhide Multicolor Pastiche Area Rug Small
By Art Hide
Located in Charlotte, NC
Crafted with a deep appreciation for art and fashion, the Sasha Bikoff X Art Hide Collaboration Pastiche Rug Infuses any space with creative energy and unexpected color.
Drawing in...
Category
2010s Pakistani Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cowhide
Mehraban Modern Design Mezzo Collection Wool & Silk Embossed Rug ESK470
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Rug Number
26206
Size
9' 11" X 14' 1"
Design
ESK470
Collection
Allure
Material
Wool & Bamboo Silk
Texture
Embossed
Origin
India
Age
New
Category
2010s Asian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk, Bamboo
Rug & Kilim's Hand Knotted Classic Geometric Rug Purple Green Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This hand knotted Classic rug joins the latest additions to the Homage Collection by Rug & Kilim, an ambitious custom-capable encyclopedia of periods recapturing and reinventing an u...
Category
2010s Indian Rustic Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Modern Bidjar Style Wool Rug in Blue with Allover Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
This exquisite rug showcases the timeless craftsmanship of the Bidjar style, meticulously handwoven from premium wool. Its rich light blue hue is complemented by a captivating allove...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Islamic Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Boho Gray Moroccan Style Handmade Multicolor Pattern Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Moroccan style handmade wool rug with a gray field. This Modern rug has multicolor accents featuring a gorgeous all-over geometric boho design.
This rug measures: 6'5" x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Bohemian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Chinese Art Deco Style Rug in Gold with Floral Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 2x4 scatter rug by Rug & Kilim is a new addition to their Chinese Art Deco rug line.
On the Design:
The rug enjoys a golden-brown open field with green ...
Category
2010s Indian Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Caucasian-Style Rug in Black with Horseback Rider Pictorials
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
As inspired by antique Caucasian pictorial rugs of Kaitag provenance, this 4x6 rug from our Burano collection is hand knotted in Ghazni wool.
On the Design:
The field features a ...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim with Blue and Gray Textural Stripes
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, this 6x8 contemporary Kilim is from an exciting new custom-capable flatweave collection by Rug & Kilim.
On the Design:
From our beloved “Rez Kilim” collection, a...
Category
2010s Afghan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Brazilian Contemporary Design, Nouveau Rug
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
New chromatic composition: brown+rose+bordeaux.
Nouveau is inspired by nature’s organic shapes.
The gestural lines alternate in cut stitch and boucle stitch in different thicknesses ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Other Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Nylon
21st Century Modern Turkish Flatweave Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
This 21st century Turkish Flatweave Kilim rug, measuring 11' 8" x 13' 9", presents a bold and lively striped design, with alternating bands of rich red, olive green, sky blue, and so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Persian Style Rug in Red, Gold, and Black with Floral Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with hand-knotted wool, this 8x10 rug from our Modern Classics Collection represents our most luxurious new take on classic Persian rugs and is inspired by the celebrated Bidjar...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Apadana's Modern Texture Designed Custom Wool Rug In Beige
Located in Norwalk, CT
Customize the Modern Sasco Collection Custom Wool Rug to fit your space. It is hand-woven in India for exceptional quality and durability. Various color options are available. Delive...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Gotland Sheepskin Rug
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Rare to be found in the U.S., these beautiful sheepskins are of the oldest race of sheep in Sweden. Unique to the island of Gotland, they are renowned for their silvery-grey colored wool, silky-to-the-touch curls (or ‘purls’ as they are known), and supreme suppleness. The fleece is fine, long, lustrous and dense and can appear in all shades of grey, from almost white to silver to charcoal-grey and dark enough to be almost black. A luxuriously decorative accessory, the Gotland sheepskin...
Category
2010s Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Sheepskin
cc-tapis Strict Rayures So Much Fun Collection by Claude Cartier Studio
By cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
So much fun is a collection of rugs where black and white geometric elements define joyful and colorful patterns giving life to 3 different designs, customizable in multiple variations in terms of size, colors, and textures. A collection that offers different production techniques from hand knotted to hand-woven.
