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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Style: Scandinavian Modern
Style: Kazak
Modern Swedish Inspired Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern Swedish Inspired Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 11'0" × 13'10" (335 × 421 cm)
Color: Beige, Blue, Brown, Gray, Yellow
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Swedish Flat Weave Inspired Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern Swedish Flat Weave Inspired Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 6'7" × 12'0" (200 × 365 cm)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Beautiful Navy Blue Antique Tribal Caucasian Kazak Rug 5'9" x 9'9"
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Navy Blue Antique Tribal Caucasian Kazak Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Caucasian Rug, Circa Date: 1880
Category
Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Swedish Flat Weave Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern Swedish Flat Weave Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 10'6" × 13'3" (320 × 403 cm)
Color: Beige, Green, Purple, Red, Taupe
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Finnish Flat-Weave Carpet, 1930s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful functionalist period Finnish flat weave carpet. Hand made in the 1930s with great resemblance to or possibly by the renowned Finnish tex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Circa 1890 Azerbaijani Runner
Located in London, GB
Azerbaijan has a rich history of rug weaving going back several centuries. Due to its geographic location, it stands at the crossroads of various cultures, and its carpets reflect th...
Category
1890s Azerbaijani Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Square Caucasian Kazak Oriental Wool Rug C1940
Located in Big Flats, NY
Square Caucasian Kazak Oriental Wool Rug C1940
Measures- 40.25''H x 44''W x .25''D (thick)
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Kazak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Swedish Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern Swedish rug by Doris Leslie Blau.
Size: 10'3" × 13'7" (312 × 414 cm).
Color:beige, black, green.
A hand-woven flat-weave wool rug of mid-century Scandinavian inspiration. It d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Swedish Rya Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern Swedish Rya Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 15'2" × 20'5" (462 × 622 cm)
Modeled on one of the iconic Scandinavian rya patterns reaching back centuries ago, this contemporary g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Swedish Style Beige, Gold, Gray, Pink, Red Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Swedish Style Beige, Gold, Gray, Pink, Red Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 7'10" × 14'6" (238 × 441 cm).
Doris Leslie Blau carries an exceptional collection of modern rug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kazak Design Tribal Rug, 04'02 x 06'04
Located in Dallas, TX
78712 Vintage Pakistani Kazak Rug, 04'02 x 06'04. Pakistani Kazak rugs are handwoven rugs crafted in Pakistan, drawing inspiration from traditional Kazak rugs of the Caucasus region....
Category
Mid-20th Century Pakistani Kazak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
pretty mid century Azerbaijan rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid 20th century Caucasian rug from Azerbaijan, with nice design of the very old Kouba rugs and nice natural colours with red, green, yellow, blue, pink and white, ent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Azerbaijani Kazak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Mid-Century Modern Swedish Design Kilim
Located in London, GB
Flatweave carpets – known as röllakan – have been woven in Sweden since the 17th Century or earlier, but experienced a particular revival in the mid-20th Century, incorporating eleme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Pakistani Geometric Kazak 100% Wool Red Rug Runner Carpet 2.5' x 7'
Located in Dayton, OH
A colorful Persian Kazak rug runner. Features a geometric design of blue, beige and green over a red foreground. Made in Pakistan.
Kazak rugs are a type of Oriental rug that are ...
Category
Late 20th Century Kazak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Nice Vintage Polish Tapestry Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century polish tapestry Kilim, with beautiful native design and nice colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Modern Swedish Flat Weave Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern Swedish flat weave rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 5'8" × 8'6" (172 × 259 cm)
Color: Gold, Orange, Purple, Red.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Swedish Flat Weave Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern Swedish Flat Weave Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 8'3" × 10'0" (251 × 304 cm)
A modern flat-weave area rug, being a typical representative of the timeless Swedish school of de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Antique Caucasian Chi Chi Kuba 19th Century Rug
Located in New York, NY
A Caucasian Kuba rug from the late 19th century.
Measures: 4'3'' x 5'5''.
Antique Caucasian rugs from the Shirvan district village are still considered one of the best decorative a...
Category
Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish rug "Krabba" by Anna Greta Sjöqvist
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Swedish Kilim rug in the design called "Krabba" by Swedish textile designer Anna Greta Sjöqvist. Geometric design with a blue centre block and brown, yellow and white accent ...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Half Pile Swedish Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern Half Pile Swedish Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 16'1" × 22'4" (490 × 680 cm)
A modern high-low structured wool rug inspired by a timeless Swedish school of design. The all ov...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Swedish Flat Weave Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern Swedish Flat Weave rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 10'2" × 10'3" (309 × 312 cm)
Color: Beige, Black.
