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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Genuine Vintage Swedish Kilim Rug, Geometric Design, attr. Karin Jönsson 1950s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Genuine Vintage Scandinavian Kilim rug, design attributed to Karin Jönsson.
The color palette comprises of gentle shades of beige, brown and grey, with black and rust pink accents, ...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$869 Sale Price
54% Off
Doris Leslie Blau Authentic 19th Century Persian Bidjar Handmade Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic 19th Century Persian Bidjar Handmade Wool Carpet
Size: 12'9" × 25'7" (388 × 779 cm)
An exceptional example of antique rug, this particular rug from Bidjar in West Persia ha...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Louis Contemporary Animal Handmade Area Rug Brown 9 x 12
Located in Norwalk, CT
Fresh, spirited, and above all, luxurious, the rugs of the Modern collection can invigorate a traditional room as gracefully as they can ground a more contemporary space. Regardless ...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Elegant Art Deco Chinese Rug by Nichols & Co.
By Nichols
Located in Milan, IT
During the Art Deco period many designers commissioned their patterns to the city looms located in Tianjin through companies such as Nichols & Company. Some designs, such as this one...
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Accent Rug with Worn Aesthetic
Located in Dallas, TX
51692, distressed vintage Turkish Oushak Accent rug with all-over repeating boteh design. This vintage Turkish Oushak rug features the perfect amount of wear and displays a repetitiv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,592 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Zeki Müren Rug, Pink and Beige-Brown Geometric Patterns - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with hand-knotted wool and originating from Turkey circa 1960-1970, this 10x14 vintage rug is an exciting new piece in Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Pasha Collection—a rare curation...
Category
1960s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 10 8" x 12' - 325 x 365 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 10 8" x 12' - 325 x 365 )
Category
Early 1800s Chinese Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Carpet, Missoni, 1980s
By Missoni
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Cina, 1980’s
Handknotted, polychrome wool
168 x 240 cm
Category
1980s Chinese Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$5,121
8'4"x9'10" Colorful Modern Stripe Design Ghazni Wool Hand Knotted Oriental Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Colorful, Modern Stripe Design, Natural Dyes Thick and Plush, Ghazni Wool Hand Knotted, Oriental Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months ...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,441 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Antique Persian Sultanabad Rug in Gray, Charcoal, Burnt Orange, Acid Green
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very large distressed antique Sultanabad Persian rug in charcoal, burnt orange, acid green, rug 17-0403, country of origin / type: Iran / Mahal, circa 1900
This beautiful and larg...
Category
1920s Persian Sultanabad Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Turkish Room Size Carpet in a Dark Brown to Black Minimalist Design
Located in New York, NY
A modern Turkish Mohair room size carpet with a dark brown to black-colored long and lustrous pile from the 21st century in the style of minimalism. It may be used as a stand-alone p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Minimalist Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Mohair
$3,700 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Carpet with Parisian Elegance and Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
74173 Late 19th Century Antique Green Turkish Oushak Rug, 14'02 x 15'07. Woven in the twilight of the Ottoman Empire, this rare hand-knotted wool Turkish Oushak rug from the Late 19t...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Aesthetic Movement Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$27,888 Sale Price
28% Off
Contemporary Overdyed Hand Knotted Wool Pink Area Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Vibrance rugs epitomize classic with a twist: traditional patterns overdyed in brilliant color. Each hand-knotted rug is washed in a 100%-natural botanical dye that reveals hidden nu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Blue Oversize Chinese Art Deco Nichols Rug
Located in New York, NY
Full pile large Chinese Art Deco rug plum border, blue field
Measures: 10' x 19'1".
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 12x15 Yellow, White Marianne Stripe Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Yellow & Cream Marianne Striped Rug-12'x15'.
