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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Aubusson
Kahhal Looms Radiating Masks "Night" Hand-Knotted Rug by Louis Barthélemy
By Kahhal Looms
Located in Cairo, EG
Abou the rug:
This hand-knotted rug has 160,000 knots per square meter, a double knot construction, and is made of 100% New Zealand wool for the face yarn and 100% Egyptian cotton for the warp and weft. The pile height is about 8mm and it weighs approximately 5000 grams per square meter.
About the design:
History is brought to life with this hand-knotted rug designed by Louis Barthélemy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Egyptian Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Style Carpet ( 8'9" x 12' - 265 x 365 )
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Style Carpet ( 8'9" x 12' - 265 x 365 )
Category
2010s Indian Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Palace Carpet Tefset with Heriz Pattern Oversize
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare carpet from the Tefset brand with a classic Heriz pattern. In some places there are assignments, see pictures
Category
20th Century German Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Fabric
A Pair of Aubusson Runner Rug Handwoven Carpet Floral Stair Runner Home Decor
Located in Hampshire, GB
This magnificent pair of stair runner rugs has been handwoven with a beautiful symmetrical floral design on an ivory blue background with cream-green and ivory accents. This elegant ...
Category
1990s French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Kahhal Looms Cycas Hand-Knotted 300x200cm Rug by JAM BY HEDAYAT
By Kahhal Looms
Located in Cairo, EG
About the rug:
This is a hand-knotted rug with 160,000 knots per square meter in a double knot construction. It is made of face yarn that is Egyptian wool with bamboo silk inlays, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Egyptian Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Zeki Müren Art Deco Runner Rug with Geometric Pattern, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handknotted in wool, this 2x8 vintage rug originates from Turkey, circa 1960-1970 and is believed to hail from the Turkish artist Zeki Muren.
On the Design:
Keen eyes will note a ...
Category
1960s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Modern French Art Deco Style Rug in Green with Geometric Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 9x12 modern rug by Rug & Kilim is a new addition to the French Art Deco rug line. Its design is inspired by Style Modern from the 1920s European period pie...
Category
2010s Indian Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique French Silk Aubusson, circa 1890
Located in Secaucus, NJ
The Aubusson workshops, on the river Creuse in France, are famous for their antique European rugs, carpets and tapestries, woven since the 18th century. The Royal Council established...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A bold early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco rug with a brilliant gold field with a large multi-colored peony cluster in one corner.
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Art Deco Antique Chinese Wool Rug In Navy Blue with Floral Motif
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful antique Chinese Art Deco hand-knotted scatter wool rug with navy blue color field. This piece has multicolor hues adorned with a classic Chinese floral design.
This rug m...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Oval Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A sweet early 20th century oval Chinese Art Deco rug with a peach central field surrounded by a teal and peach border overlaid with multi-co...
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Magenta Background Chinese Art Deco Rug with Large Vining Flowers and Leaves
Located in Atlanta, GA
Magenta Background Chinese Art Deco Rug with Large Vining Flowers and Leaves. Keivan Woven Arts / rug X23-0802, country of origin / type: China / Art Deco, circa 1920.
Measures: 12'0...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1920s Oval Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 3'1" x 6' - 94 x 183 )
Located in New York, NY
1920s Oval Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 3'1" x 6' - 94 x 183 )
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Nichols Art Deco Rug circa 1920 9x12
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One of a kind !
Art deco Chinese Nichols rug Made in the early 1920s from high quality Chinese wool found along the ancient "Silk route"...
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Chartreuse Ground 'Cavalcade' Oversize Carpet by Jean Lurçat for Maison Myrbor
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Milan, IT
Following her pioneering work in Algeria, Marie Cuttoli (1879-1973) founded Maison Myrbor in 1926. It would become the gallery from where she would promo...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Art Deco Style Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique mid-century rug in amazing condition, inquire with any and all questions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Art deco Chinese Rugs, A Pair
Located in Evanston, IL
Introducing our splendid pair of lake of Life Chinese art deco rug, where artistry intertwines with symbolism. The enchanting jade green field hosts a majestic lake of Life, where fl...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique French Aubusson Botanic Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Aubusson botanic handmade wool rug.
Size: 5'7" × 9'5" (170 × 287 cm)
A late 19th century antique rug, the shaded cocoa brown field with an all-over pattern of enlarged...
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique French Aubusson Rug 8'6 x 13'8
Located in New York, NY
An antique circa 1850 French Aubusson rug 8'6x13'8. The central ivory medallion with wonderfully detailed floral emblems sits on a green field enclosed by a wonderful encroaching bor...
Category
19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Chinese Art Deco Style Oversized Rug in Pink with Floral Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 13x18 ode to Chinese Art Deco rugs is the next addition to Rug & Kilim’s Deco Collection. This collection is a contribution to the style, and our years of ...
Category
2010s Indian Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8'6" x 11' - 260 x 335 )
Located in New York, NY
1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8'6" x 11' - 260 x 335 )
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Tibetan Tiger Mini Rug Hand Knotted Wool Silk Gold Blue by Djoharian Collection
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
A Tibetan Tiger rug, hand knotted in Nepal, silk and wool pile.
