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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Persian Meshkabad Area Rugs - 67957
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Persian Meshkabad featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1880. Designed with meticulous attention to detail, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Asian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Area Rug, 9x12 Pink And Green Tile Indian Dhurrie Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Area Rug, Pink, Forest Green And Cream Indian Tile Patterned Checked Rug-9'x12' (270x360cm)
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% c...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
$1,124 Sale Price
25% Off
Russian Samarghand Area Rugs Circa 1910 - Wool Brown Ivory Yellow 71606
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Russian Samarghand featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1910. Designed with Wool and BrownIvoryYellow, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Russian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Persian Sultanabad Area Rugs Circa 1990 - Wool Brown Ivory Light Blue - 89157
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Persian Sultanabad featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and BrownIvoryLight Blue, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Asian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Geometric Beshir Turkeman Gallery Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Turkeman Beshir gallery size rug
Details
rug no. j4273
size 5' 2" x 11' 5" (157 x 348 cm)
Category
Early 20th Century Turkmen Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Persian Bijar Over Size Rug Circa 1880 - Wool Blue Navy Blue Red 10583
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Persian Bijar featuring Over Size Rug in Circa 1880. Designed with Wool and BlueNavy BlueRed, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Persian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1920 Walter Nichols Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug Tree of Life 9x12 275cm x 351cm
Located in New York, NY
1920 Walter Nichols Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug Handmade Tree of Life 9x12
1920
9' x 11'6" 275cm x 351cm
"This is a magnificent unique antique Art Deco rug. It has a fine qu...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$6,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Persian Afshar Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Afshar accent rug handmade during the Mid-20th century.
Measures: 4' 4" x 6' 6"
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Nice French Aubusson Style Jacquard Tapestry “Berger Galant”
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Exquisite French tapestry from the mid-20th century, featuring a design reminiscent of François Boucher's paintings. Titled 'Le Berger Galant,' this captivating piece portrays a cha...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$2,733 Sale Price
29% Off
Persian Tabriz Circa 1880 - 69913
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Persian Tabriz featuring beautiful craftsmanship in Circa 1880. Designed with meticulous attention to detail, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing ...
Category
20th Century Persian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Leopard Vintage Turkish Small Rug
Located in New York, NY
Believe it or not this piece is a vintage piece from the 20th century depicting a leopard motif throughout. It was probably custom-ordered. looks like its from the 60's / 70's
Detai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Organic Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Gianni Versace Silk Rug: Mandarin's Garden Collection by Atelier Versace
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
This vintage Gianni Versace collection rug, titled "Mandarin's Garden Silk", was designed and manufactured by Atelier Versace circa 1980. Measuring 200 x 200, this luxurious silk rug...
Category
1980s Italian Chinese Export Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
$26,894 Sale Price
30% Off
Moroccan Rug, 100% Natural Wool, Custom Berber "Tulu" Carpet with Atlas Design
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A modern handmade Moroccan rug, made of natural undyed ivory and brown wool. Soft, comfy, cozy pile.
It is available in 9 x 12 Ft (275 x 365 cm), 6 x 9 Ft (182 x 274 cm) and 3.2 x 6 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,279 Sale Price
40% Off
8x10 Ft Hand-Knotted Moroccan Tulu Rug. 100% Natural Wool. Custom Options Avali.
Located in Spring Valley, NY
100% Natural Hand-Spun Wool of finest quality.
These hand-knotted rugs are produced from scratch in our atelier located in Central Anatolia, famous for being one of the world's olde...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,399 Sale Price / item
50% Off
1960's Tibetan Arts & Crafts Style Square Carpet Inspired by William Morris
Located in Dallas, TX
79148 Vintage Tibetan Arts & Crafts Style Square Area Rug, 06'08 x 06'10. This hand-knotted wool vintage Tibetan Arts & Crafts style rug, inspired by the visionary designs of William...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Art Nouveau Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,968 Sale Price
20% Off
Sashiko Style Japanese Rug by RAG HOME
By RAG home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
Now offered in a wider format, our ‘Sashiko’ rug is a grand resonance of heritage and contemporary. Dive into a visually and tactilely rich rug that echoes the decades-long adoration...