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn. Due to the special manufac...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
$1,799 Sale Price
25% Off
Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Khorassan Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Khorassan handmade wool carpet
Size: 13'10" × 20'4" (421 × 619 cm)
An early 20th century Persian Khorassan rug, the camel field having a luxurious garden design of va...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Khorassan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
New Contemporary Berber Moroccan Rug with Bohemian Style
Located in Dallas, TX
21172, new contemporary Berber Moroccan rug with Bohemian style. With its simplicity, plush pile and Mid-Century Modern Bohemian v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Expressionist Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$16,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Persian Kermanshah Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Tan, ivory and blush colorations with passages of pale indigo and, articulated throughout with deep blue and black outline. Curvilinear elements include a grand central medallion wit...
Category
19th Century Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 9x12 Blue, Tan, Pink Striped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Sky Blue, Raspberry Pink And Tan Striped Indian Rug - 9'x12'
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn. Due to the...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
$956 Sale Price
25% Off
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Leaf Lattice Design Door Mat Entrance Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the carpet comes from the book Völker, Angela, Die orientalischen Knüpfteppiche das MAK, Vienna: Böhlau, 2001: 42–5. That rug with the central star was designed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern Style Rug in Blue and Brown Geometric Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 9x12 rug from the Mid-Century Modern Collection by Rug & Kilim, in collaboration with modern artist Jenn Ski. Hand knotted in wool and all-natural silk with prevailing blue and bei...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
8'x10' Imperial Blue Chinese Art Deco Inspired Peshawar Hand Knotted Wool Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Imperial Blue, Chinese Art Deco Inspired Peshawar, Vegetable Dyes, Hand Knotted, Soft and Vibrant Wool, Oriental Rug
Primary materials: Wool
Latex: No Pile
height: 0.25 Inches
Styl...
Category
2010s Afghan Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,521 Sale Price
25% Off
Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Malayer Runner
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Malayer runner handmade during the early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handwoven “Terass” rug in wool. Rölakan technique. Woven with geometric pattern
Located in København, Copenhagen
Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers.
Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase.
Handwoven “Terass” rug in wool. Rölakan techniqu...
Category
1970s Indian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
exceptional 1970s vintage RUG carpet psychedelic pop design
Located in Mannheim, DE
A very beautiful and decorative hand-knotted 1970s rug. Fantastic and typical 1970s combination of colors: different shades of orange and green combined with dark blue. Made of wool....
Category
1970s German Space Age Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Fabric
Antique Handmade Persian Rug Tabriz Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique mid-20th century hand-woven Persian area rug made from fine wool and all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for people and pets. It features traditional Tabriz weaving depi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Tabriz Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$11,250 Sale Price
25% Off
Oversized Antique Persian Rug in Red Open Field & Lion Pictorials - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with hand-knotted wool, circa 1920-1930, this 11x17 antique Persian Mahal rug is an exciting and rare new collectible from Rug & Kilim’s collection featuring a red open field, f...
Category
1920s Persian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ararat Rugs Kerman Vase Technique Carpet 17th Century Revival Rug, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the carpet comes from the book How to Read – Islamic Carpets, Walter B. Denny, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2014 fig.18. This is a vase-technique wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Persian Bakhtiari Over Size Rug - Wool Blue Ivory Red Design - 96717
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Persian Bakhtiari featuring Over Size Rug in Circa 1910. Designed with Wool and BlueIvoryRed, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Iraqi Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Turkish Oushak Rug Pink & Blue Handwoven Wool Rug 6'2" x 8'
By Asian Modern
Located in Houston, TX
Turkish Oushak Rug Pink & Blue Handwoven Wool Rug 6'2" x 8'
This 6'2" x 8' Turkish Oushak rug is a fine woven wool masterpiece that merges traditional craftsmanship with a soft, rom...
Category
2010s Turkish Oushak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rectangular Metamorphosis Wool and Art Silk Rug FB Collection
Located in Milan, IT
This beautiful, beige-toned rug made from wool and artificial silk has been hand-tufted. Throw this rectangular rug into the floor of any home or office space for a bit of added eleg...
Category
2010s Italian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Tapis Persan Ispahan, Fait Main En Laine Et Soie - 1m80x1m08 - N° 748
Located in Paris, FR
Located a stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, we are a French family business
specializing in the purchase, sale, expertise, cleaning, restoration and conservation of
tapes...