A hand-woven flat weave wool rug of mid-century Scandinavian inspiration. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Nazmiyal Collection Stunning Modern Silk And Wool Swedish Inspired Rug 9' x 12'
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Modern Silk And Wool Swedish Inspired Rug, Country of Origin: Modern Indian, Circa date: Modern
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Antique Blue Caucasian Shirvan Rug
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th century scatter size shirvan rug
Details
rug no. j3867
size 3'7" x 4' 7" (137 x 218 cm)
Category
Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
19th Century Shirvan Accent Rug
Located in London, GB
Antique Shirvan rugs are among the most highly sought-after Caucasian weavings, renowned for a nuanced, complex style that sets them apart from other rugs from the region. These piec...
Category
1890s Azerbaijani Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oversized Swedish Inspired Beige and Green Wool Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Oversized Swedish inspired beige and green wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau.
Size: 13'9" × 17'1" (419 × 520 cm).
This astonishing area rug may be exactly what your household needs. It w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Swedish Green Rug
Located in New York, NY
Modern Swedish Green Rug
Size: 12'0" × 17'7" (365 × 535 cm)
Color: Beige, Brown, Green
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Swedish Runner
Located in New York, NY
Modern Swedish Runner
Size: 3'1" × 12'1" (93 × 368 cm)
Color: Beige, Brown, Red
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Swedish Flat Weave Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Doris Leslie Blau Collection Swedish Flat Weave Rug
Size: 6'3" × 8'0" (190 × 243 cm)
A contemporary Swedish style flat weave wool rug with an abstract curve-linear design in blues, b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Swedish Flat Weave Rug
Located in New York, NY
Modern Swedish Flat Weave Rug
Size: 10'6" × 12'6" (320 × 381 cm)
Color: Blue, Lavender, Pink, Taupe, Yellow
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Swedish Flat Weave Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Swedish Flat Weave Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 11'9" × 17'10" (358 × 543 cm)
This modern Scandinavian flat-weave patterned rug is inspired by the work of Swedish text...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oversized Swedish Gyllenrutand Design Blue Pile by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Oversized Swedish Gyllenrutand design blue pile by Doris Leslie Blau.
Size: 14'4" × 22'4" (436 × 680 cm).
Swedish rugs have been on a roll for quite a while, owing to their exception...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Swedish Skvattram Style Aqua-Blue Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Swedish Skvattram Style Aqua-Blue Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 13'10" × 18'8" (421 × 568 cm)
This imposing geometric area rug is the quintessence of the Scandinavian craft in a contemporary edition. The design is inspired by a vintage mid century rug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Swedish Pile Rug
Located in New York, NY
Modern Swedish Pile Rug
Size: 10'2" × 13'4" (309 × 406 cm)
Color: Beige, Green, Orange, Taupe
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Tribal Caucasian Shahsavan Rug Full Pile Excellent Condition, Ca 1880
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A top tier collector’s rug from South Central Caucasus. Excellent original condition. Soft, lustrous, evenly high wool pile on wool foundation. All vegetal dyes.
Size: 4'2'' x 7'9''...
Category
Late 19th Century Azerbaijani Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Large Mid-Century Swedish Style Handwoven Flatweave Carpet
Located in London, GB
Flatweave carpets – known as röllakan – have been woven in Sweden since the 17th Century or earlier, but experienced a particular revival in the mid-20th Century, incorporating eleme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Modern Handmade "Rya" Rug, Unika-Væv & Ross Littell, Denmark 1960s
By Unika Vaev, Ross Littell
Located in Odense, DK
Large handmade "Rya" rug by Ross Littell made in Denmark in the 1960s at Unika-Væv. Hand woven in the Scandinavian Rya-tradition with a long pile in wonderful blue, grey and brown co...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Nazmiyal Collection Flatweave Modern Swedish Design Kilim Rug 13'5" x 19'9"
Located in New York, NY
Warm Cozy Earthy Neutral Modern Large Size Flatweave Mid Century Swedish Design Kilim Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Central Asian Rug, Circa Date: Modern Rug
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Nazmiyal Collection Vibrant Modern Swedish Inspired Round Blue Rug 9'10" x 9'10"
Located in New York, NY
Vibrant Silk And Wool Modern Swedish Inspired Round Blue Rug, Country of Origin: Modern Indian, Circa date: Modern
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique Caucasien Rug, Kazak, Lori Pambak, Circa 1850
Located in RÉDING, FR
ANTIQUE KAZAK LORI PAMBAK - SOUTH-WEST CAUCASUS REGION - BORCHALI DISTRICT - CIRCA 1850.
Important Kazak with an octagonal central twenty-sided medallion formed by a red and blue po...
Category
Mid-19th Century Caucasian Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Blue Antique Talish Runner
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th-century Caucasian high decorative Talish Runner
Measures: 3'3" x 8'
Category
Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
antique shirwan Caucasian fragment of rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty late 19th century shirvan fragment with beautiful geometrical design and nice colours. Entirely hand knotted with wool on wool foundation. Small damage!