Category
2010s Asian Anglo-Japanese Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Acrylic
$696 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Rare Antique Art Deco Rug Walter Nichols Purple Chinese Rug 9x12 275cm x 351cm
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Antique Art Deco rug Extraordinaire
Fine Mandarin Walter Nichols Purple
9' x 11'6"
275cm x 351cm Circa 1920
"This is an Amazing One of a kind Antique Art Deco Walter...
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$7,700 Sale Price
31% Off
Antique Chinese Peking Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th century Chinese Floral design rug in predominantly navy blue
Measures: 4'10'' x 7'8''.
Category
20th Century Chinese Minimalist Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Blue shaded Vintage Swedish rug
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Blue shaded Vintage Swedish rug with accent colors in brown, pink yellow and orange in a geometric design. Good vintage condition with age appropriate wear to the fringes a...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
cc-tapis TWINS LIGHT handmade rug by Eny Lee Parker
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eny Lee Parker, a spatial designer based in New York, draws inspiration from her work with clay. She physically sculpts with clay, then scans the textures and irregular edges to crea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$9,605 / item
Vintage Holma Mattan Reversible Flatweave Carpet
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage Holma Mattan Reversible Flatweave Carpet, Sweden 1950s.
Carpet, Rug, Röllakan, Holma Mattan, Skene, double-sided.
In beautiful shades of ochre yellow, brown and beige, geomet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$851 Sale Price
20% Off
Persian Tabriz Hunting Animal Pictorial Scatter Rug
Located in New York, NY
Scatter size antique Persian Tabriz rug with a Pictorial Animal Hunting Pattern from the 1st quarter of the 20th Century
Measures: 4'6'' x 6'.
Category
20th Century Persian Folk Art Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Dhurrie Rug in Brown and Colorful Stripes
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This contemporary 8x9 Dhurrie flat weave is an exciting new entry in Rug & Kilim’s esteemed custom-capable collection. Handwoven in cotton, it’s a modern take on antique and vintage ...
Category
2010s Indian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
$5,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Handwoven Jute Carpet Rug Kilim in Ivory Black Orange Pink Green Mikado
By Kilombo Home
Located in Madrid, ES
This jute rug has been ethically hand woven in the finest jute yarns by artisans in India, using a traditional weaving technique of this area.
As its handwoven in natural fibre yarns...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Jute
3'10"x8' Honey Brown Hand Knotted Modern Grass Design Wool and Silk Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Honey Brown, Hand Knotted, Modern Grass Design, Denser Weave, Wool and Silk, Soft to the Touch, Runner, Oriental Rug
Primary materials: Wool & Silk
Latex: No Pile
height: 0.25 Inche...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
$995 Sale Price
25% Off
Sasha Bikoff X Art Hide Faux Bois Customizable Cowhide Dans Le Bois Area Rug
By Art Hide
Located in Charlotte, NC
Dans Le Bois is more than just a rug, it's a statement. With its abstract and almost graphic-like subject matter, it truly captures the essence of the 70s. But what sets it apart is ...
Category
2010s Pakistani Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cowhide
$6,791 Sale Price
15% Off
Persian Kilim Small Rug Circa 1910 - Wool Brown Ivory 74166
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Persian Kilim featuring Small Rug in Circa 1910. Designed with Wool and BrownIvory, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Asian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
5.2x9.3 Ft Vintage Floral Design Handmade Rug dyed in Green 4 Modern Interiors
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
1960s Turkish Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$757 Sale Price
20% Off
One Of a kind Antique Persian Sultanabad Rug in Red Wool with Allover Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
This unique hand-knotted wool rug is an antique oversized Sultanabad, dating back to the 1870s. It features a rich red field adorned with multicolored floral accents. The sturdy wool...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century Chinese Art Deco rug features a deep indigo field that draws you in immediately. Around it, several borders add layers of interest: one with a continuous mean...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Apadana's Modern Sultanabad Blue Wool Rug Handmade With Floral Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
Discover the elegance of this exquisite hand-knotted Sultanabad wool rug, featuring a calm light blue background enhanced by multicolored designs that adorn the entire piece. Enrich ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Sultanabad Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1920s Persian Heriz Room Size Wool Rug In Beige with Allover Motif
Located in Norwalk, CT
An antique Heriz rug from Persia features a beige field with a blue and brown all-over pattern, hand-knotted using wool.