Category
1960s Persian Tribal Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Handmade Moroccan Wool Rug in Soft Blue Green and Rust. Custom Options Available
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A contemporary hand-knotted Moroccan design rug made of naturally dyed lambswool. 100% Wool. Soft and comfortable. Pile height, design and colors are all customizable.
The rug can b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,575 Sale Price / item
55% Off
New Colorful Modern Berber Beni Mrirt Moroccan Carpet with Expressionist Style
Located in Dallas, TX
21102 Rare Colorful Beni Mrirt Abstract Moroccan Rug, 10'01 x 13'05. Prepare to step into a world where modern surrealism meets ancient symbolism—this hand-knotted wool modern abstra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Expressionist Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1920s Antique Chinese Peking Art Deco Rug, Royal Blue Field, Raspberry Borders
Located in New York, NY
This medium-weave urban interwar carpet displays a royal blue field centered on a giant polychrome flower and stem motif, with fluttering birds and butterflies. Vase and pots in the ...
Category
1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Navy Blue Field Antique Persian Fine Sarouk Rug
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century navy field Sarouk Ferehan Rug
Details
rug no. j4270
size 8' 6" x 11' 10" (259 x 361 cm)
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Agra Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Overdyed Hand Knotted Wool Pink Area Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Vibrance rugs epitomize classic with a twist: traditional patterns overdyed in brilliant color. Each hand-knotted rug is washed in a 100% natural botanical dye that reveals hidden nu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Aebela Rug Carpet 200 x 133 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This very elegant fine quality vintage Aebela rug was retailed by Mastercraft of Lascashire and dates from the last quarter of the 20th century.
This item is part of the Noble Art R...
Category
20th Century Belgian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Polyester
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Allegorical Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson “Louis XIV” allegorical tapestry from the late 17th or early 18th century, depicting an allegory of Spring, with Flora crowned b...
Category
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$74,995 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Caucaisian Rug in Wool 3'11 x 3'0
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Caucaisian Rug in Wool 3'11 x 3'0
Key Details:
Pile: Wool
Foundation: Wool
Origin: Caucaisia
Design: Tree of life
Approximate Age: 100 years
Quality (KPI): 200
Cond...
Category
Early 20th Century Caucasian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Biophilic Beni Mrirt Moroccan Berber Carpet, Earth-Tone Organic Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
20801 New Earth-Tone Beni Mrirt Moroccan Rug, 11’00 x 12’09. This hand-knotted wool modern Beni Mrirt Moroccan rug is an exquisite embodiment of organic modernity, steeped in the tim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Chinese Hand-knotted Wool Rug with Cherry Blossoms and Bamboo Decor
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage Chinese Wool Rug, China 90 Line, 1990s.
This is a handwoven rug made of wool pile on cotton warp, with rich cherry flowers and bamboo designs. This model is sometimes called ...
Category
1990s Chinese Chinoiserie Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,384 Sale Price
29% Off
Antique 1920 Floral Samarkand Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...
Category
1920s Other Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
17th century Antique Aubusson/Gobelin tapestry, France Architectural land, silk
Located in Berlin, DE
17th century Antique Aubusson/Gobelin tapestry, France Architectural landscape, silk
Antique Museal Aubosson tapestry made of silk and partly wool. Very fine and antique design. Dep...
Category
17th Century French Baroque Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Late 20th Century Handmade Tibetan Art Deco Accent Rug by Nini Ferrucci
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Tibetan Art Deco accent rug designed and signed by Nini Ferrucci, and handmade during the late 20th century.
Measures: 6' 9" x 8' 3"
Category
Late 20th Century Tibetan Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Vintage Indian Seraband Rug, 1970s, 1C801
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Handmade vintage Indian rug with Middle Eastern Seraband design. The rug is made in the end of 20th century, it is in original good condition.
-condition: origial good,
-circa...