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"Experience the...
Category
Late 19th Century Azerbaijani Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
pretty large vintage Bokhara rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Wonderful large vintage Bokhara rug with beautiful geometrical design of typical Bokhara rugs and nice colours with a pomegranate red field, blue, orange, green, purple, pink and whi...
Category
1980s Uzbek Kazak Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modernist Textured Ivory and Blue Rug in Moroccan Style by Alberto Levi Gallery
Located in Milan, IT
Distinguished by a pattern of horizontal stripes in ivory, light blue with touches of undyed natural brown wool, and embellished with a series of broken vertical lines, Tangiers is o...
Category
2010s Afghan Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rare Swedish Vintage Flatweave Wool Rug "Skogsbryn" by Judith Johansson
Located in Rö, SE
Rare Swedish Vintage Handwoven Flat-Weave Wool Rug "Skogsbryn" by Judith Johansson (1916-1993)
Size: 96.5" × 67" (245 cm × 170 cm)
Excellent vintage condition consistent with age. A beautiful flat-weave wool rug handmade in Sweden by renowned textile artist Judith Johansson. Signed with woven initials JJ at the corner of the rug.
This rare rug celebrates the Swedish forest with its unique patterns and with its name, "Skogsbryn", which means forest edge in English.
Its colors are greens, yellows, lilacs and oranges.
100% wool. Made in Sweden in the 1960's.
A piece of Scandinavian modern design to bring an edgy yet subdued feeling to your space.
Judith Johansson drew inspiration from nature and was commissioned by the Swedish Royal Family.
She never made sketches or notes on-site but had a photographic memory, a strong sense of color, and paid careful attention to the symbolism in the sacred textiles...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Incredible Early 20th Century Karabak Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
Incredible early 20th century Karabak rug with an all-over large-scale floral and vine pattern woven in light and dark indigo, gold, white, and brown colored wool on a crimson colore...
Category
Early 1900s Persian Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Nazmiyal Collection Rustic Modern Geometric Swedish Design Kilim Rug 6' x 9'3"
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Rustic Modern Geometric Swedish Design Kilim Rug, Country of Origin: Central Asia, Circa date: Modern
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Eye-catching Antique Caucasian Kazak Rug 3'9" x 9'5"
Located in New York, NY
Eye-catching Antique Caucasian Kazak Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Caucasian Rugs, Circa date: 1900
Category
20th Century Caucasian Kazak 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
Contemporary Swedish Design Geometric Flat-Weave Wool Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Swedish Design Geometric Flat-Weave wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 12'4" × 16'10" (375 × 513 cm)
This inspiring piece of Swedish weaving art is made with the use of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Extra Large Swedish Purple Flatweave Wool Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Extra large Swedish flatweave wool rug in Shades of Violet by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 12'0" × 24'0" (365 × 731 cm)
A fine hand-woven wool rug, mid-century Swedish style. Alternating ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Tibetan Rug Cloud Band Motif
Located in Ferrara, IT
A stunning antique Tibetan rug featuring a classic cloud band motif. Crafted with a harmonious color palette of beige, brown, grey, and subtle hints of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tibetan Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Swedish Kilim Soft Color Palette
Located in Ferrara, IT
This Scandinavian Swedish Kilim is a unique and special piece that seamlessly blends a range of colors with a neutral beige backdrop. This combination creates a versatile and visual...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Rug Rollakan Signed GG
Located in Ferrara, IT
This is a Scandinavian Rollakan Swedish Signed GG is an exquisite and distinctive piece that radiates uniqueness and elegance. With its geometric...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Nazmiyal Collection Geometric Modern Swedish Kilim Flatwoven Rug 8'2" x 10'3"
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Artistic Rustic Geometric Pattern Room Size Modern Swedish Design Flatwoven Kilim Rug, Country Of Origin: Central Asia, Circa Date: Modern Rug
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s vintage Xinjiang Chinese runner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century Chinese rug from Xinjiang, and beautiful geometrical design, and nice colours with a blue sky orange, yellow and black, entirely hand knotted with wool on cotton fou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Kazak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Nice Antique Long Beshir Afghan Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful 19th century long Beshir rug with a nice geometrical tribal design and beautiful natural colors with red, blue, green and brown, some damages and reparations. Entirely hand...
Category
Late 19th Century Afghan Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Nazmiyal Collection Artistic Square Modern Geometric Swedish Rug 15'3" x 16'
Located in New York, NY
A Captivating and Artistic Large Size Square Shape Modern Geometric Swedish Design Soft Wool Pile Rug, Country Of Origin: Central Asia, Circa Date: Modern Rug
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström 'Kryddnejlikan' Carpet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, carpet, model ‘Kryddnejlikan’, wool on linen warp, Sweden, design 1950
Exceptional hand-woven carpet designed by the celebrated Swedis...
Category
1950s 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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