This rug measures 6'9' x 9'1".
Our rugs are professionally ...
Category
1920s Persian Heriz Serapi Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1920's Persian Malayer Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
61345 Distressed Antique Persian Malayer Rug Runner, 02'06 x 09'09. Evoking a sense of rustic sensibility and laid-back luxury, this hand-knotted wool distressed antique Persian Mala...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful vintage French Aubusson style tapestry with a nice design and beautiful colors, entirely woven with wool and cotton.
✨✨✨
"Experience the epitome of luxury and craftsmanshi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
3x4 Ft Minimalist Mid-Century Handmade Tulu Rug, All Natural Beige & Brown Wool
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A vintage hand-knotted Tulu (Turkish word for thick-piled) rug from Konya in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Made of 100% un-dyed natural hand-spun sheep's wool in beige and brown with lov...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Minimalist Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$280 Sale Price
40% Off
Irregular Shape Blue Abstract Rug by RAG HOME
By RAG home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
Tufted as a custom long runner with gradients transitioning from cobalt blue to grey, this contemporary rug encapsulates nature's excerpts—frozen bubbles of Abraham Lake, ocean waves...
Category
2010s Indonesian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Yarn, Acrylic
$784 Sale Price / item
20% Off
21st Century East Turkestan Khotan Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A modern East Turkestan Khotan room size carpet handmade during the 21st century.
Measures: 8' 5" x 10' 0"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary East Turkestani Khotan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Dramatic Mid 19th Century English Needlepoint
Located in New York, NY
Dramatic mid 19th Century English Needlepoint ~
7'7'' x 16'3''
English needlepoint rugs, renowned for their profuse floral motifs, reached an artistic zenith in 1700-1750 but were...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
1970's Mexican Tessellated Fish Zapotec Carpet with Mid-Century Cubist Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79154 Vintage Tessellated Fish Zapotec Kilim Rug, 02'08 x 04'09. This exceptional handwoven wool vintage Tessellated Fish Zapotec rug is a masterstroke of cultural prestige, a rare c...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Aesthetic Movement Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Moooi Mixing Pixels of Hibiscus Trinium I in Soft Yarn by Ruben de Haas
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
by Ruben de Haas & Seb Janiak Ruben used Signature carpet design Lubhyati Solitudinis of the Mimesis Collection to recreate a new Signature Mixing Pixels carpet design. Designer Seb ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Yarn
Persian Malayer Over Size Rug Circa 1880 - Wool Brown Ivory 73278
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Persian Malayer featuring Over Size Rug in Circa 1880. Designed with Wool and BrownIvory, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Asian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Murano Swirl Round Black Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Actualization of the invisible lines a whirlwind traces, the raised design characterizing this rug allows to appreciate it with both eye and touch. A combination of wool and cotton w...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Textile
$1,127 / item
Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Cream with Colorful Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 6x9 rug is a new addition to the Rug & Kilim’s award-winning Scandinavian rug collection. Made with hand-knotted wool, its design is inspired by mid-century Swedish minimalist t...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Persian Sultanabad Area Rugs Circa 1880 - Wool Navy Blue Red Yellow 72053
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Persian Sultanabad featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1880. Designed with Wool and Navy BlueRedYellow, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Asian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Irregular Abstract Modern Rug Green ' Misshapes ' by RAGHOME
By RAG home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
Contact us for custom size and design
Expanding Misshapes’ colorway to capture the soothing shades of analogous greens, reminiscent of vast forests and grasslands.
Green Misshapes:...
