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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
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
$503 Sale Price / item
40% Off
Timeless Vintage Khotan Style Blue Wool Rug Featuring an Allover Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
Experience the timeless elegance of a 1990s Vintage Khotan-style hand-knotted wool rug. This rug is part of our Revival Collection and features a striking blue field complemented by ...
Category
Late 20th Century Afghan Khotan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$6,750 Sale Price
25% Off
Rug & Kilim’s Flatweave Rug in Beige with Brown, Gray & Green Geometric Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with handwoven wool and jute, this 6x7 contemporary flatweave rug by Rug & Kilim enjoys geometric patterns in beige, brown, green, and gray tones, and sustainable, all-natural m...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Jute
Vintage Chinese Art Deco Round Oval Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
This mid-20th century Chinese Art Deco rug, measuring 4' 0" x 5' 6", features a richly detailed design with a distinctive oval shape. The intricate central medallion is framed by a s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rare "Grönlock" Rya rug by Barbro Nilsson, Märta Måås Fjetterström AB
Located in New York, NY
Rare Rya rug called "Grönlock" by Barbro Nilsson for Märta Måås Fjetterström studio in Båstad, Sweden. Designed in 1945 when Barbro Nilsson was the director of the MMF studio. In a v...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Vintage Indian Seraband Rug, 1970s, 1C843
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Handmade vintage Indian Seraband round rug in original condition, has some sign of age. The rug has been made in wool in the end of 20th century.
-condition: original, some signs of...
Category
1970s Indian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,024 Sale Price
75% Off
Early 20th Century Designed Antique Peking Chinese Wool Rug In Navy Blue
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful antique Chinese Art Deco rug, hand-knotted wool with a navy blue field and light brown frame featuring a subtle classic Chinese floral design.
This rug measures: 3'11" x 6...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,575 Sale Price
25% Off
New Colorful Contemporary Turkish Tulu Shag Area Rug Inspired by Sonia Delaunay
By Sonia Delaunay, Robert Delaunay
Located in Dallas, TX
51866, new colorful contemporary Turkish Tulu shag area rug Inspired by Sonia Delaunay. This hand knotted wool contemporary Turkish Tulu shag area rug with Postmodern style showcases...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Space Age Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Angora
$3,354 Sale Price
32% Off
Vintage Chinese Tabriz Rug with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79242 Vintage Navy Blue Chinese Tabriz Rug, 04'01 x 05'09. This hand-knotted wool vintage Chinese Tabriz rug is a rare treasure of refined elegance, a woven masterpiece that speaks t...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Tabriz Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$895 Sale Price
20% Off
5.3x8 Ft Orange Area Rug, Handmade Floor Covering, Decorative Turkish Carpet
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
20th Century Turkish Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$687 Sale Price
30% Off
Turkish Oushak Runner Rug Blue and Ivory Handwoven Wool Rug 2'10" x 17'
By Asian Modern
Located in Houston, TX
Turkish Oushak Runner Rug Blue and Ivory Handwoven Wool Rug 2'10" x 17'
This 2'10" x 17' Turkish Oushak runner features a striking series of geometric medallion motifs in slate blue...
Category
2010s Turkish Oushak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,460 Sale Price
40% Off
Tibetan Tiger Rug Hand Knotted Wool Rust Silk Graphite by Djoharian Collection
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
A Tibetan Tiger rug, hand knotted in Nepal, 2/3 silk and 1/3 wool pile.
=> If you are unsure about the colors: We have sample pieces of this rug available - please contact us regard...
Category
2010s Nepalese Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
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
$3,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Kazak Handmade Gallery Wool Rug in Blue With Allover Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
This Kazak wool rug is crafted with meticulous attention to detail through traditional hand-weaving techniques. It features a sophisticated blue color palette, enhanced by elegant em...
Category
2010s Pakistani Kazak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$5,250 Sale Price
25% Off
Doris Leslie Blau Authentic Persian Malayer Botanic Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic Persian Malayer Botanic Handmade Wool Rug
Size: 12'3" × 21'10" (373 × 665 cm)
An early 20th century antique Persian Malayer rug, the midnight blue field with a lush floweri...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Malayer Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mordern Black Nepalese Wool & Silk Rug With Multicolor Pictorial Design.
Located in Norwalk, CT
This modern One-of-a-kind Nepalese rug showcases a pictorial all-over design that depicts landscapes, nature, and scenes of daily animal life. It is typically made from Tibetan wool ...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
$21,000 Sale Price
25% Off
5 x 9 Hand Knotted Orange Modern Wool Rug with a Tiger Motif
Located in Norwalk, CT
This is a beautiful handmade Turkish Art Deco wool rug with an orange field and blue, pink, and purple accent colors in a gorgeous tiger pictorial design.
This rug measures 5'4" x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,250 Sale Price
25% 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
$3,815 Sale Price
30% Off
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
$5,095
Doris Leslie Blau Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Rug
Size: 20'6" × 28'7" (624 × 871 cm)
An early 20th century Persian Kirman carpet, the beige field having a grid of dense pattern of scrolling vine...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Apadana's Modern Moroccan Handmade Custom Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
This handcrafted custom wool rug, available in multiple colors, is part of our Safi Collection. We use hand-knotted techniques for superior quality and longevity.