This traditional Tiger rug design is typically found on antique rugs called Khaden. It describes a small sized rug of...
Category
2010s Nepalese Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Rust Aubusson Rug Runner Floral Livingroom Rugs Magnificent Home Decor Carpet
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic area runner rug has been handwoven with a beautiful all-over floral design on an ivory rust background with pink, cream-green, and ivory accents and two beautiful desi...
Category
1990s French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Antique English Art Deco Carpet. 7 ft 4 in x 10 ft 5 in
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Antique English Green Art Deco Carpet, Country of Origin: England, Circa Date: 1930. Size: 7 ft 4 in x 10 ft 5 in (2.24 m x 3.17 m)
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Art Deco Chinese Wedding Rug: A Tapestry of Elegance and Tradition"
Located in Evanston, IL
"Step into the glamour of the 1930s with our meticulously crafted Vintage Art Deco Chinese Wedding Rug—a true symbol of elegance and sophistication. This exquisite masterpiece from C...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rococo Aubusson Rug Beige Pink Handwoven Carpet Wool Livingroom Rug Home Decor
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic area rug has been handwoven by Aubusson with a beautiful symmetrical floral design woven on a beige-pink background with accents of coffee, burgundy, and ivory. This e...
Category
1990s French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Tibetan Tiger Rug Hand Knotted Wool Silk Gold Blue Djoharian Design 8 x 10 ft
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
A Tibetan Tiger rug, hand knotted in Nepal, silk and wool pile.
This traditional Tiger rug design is typically found on antique rugs called Khaden. It describes a small sized rug of...
Category
2010s Nepalese Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Rare Viennese Art Nouveau Rug
Located in New York, NY
Rare Viennese Art Nouveau Rug
Size: 9'9" × 13'5" (297 × 408 cm)
This vintage rug was created circa 1930 in Vienna. This is how Art Deco style looks combin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique French Aubusson Pillow with Baroque Style, Tête de Femme Aphrodite
Located in Dallas, TX
78616 Antique French Aubusson Pillow, 01'06 x 01'00.
Reflecting elements of both Baroque and Renaissance, this handwoven antique French Aubusson pillow is a captivating vision of wov...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Stunning Constructivist / Modernist/ Art Deco Hook Rug , Wall Hanging FOLK ART
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Constructivist / Modernist / Art Deco Hook Rug...Wall Hanging. Amazing use of color ,texture and space .Nice original condition,
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Large 22.7' Art Deco Edward Fields Style Area Rug from the Queen Mary
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large Art Deco style Area rug featuring a multicolored geometric streamline pattern with warm reds, browns yellows, and beige tones, much like those from Edward Fields. This rug is flooring taken from the RMS Queen Mary in the 1970s and made into a large area rug.
Measure: 22' 7" long x 11' 10" wide.
Queen Mary is a retired British ocean liner that sailed primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard-White Star Line and was built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland...
Category
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Composition
Square Aubusson Rug Brown Blue Handwoven Carpet Floral Livingroom Rug Home Decor
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic area square rug has been handwoven with a beautiful symmetrical floral design on a brown-blue background with cream, green, and ivory accents. This elegant piece's colour and design make it the perfect accent rug.
This rug style is best known as Aubusson and is recognized today as one of the most influential designs of European Rugs and Tapestries. Weavers replicate the same traditional techniques in the antique pieces in Aubusson, central France. Aubusson's designs frequently refer to Art Nouveau and Renaissance styles and can be paired with other decorative arts from 1890 to 1910 and the modern styles of the 21st century.
Style this beautiful wool needlepoint as a wall hanging or as a floor rug in your bedroom, kitchen, dining room, living room or entranceway. Suitable for any room in your home and easy to style with modern and Classic interiors.
Traditional carpet Aubusson style area rug handwoven wool needlepoint
Square Aubusson Rug...
Category
1990s French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Traditional Beige Carpet Repeat bunch of Flowers Rug Needlepoint Livingroom Rug
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic large needlepoint rug has been handwoven with a beautiful repeat bunch of floral designs woven on an ivory blue background with cr...
Category
1990s British Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 11'6" - 275 x 350 )
Located in New York, NY
1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 11'6" - 275 x 350 )
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Modern French Art Deco Style Rug in Gray with Geometric Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 9x12 modern rug by Rug & Kilim is a new addition to their French Art Deco rug line. Its design enjoys a gray open field with the most subtle hint of lavend...
Category
2010s Indian Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Modern French Art Deco Style Rug with Geometric Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and silk, this 6x8 modern rug by Rug & Kilim is a new addition to the French Art Deco rug line. Its design is inspired by the works of Sir Francis Bacon...
Category
2010s Indian Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk, Wool
Traditional Aubusson Rug Pink Beige Handwoven Floral Carpet Wool Livingroom Rug
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic area rug has been handwoven with a beautiful symmetrical pink floral design on an ivory blue background with cream green and ivory accents. This elegant piece's colour...