Claude Cartier Decoration...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk, Wool
The Forsyth Woolly Shag Rug - Natural, 6x9
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Introducing The Shag Rug collection. Anne and Maggie grew up with a 1970s Flokati rug their Mom shlepped home from Greece during her world travels. They've been wanting to recreate t...
Category
2010s Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Mohair
cc-tapis Feathers Round Shaped Handknotted Tibetan Rug by Maarten De Ceulaer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand-knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave and a Himalayan wool and pure silk coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 252.000 individual knots per squaremeter approximately. The sale of every rug supports cc-for education. Maarten has always had an affinity for birds and years ago he came across the illustrations by John James Audubon and John Gould which have been inspiration ever since. Inspiration which he has tweaked, morphed and abstracted into a collection of ultra-detailed rugs.
Maarten De Ceulaer was born in Belgium in 1983. He first studied Interior Design at the Sint-Lukas Hogeschool in Brussels. Attracted by conceptual and narrative design, he continued his studies at the Design Academy Eindhoven. A strong passion for travelling inspired his graduation project ‘A Pile of Suitcases’, which was immediately picked up by Nina Yashar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Custom Kilim in Green and Blue Geometric Patter
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A refreshing Swedish style custom kilim design from our award-winning Scandinavian flat weave collection. Handwoven in wool.
On the Design:
This rug enjoys a smart sense of moveme...
Category
2010s Indian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Beni Mrirt rug 3’x5’, Terracotta Red Color Shag Rug, Custom-Made
By Nomad Chic
Located in Marrakech, MA
We exclusively create custom individual rugs for you. This means that we do not produce unnecessary items and we prioritize respecting nature. That's why we estimate it will take us ...
Category
2010s Moroccan Minimalist Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim's Khotan style Rug, White with Cream Pomegranate Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 4x8 contemporary rug is a luxe new addition to Rug & Kilim's Modern Classics—a fabulous new approach to vintage and antique rug designs like this interpretation of Khotan rugs, ...
Category
2010s Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Blue and Cream with Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 5x7 rug is a new addition to the flatweaves in Rug & Kilim’s award-winning Scandinavian rug collection. Made with handwoven wool, its design is inspired by mid-century Swedish m...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Small 'Blur' Wool Kilim Rug by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Nanimarquina
Located in Glendale, CA
Small 'Blur' Wool Kilim Rug by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Nanimarquina
Fabricated from Afghan wool, 'Blur' is a hand-loomed kilim rug. The sequence of geometric shapes and repet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
21st Century East Turkestan Khotan Pictorial Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A modern East Turkestan Khotan pictorial room size carpet handmade during the 21st century.
Measures: 8' 10" x 10' 0"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary East Turkestani Khotan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
9'9"x13'1" Red Afghan Khamyab with Geometric Design Soft Wool Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Scarlet Red, Afghan Khamyab with Geometric Design, Soft and Shiny Wool, Hand Knotted, Vegetable Dyes, Oriental Rug
Primary materials: Wool
Latex: No Pile
height: 0.25 Inches
Style: ...
Category
2010s Afghan Medieval Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
12 x 15 Modern Oushak Style Wool Rug In Light Blue Features Allover Pattern
Located in Norwalk, CT
This Modern Oushak Style Wool Rug presents a contemporary twist on traditional Oushak designs. The stunning piece features a soft pale blue background, beautifully accented by vibran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Oushak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Schumacher Fan Area Rug in Handwoven Abaca by Patterson Flynn
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by graphic Art Deco motifs, the Raleigh Collection features a fabulous range of hand-coiled abaca designs with unparalleled artistry and incomparable quality. From tonal geo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Hemp
Sasha Bikoff X Art Hide Customizable Cowhide Woodland Menagerie Tapestry
By Art Hide
Located in Charlotte, NC
Introducing Woodland Menagerie Tapestry, the ultimate in artisan interior design. Designed by New York Interior Designer Sasha Bikoff for Art Hide, this beautiful wall tapestry featu...