Category
2010s Indonesian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Acrylic, Yarn
$728 Sale Price / item
20% Off
21st Century East Turkestan Khotan Pictorial Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A modern East Turkestan Khotan pictorial room size carpet handmade during the 21st century.
Measures: 12' 4" x 14' 1"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary East Turkestani Khotan Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
5.6x9.8 Ft Handmade Vintage Turkish Rug Over-Dyed in Green for Modern Interiors
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
$757 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-20th Century Turkish Anatolian Large Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. The ruby-red field features a simplified Heriz-style pattern, highlighted by a partially serrated teal-blue hexagonal medallion...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Round American Hooked Rug Dated 1963
Located in New York, NY
Rare American Hooked rug with a happy colorful motif. Dated 1963 and initialized IEV. Not sure whose name is in the initials
Measure: 30'' round.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Custom Rug Sample, Red with 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 Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Silk Wool Floral All Over Persian Tabriz Area Rug Carpet Birds 10' x 13'
Located in Dayton, OH
Very high quality vintage hand knotted Persian Tabriz. Features silk and wool pile featuring a red field with central medallion and floral all over design with birds. Reds, Blues, ...
Category
20th Century Persian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Wonderful Vintage French Aubusson style Hand Printed Tapestry “ reading”
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century French Aubusson style tapestry with a design of an medieval museum design tapestry titled «La Lecture »
Showing A young man reads verses to the lady he is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$737 Sale Price
20% Off
Moroccan Style Modern Hand-knotted Tulu Rug Made of Natural Gray and Beige Wool
Located in Spring Valley, NY
100% Natural Hand-Spun Wool of finest quality.
These hand-knotted rugs are produced from scratch in our atelier located in Central Anatolia, famous for being one of the world's olde...
Category
2010s Turkish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,785 Sale Price / item
40% Off
4x5.7 Ft Traditional Vintage Rug for Country Homes, Rustic & Tribal Interiors
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Add a touch of timeless elegance to your home with this traditional vintage hand knotted Turkish area rug, crafted from 100% premium wool. This exquisite piece captures the essence o...
Category
1960s Turkish Rustic Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$390 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Rug Pillowcase Made from Mid-19th C. Turkmen Ersari Rug Fragment
Located in Istanbul, TR
Pillowcase is made from an antique Turkmen, Ersari tribe main rug fragment dating back to 1860s.
It does not come with an insert but a bag made to size to accommodate insert mater...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tribal Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Custom Sizes - New Hand Knotted Moroccan Beni Ourain Berber Tulu Rug, 100% Wool
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A contemporary hand knotted Moroccan rug inspired by the Berber culture in the Atlas mountains, with soft velvety pile, made of hand-spun natural lambswool. It has an overall lattice...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,625 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Irregular Shape Hand-Tufted Wool Rug 'San Junipero' by Rannisa Soraya RAG Home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
Irregular Shape Hand-Tufted Wool Rug 'San Junipero' by Rannisa Soraya RAG Home
Mixed Shapes and Colors in Terracotta Green Orange
Hand-tufted viscose wool with mixed methods carving embossed, cut...
Category
2010s Indonesian Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,840 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Modern Handwoven Polypropylene Outdoor Rug Carpet Light Green&Turquoise Gelato
By Kilombo Home
Located in Madrid, ES
This rug has been ethically hand woven in polypropylene yarns by artisans in north of India, using a traditional weaving technique which is native of this region.
It´s resistant to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Acrylic
Persian Sultanabad Over Size Rug Circa 1880 - Wool Blue Red Taupe 72576
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Persian Sultanabad featuring Over Size Rug in Circa 1880. Designed with Wool and BlueRedTaupe, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Persian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
5.7x9 ft Modern Turkish Wool Area Rug in Teal Green, Decorative Handmade Carpet
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A vintage Turkish rug re-dyed in Teal color. Measures: 5.7 x 9 ft.
Finely hand knotted, low wool pile on cotton foundation. Deep washed.
Sturdy and can be used on a high traffic area...
Category
1960s Turkish Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$380 Sale Price
60% 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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