The estimated lead...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,300 Sale Price
25% Off
Carpet, after Salvador Dali, Ege Axminster, Denmark, ca 274 x 179 cm
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare, marvellous 100% wool carpet, from The 20th Century Masters Collection made in Denmark by Ege Art Line, based on designs by our most renowned artists. This design by Salvador ...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
6'x9' Green Variegated Text Design Hand Loomed Pure Wool Modern Oriental Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Seafoam Green Variegated Textured Design Hand Loomed Pure Wool Modern Oriental Rug. It has been woven for months and months in the centuries-old...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$771 Sale Price
25% Off
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 19th Century Antique Turkish Oushak Rug with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
51231 Late 19th Century Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, 10'00 x 12'05. Bathed in the sun-washed glow of Anatolia’s ancient heartland, this hand-knotted wool antique Turkish Oushak rug fr...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Spanish Colonial Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$19,600 Sale Price
21% Off
Antique Art Deco/ Peking Chinese Rug
Located in Evanston, IL
Antique Peking rugs started in China shortly after the end of the First World War. During this period, Chinese rug weaving factories relocated from Ningxia, as well as other carpet w...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,999 Sale Price
20% Off
Turkish Shabby Chic Collection 1960
Located in New York, NY
ref 66188
Category
1960s Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 3' 1" x 3' 3" - 94 x 99 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 3' 1" x 3' 3" - 94 x 99 cm )
Category
1920s American Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Art Nouveau Red, Gray, and Cream Wool Persian Rug, 6' x 9'
Located in New York, NY
Evoking underwater views, this contemporary Art Nouveau carpet entitled Convergence measures 6’1” x 9’1” and belongs to the Orley Shabahang Art Nouveau Collection. Crafted using Orle...
Category
2010s Persian Art Nouveau Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
cc-tapis Dentelle Hexagone Pain d'Epices Hand-knotted Rug
By cc-tapis
Located in New York, NY
Dim ft 7,5x9,8 -- al ft2 117,00
(size tolerance +/-2%, fringes are not included)
handknotted
himalayan wool and silk
-8600A (125.000 knots/sqm approx.)
(colors may appear different f...
Category
2010s European Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Pretty vintage French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Discover the timeless elegance of this exquisite vintage French tapestry featuring a galant scene featuring women and men in a country picnic.
Elevate your space with the charm of t...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Anna Johanna Ångström Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, Signed Å
Located in Dallas, TX
79029 Anna Johanna Angstrom Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 06'05 x 09'03. A vision of Nordic refinement, this handwoven wool Anna Johanna Ångström Vintage Swedish Kilim Röllakan rug, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$5,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Persian Tabriz Sadaghiani Rug - Size: 26'2 X 18'4
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Tabriz Sadaghiani Rug in Kork and Cotton 26'2 X 18'4
The history of Tabriz rugs dates back to the 16th century, during the Safavid dynasty, when Tabriz became a prominent ce...
Category
19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Kork, Cotton
Doris Leslie Blau Authentic Persian Bakhtiari Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic Persian Bakhtiari handmade wool rug
Size: 13'1" × 21'3" (398 × 647 cm)
An early 20th century Persian Bakhtiari rug having an overall hexagonal stepped lattice in shades of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique 1890s Persian Haji Jalili Tabriz Rug, Medallion Design, Wool, 4' x 6'
Located in New York, NY
This 1890 Haji Jalili Persian Tabriz rug consists of a cotton warp, handspun wool weft and hand-knotted handspun wool pile. The bright copper hues, soft blues, indigos, cream and bei...
Category
19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Hand-knotted Rug in Solid Yellow Color. 100% Wool. Contemporary Handmade Carpet
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Transform your space with the understated luxury of our Moroccan-style hand-knotted Tulu rug, inspired by the heritage-rich designs of the Beni Ourain tribes. This rug is a celebrati...
Category
2010s Turkish Tulu Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,959 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Antique Hand-Knotted Kars Rug – Tribal Geometric Design
Located in New York, NY
This antique Kars rug features a striking tribal geometric design, woven in a warm palette of sandy beige, soft ivory, and subtle accents of muted blue. The structured composition is...
Category
Early 20th Century Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$4,480 Sale Price
48% Off
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
52959 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 05'02 x 07'09. Bathed in the luminous tones of soft sand, celadon, and faded aqua, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug embodies the qu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,399 Sale Price
31% Off
Karastan Floral Kirman 700/742 Premium Worsted Wool Rug 8'8" x 12'
By Karastan
Located in West Chester, PA
A beautiful large Karastan Floral Kirman 700/742 Rug. Labeled size 8'8" x 12' which does not include the fringe. Woven in the USA of 100% premi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Kirman Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bespoke Moroccan Berber Beni Ourain design Rug, 100% Wool. Made to measure
Located in Spring Valley, NY
This handmade Moroccan-style Tulu rug is crafted from 100% hand-spun wool and showcases a soft ivory ground with playful geometric tribal motifs in shades of blue, terracotta, and pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,679 Sale Price / item
40% Off
9'4"x12'10" Crimson Red Vintage Persian Heriz Hand Knotted Wool Oriental Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Crimson Red, Vintage Persian Heriz with Large Medallion Design, Pure Wool, Hand Knotted, Even Wear, Cropped Thin, Good Condition, Sides and Ends Professionally Secured, Oriental Rug
...