Category
2010s Pakistani Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cowhide
Rug & Kilim’s Persian Style Rug in Beige with Polychromatic Floral Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with hand-knotted wool, this 8x11 rug from our Modern Classics Collection represents our most luxurious new take on classic Persian rugs and is inspired by the celebrated Bidjar...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Cloudy Cracks Rug by RAG HOME
By RAG home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
This rug is like a love letter to imperfection—soft, delicate, and beautifully fragmented, as if torn from the pages of a dreamy, golden-lit storybook. Its gentle, irregular edges mi...
Category
2010s Indonesian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Acrylic
New Contemporary Abstract Transitional Rug Inspired by Willem de Kooning
Located in Dallas, TX
30410 New Contemporary Abstract Transitional Rug Inspired by Willem de Kooning with Grunge Art & Romantic Postmodern style. This hand knotted silk and wool contemporary abstract area...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Romantic Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
4x6 ft Handmade Checkered Design Tulu Rug in Soft Pink & Beige. 100% Wool
Located in Spring Valley, NY
100% Hand-spun wool of finest quality. Measures : 4x6 ft.
Available as seen or can be custom produced in any design, size, color combination and pile thickness requested.
These bea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Tulu Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Beni Mrirt rug 6'x9’, Tribal Pattern Green Color rug, Custom-Made
By Nomad Chic
Located in Marrakech, MA
We exclusively create custom individual rugs for you. This means that we do not produce unnecessary items and we prioritize respecting nature. That's why we estimate it will take us ...
Category
2010s Moroccan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
cc-tapis CRISS CROSS Medium handmade rug by India Mahdavi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crisscross is a collection of rugs designed by designer India Mahdavi for the CC-Tapis brand. These rugs are expertly crafted using fine hand-woven wool combined with the artisanal c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Afghan Moroccan Style Rug with Black and Brown Tribal Details on Ivory Field
Located in Dallas, TX
Modern Afghan rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. This piece is a traditional Afghan weaving f...
Category
2010s Afghan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
%100 Silk & Natural Dye, Ikat Cushion Cover - Uzbekistan Modern Pillow
Located in Tokyo, JP
Silk Ikat cushions with rich design and high quality, carefully made one by one in Uzbekistan in Central Asia.
Both the front and back sides are hand-woven silk cloth (ikat). All ...
Category
2010s Uzbek Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Evolution Part II Rug by Illulian Design Studio Limited Edition
By Illulian
Located in Milan, IT
These unique rug models are customizable in terms of size, colors, shape and composition (percentage of silk compared to the percentage of Himalayan wool or other materials requested...
Category
2010s Italian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Beni Ourain Moroccan Rug, Minimalist Shibui Meets Modern Hygge
Located in Dallas, TX
20767 Modern Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug, 05'03 x 06'05.
In the marriage of minimalist Shibui principles and the modern coziness of Hygge, this hand-knotted wool Moroccan Beni Ourain ru...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Organic Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Seated Nude Doodles Rug by Faye Toogood for cc-tapis
By Faye Toogood, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Limited edition of 5 rugs, personally signed by designer Faye Toogood.
Faye Toogood’s “Seated Nude” is the fourth rug in a new upcoming collection of 6 designs called “Doodles”. A c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
New Moss-Olive Green Contemporary Biophilic Wool Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
30996 New Moss-Olive Green Modern Rug, 02'01 x 08'09. Biophilic Design meets earth-tone elegance in this handcrafted modern olive green area rug. The lavish texture and earthy green ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Organic Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
cc-tapis Le Tapis Nomade Full Forest Rug by Atelier De La Troupe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Designed in Los Angeles, produced in Nepal, debuted in New York”, Le Tapis Nomade is a rug born from the collaboration between cc-tapis and Atelier de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Chinese Style Art Deco rug in Green & Blue with Colorful Florals
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 9x12 ode to Chinese Art Deco rugs is the next addition to Rug & Kilim’s newly inspired Deco Collection. Hand-knotted in wool.
Further on the Design:
This piece boasts the min...
Category
2010s Indian Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oriental Handmade Rug 2'4" x 3'2" #9024
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Handmade Rug 2'4" x 3'2" #9024 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at , where elegance meets functionality. Elevate your sp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
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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