Category
1990s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Transylvanian mid century Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the timeless beauty of this mid-20th-century Kilim rug, meticulously handwoven in wool on cotton. Adorned with stylized floral patterns and delightful colors, the light purp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Romanian Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage French Art Deco Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage French Art Deco Handmade Wool Rug
Size: 13'4" × 19'5" (406 × 591 cm)
This vintage French Deco antique rug features a striking large oval central design containing patterns th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
French Tapestry Carpet Wall Decoration Aubusson Rug Handwoven Wool Pictorial Rug
Located in Hampshire, GB
A fabulous 20th-century handwoven tapestry in excellent condition. The scene of kids playing among nature in green, navy, beige, and pink accents. A similar technique is used for making the tapestry, as in Aubusson and Needlepoint in the flat weave role. These decorative area rugs are sporadic luxury rugs for sale in any rug store. They can exist as designer rugs or interior design elements in antique rug galleries...
Category
1990s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A sweet early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a large vase in one corner, potted with multi-colored peonies, chrystanthemums, and cherry blossoms, and all set against a gold b...
Category
1930s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Traditional Carpet Square Aubusson Rug Brown Area Rug Handwoven Wool Needlepoint
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic square area rug has been handwoven with a beautiful symmetrical floral design woven on a pink background with brown, green, and ivory accents. This elegant piece's col...
Category
1990s French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Rug & Kilim’s Chinese Art Deco style Runner Rug in Pink with Floral Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 2x8 rug by Rug & Kilim is a new addition to their Chinese Art Deco rug line, featuring a peach pink field and black border underscore beige-brown floral pa...
Category
2010s Indian Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Pretty large antique Chinese art deco rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful large vintage Chinese rug from the mid-20th century, entirely hand-knotted in wool on a cotton foundation. Art Deco-inspired design featuring a red background with a medall...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 14'3" - 275 x 435 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 14'3" - 275 x 435 )
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Aubusson Rug Runner Ivory Carpet Floral Livingroom Rugs for Sale Home Decor
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic area blue runner rug has been handwoven with a beautiful all-over floral design woven on an ivory blue background with cream green and ivory a...
Category
1990s French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handmade antique Art Deco Chinese rug in original condition c. early 20th century.
Materials consist of wool pile, cotton warp, cotton weft.
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Aubusson Needlepoint Rug 8 x 10
Located in Malibu, CA
Add some French design flair to any room with this traditional Aubusson needlepoint rug. Rug features scrolling acanthus leaves and floral cones which offset a pretty center of tasse...
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1990s Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a tone-on-tone gray field surrounded by a wide gray border, and indigo scholar's vases in opposing corners each potted with auspicious...
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Exceptional Rug Handmade Aubusson Rug French Carpet Vintage Rust Beige Wool Rugs
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic area rug has been handwoven with a beautiful symmetrical floral design woven on an ivory rust background with Beige, red, cream green and ivory accents. This elegant p...
Category
1980s Aubusson Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Vintage Zeki Müren Rug, with Floral Geometric Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand Knotted in wool circa 1960-1970, this 5x8 vintage Zeki Múren rug features a unique play of Art Deco and mid-century modern sensibilities for its period.
On the Design:
Connoi...
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1960s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Zeki Müren Rug, with Floral Geometric Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand Knotted in wool, this 5x8 vintage Zeki Múren rug originates from Turkey circa 1960-1970, and features a unique play of Art Deco and mid-century modern sensibilities for its prov...
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1960s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 13'6" x 14'3" - 412 x 435 cm )
Located in New York, NY
1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 13'6" x 14'3" - 412 x 435 cm )
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
French Art Deco Rug
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco Rug
Size: 6'7" × 10'4" (200 × 314 cm)
A French Art Deco vintage wool carpet with three-dimensional geometric pattern in beige and red on a brown background enclosed w...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Art Deco Design Anatema Rug by Alberto Levi Gallery
Located in Milan, IT
A very fine rug woven in a geometric pattern in the ‘Cubist’ style characteristic of the carpets designed by Ivan Da Silva Bruhns for the most prestigious Art Deco interiors of the p...
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2010s French Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk, Wool
Bold Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A bold early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a wonderful central indigo field surrounded by an inner thin gold strip, a wide fuchsia stripe and a thin outer indigo stripe border. Two ducks are playing in the water of the central indigo field, while flowering peony and cherry blossom branches...
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Mint Green Chinese Art Deco style Runner Rug with Floral Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 3x12 rug by Rug & Kilim is a new addition to their Chinese Art Deco rug line, featuring a series of colorful floral patterns and...
Category
2010s Indian Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Modern French Art Deco Style Rug with Rectilinear Geometric
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 9x16 modern rug by Rug & Kilim is a new addition to the French Art Deco rug line. Its design is inspired by a 1920s Bruhns-esque pattern of rectilinear geo...
Category
2010s Indian Art Deco 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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