Category
1960s Persian Heriz Serapi Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,144 Sale Price
25% Off
5'x5' Black 175 KPSI Wool Herrita Design Hand Knotted Square Oriental Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Herati with All Over Fish Mahi Design, 175 KPSI Wool Hand Knotted Oriental Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in the centuries-old w...
Category
2010s Indian Medieval Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$810 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Heriz Carpet 3.96m x 2.93m
Located in St. Albans, GB
A fabulous antique Heriz carpet, hand woven circa 1920. The design features a large geometrical medallion on a raspberry red field and deep indigo border. Lovely secondary colours, e...
Category
1920s Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Kashan Rug 8'1" x 10'0"
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Kashan Rug 8'1" x 10'0". Central Persian city known for finely woven. room size and scatter rugs, with dominant reds and navy, and medallion patterns and swirling pal...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Chinese Art Deco Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-20th century Chinese Art Deco rug, measuring 8' 9" x 11' 4", embodies the refined aesthetic of the era with its rich, deep burgundy field. The design features two as...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Moroccan Style Wool Rug In Solid Brown
Located in Norwalk, CT
This hand-knotted organic wool rug features a contemporary Moroccan style. This piece has a captivating solid brown background.
This rug measures 8'3' x 10'3".
Category
2010s Indian Organic Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,475 Sale Price
25% Off
Contemporary Overdyed Hand Knotted Wool Yellow 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
$1,569 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-20th Century Vintage Moroccan Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Vintage Moroccan Wool rug with an orange field and multi-color accents in all-over geometric design.
This rug measures: 5'.5 x 9'.4
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,475 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Persian Heriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Heriz rug from the early 20th century.
Measures: 11' 8" x 14' 5"
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Heriz Serapi Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$34,125
RIPPLE – Custom Handmade Rug by Rugs & Co.
Located in Herzliya, IL
RIPPLE is based on the motion of resonance—expanding circles in shades of cream, gray, and soft blue. It creates a sense of inner movement, one that continues even after the gaze mov...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
$3,243 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Doris Leslie Blau Large Antique Oversized Persian Kirman Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Oversized Persian Kirman Rug
Size: 14'3" × 21'4" (434 × 650 cm)
This exquisite antique Persian Kirman rug, dating back to the 1880s, is an exceptional example of masterful cr...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Kirman Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Chinese Deco Style Rug in Gold, Blue Brown Floral Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, an elegant 3x6 vintage piece from Rug & Kilim’s Antique & Vintage collection, inspired by Chinese Art Deco rugs of the 1920s. The classic imagination entails de...
Category
1980s Indian Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Modernist Wool Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Many French carpet designers of the mid-20th century were commissioning their weavings in Morocco, which at the time was a French colony, in that they could obtain beautiful pile car...
Category
1950s Moroccan Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s pretty vintage Turkmen Baluch rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful mid century Turkmen Baluch rug with nice tribal and stylized design and beautiful colours, with orange, brown and grey, entirely hand knotted with wool on wool foundation
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Afghan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$703 Sale Price
20% Off
Zabihi Collection Oversize Pink Gold Large Antique Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century Antique Turkish Oushak rug in soft pink and golds
Details
rug no. 10697
size 14' 11" x 17' 2" (455 x 523 cm)
Turkish Oushak rugs have become the one of the to...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
A Rarefied Whisper of Time: Vintage Overdyed Turkish Rug in Lavender Twilight
Located in Dallas, TX
60784 Vintage Turkish Overdyed Rug, 09’06 x 12’10. An exquisite convergence of timeworn elegance and contemporary flair, this antique Turkish overdyed rug is a true connoisseur’s tre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Industrial Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$5,400 Sale Price
45% Off
Vintage Beige Turkish Oushak Rug 4'3 X 7'6
Located in New York, NY
4'3 X 7'6. Even today, Oushak rugs are still the first choice of professional interior designers. Sometimes this is because when grading Oushak carpets, carpet connoisseurs will not ...
Category
20th Century Turkish Oushak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Fantastic Mid-20th Century Malayer Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic mid-20th century Persian Malayer rug with a beautiful all-over multicolored paisley pattern on a natural wool background. The border is wonderful with a wide centre strip...
Category
1950s Persian Malayer Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Tiger Pictorial Rug in Gold, Brown and Black Tones
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 6x10 modern tiger pictorial rug is a bold addition to the Rug & Kilim Tiger rugs line of their Modern Classics Collection.
On the Design:
This particul...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Intricate Tree Of Life Design Persian Khorassan Carpet ( 9'3" x 12')
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century N.E. Persian Khorassan Moud Carpet
9'3" x 12' - 282 x 366 )
Category
1910s Persian Khorassan Vintage 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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