Category
1970s Indian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$252 Sale Price
70% Off
Bohemian Moroccan Style Hand Made Ivory Area Rug 8' 0" x 10' 0"
Located in Norwalk, CT
Moroccan rugs such as Beni Ourains and boucherouites are highly prized for their plush pile that makes walking barefoot a delight. Hand-knotted of sumptuous wool with designs inspire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
10x14 Antique Art Deco Rug Antique Chinese Rug Antique Walter Nichols Rug 1920
Located in New York, NY
Rare Antique Art Deco Rug Chinese Rug Walter Nichols Bird 10' x 14'4" 305cm x 437cm Circa 1920
"This is a magnificent antique Art Deco rug with butterfly & bird design. With high ...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Late 18th Century French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry with Louis XV Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78236 Late 18th Century Antique French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, 04'01 x 06'00. Bathed in the soft glow of Rococo refinement, this handwoven antique French Aubusson tapestry from th...
Category
Late 18th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$7,999 Sale Price
33% Off
Vintage Gabbeh Tribal Rug in Beige-Brown Open Field Pictorial by by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 4x5 Gabbeh Persian rug is from the latest entries in Rug & Kilim’s rare tribal curations. Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960.
On the Design:
This tribal provenanc...
Category
1950s Turkish Tribal Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Heriz Rug 3'0'' x 5'0''
Located in New York, NY
NW Persian village scatter of moderate weave with a navy field and three characteristic medallions in a pole layout, either ivory hooked hexagons or red octogramme. Red border of sim...
Category
1910s Persian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$1,200 Sale Price
57% Off
BLACKTHORN Rug - Petrol
Located in New York, NY
Here's a rug that brings new meaning to the phrase 'history in the making'. While its Art Nouveau motif, BLACKTHORN, part of our collaboration with the William Morris Gallery, dates ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,600 / item
Rug & Kilim’s Abaca Custom Rug Sample, Beige, Red and Cream Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
The price enclosed represents our price per square foot for custom orders in this design. Please share your size and we will share CADs and custom listings to check out accordingly. ...
Category
2010s Indian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Hemp
New Contemporary Turkish Oushak Rug with Modern Tropical Coastal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53505, new contemporary Turkish Oushak rug with Modern Tropical Coastal style. Displaying an exotic allure and tropical flair, this hand-knotted wool ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$9,439 Sale Price
20% Off
Doris Leslie Blau Oversized 1880s Antique Persian Kirman Rug
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite 1880s Antique Persian Kirman Rug
Size: 14'0" × 22'6" (426 × 685 cm).
A masterwork of Persian textile artistry, this 19th-century Kirman rug stands as a testament to the ref...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Kirman Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Modern Tibetan Tiger Skin Pictorial Runner Rug
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 3x6 modern runner rug from our Tiger rug line in Modern Classics collection, has been particularly inspired by a Tibetan take on the style.
On the Desig...
Category
2010s Afghan Tibetan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Pakistani Bokhara Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
79141 Vintage Pakistani Bokhara Rug, 04'03 x 06'00. This hand-knotted wool vintage Pakistani Bokhara rug captivates with its tribal enchantment and nomadic charm, blending traditiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$559 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Persian Sultanabad, Wool Handmade, Beige and Red Oriental Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
Sultanabad is a region in NW Persia. It was the site of the principle Ziegler weavings in the late 19th century. Sultanabad's are famous for their floral designs as they improved the...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$23,000 Sale Price
23% Off
New Pair of Matching Swedish Inspired Kilim Rugs
Located in Dallas, TX
With its geometric design and earthy colorway, this hand-woven wool Swedish inspired Kilim rug beautifully embodies the simplicity of Scandi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,359 Sale Price / set
20% Off
8'4"x9'9" Hand Knotted Monochromatic Gray with Touches Of Blue Angora Oushak Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Hand Knotted Monochromatic Gray With Touches Of Blue Angora Oushak Pure Wool Oriental Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in the cent...
Category
2010s Afghan Oushak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,438 Sale Price
25% Off
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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