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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
17th Century Ottoman Silk Velvet - Antique Rug, Ottoman Rug, Silk Rug
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
A Unique Piece of the 17th Century: Antique Silk Ottoman Velvet Carpet
This elegant 17th century Silk Ottoman Velvet rug is a work of art that can enchant ...
Category
17th Century Turkish Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
Vintage Rug Kurdish Turkish Hand-Knotted Tribal Carpet Blue, Violet, Red, Green
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Stunning tribal wool rug, hand-knotted in Turkey.
Kurdish design rugs and carpets are mainly made of fine, hand-spun wool,
This wonderful and stunning example comes from Eastern Tu...
Category
1970s Turkish Tribal Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,288 Sale Price
20% Off
Persian Semi Floral Tabriz Rug
Located in San Diego, CA
This rug is a hand-knotted Persian Tabriz rug with a great quality. Tabriz is one of the oldest rug weaving centers and makes a huge diversity of types of rugs. This rug features a f...
Category
1970s Persian Tabriz Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
17th Century Central Anatolian Rug - Antique Rug, Antique Turkish Rug
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
17th Century Central Anatolian Rug
Turkish knotted carpet, Central Anatolia. Early village carpet with octagonal medallion on madder red background and bottle green corner solution...
Category
17th Century Turkish Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Rug, Vintage Oriental Rug, Striped Kilim Rug Caucasian Handmade Carpet
Located in Wembley, GB
This handmade, colourful Caucasian carpet oriental rug is woven by skilled weavers in Azerbaijan, who used the highest quality wool and cotton. The flat-weave rug has ivory, orange S...
Category
1970s Asian Kilim Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Vintage 1970s Moroccan Shag Carpet ( 8' x 9'9" - 245 x 300 )
Located in New York, NY
Vintage 1970s Moroccan Shag Carpet ( 8' x 9'9" - 245 x 300 )
Category
1970s Moroccan Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Azilal Rug, Colorful Motif, High Pile
Located in New York, NY
On a dark brown latticed ivory field, a central square is centred in dark brown with an angular human figure, quasi-date and geometric motif, all in tones of yellow, red, green and ivory. This high Atlas Moroccan scatter is in excellent condition with a high pile.
Category
1970s Moroccan Bohemian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Vintage Swedish Kilim Rug 5'6'' x 7'6''
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Kilim rug measure 5'6'' x 7'6''. The closely varied apricot-tan open field is framed by a wide goldenrod border of concave st...
Category
1650s Swedish Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Sweden wool carpet in Rölakan technique. Green colors on a white background.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Swedish textile artist. Handwoven wool carpet in Rölakan technique.
Modernist design. Green colors on a white background.
Approximately 1970.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: 136 cm x...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
13.3x17.5 Ft Oversize Handwoven Turkish Rag Rug, Cotton Kilim Floor Covering
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Size: 13`3`` x 17`5`` We can alter the dimensions and make it smaller or larger if requested.
These authentic flat-weaves (Kilims) from Eastern Turkey were handwoven by Nomads unt...
Category
1970s Turkish Kilim Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
$3,750 Sale Price
40% Off
Midcentury Design Geometric Carpet or Rug
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970s, Czechoslovakia
- Multicolored
- Nice and simple design
- Very good and original condition
- Bouclé.
Category
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,716 Sale Price
20% Off
Kilim/arazzo hand-woven wool vintage 1970s light blue
Located in Firenze, FI
This rectangular-shaped carpet has a predominance of light blue and blue hues. The decorative motif consists of a series of stylized elements arranged in rows. Dark blue and blue tre...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
17th Century Unique Handmade Persian Isfahan Brown Wool Rug With Floral Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
This exquisite 17th-century Persian Isfahan rug showcases a unique handmade craftsmanship, exemplifying the rich artistry of the era. Crafted from soft brown wool, the rug features a...
Category
17th Century Persian Islamic Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
18th Century Antique Alpujarra Spanish Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Alpujarra rugs were traditionally woven between the 15th and the 19th centuries in the villages of the Alpujarra district, located in southern Spain in the Granada region. These are ...
Category
1780s Spanish Moorish Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Bokhara Rug 2'1'' x 2'2''
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Bokhara rug 2'1'' x 2'2''.
Category
1970s Persian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$90 Sale Price
30% Off
Rya carpet with long fringes, Sweden. Modernist design. 1970s.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Rya carpet with long fringes, Sweden.
Modernist design.
From the 1970s.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: 168 cm with fringes x 91 cm.
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Heriz Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
This carpet was woven in Northwest Persia (Iran) in an area located some 40 to 50 miles
due east of the city of Tabriz – the provincial capital of Persian Azerbaijan and one-time capital of Imperial Persia prior to the fifteenth century. This province is bounded on the north by the Russian Caucasus, on the east by the Caspian Sea, and on the west by Turkey. The principal weaving towns of the area were, and are Karadja, Heriz, Sarab, Ahar, Bakshaish, Gorevan, and Mehrevan.
As you may know, most rectilinear designed rugs are products of the tribes and villages; so it was not often that carpet (room) sizes were produced with designs in the geometric, or highly stylized, format. In about the middle of the nineteenth century, a revitalization of the rug-making art form began to take place after nearly two centuries of neglect due to destructive external forces which placed Persia in a survival mode for most of that period. It is said that the arts do not flourish when there is chaos and confusion, which depresses the all-important patronage necessary for artistic growth and development, so, in great measure, the rug weaving art returned to its roots in the eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth centuries – a product of the tribes and villages, with the high art of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries all but dead.
The nineteenth-century revival was stimulated by English and European trading companies acting in concert with the energetic merchants of Tabriz. It is accepted by most of us that the emergence of large-sized carpets with designs in the rectilinear was a result of the revival in Tabriz where designs in the very elaborate curvilinear form were provided to the surrounding country weavers to produce carpet sizes in these designs but within the framework of the country weaver’s capability to execute these designs.
Thus emerged an interpretation with great character and pleasing simplicity.
Agriculturally, the area is not particularly important, but the prosperous carpet weaving industry brought considerable relative wealth to some of the towns like Heriz. It was this area that produced remarkably tough carpets exhibiting that aforementioned character of design, The skill of the weavers was such that they were known to merely pin a piece of cloth on a wall or loom support – on which had been crudely drawn design elements – from which they could weave any sized carpet. A really astonishing feat of intuitive and instinctive planning. They truly represent that desired individuality in design but always within the framework of broad design formats peculiar to the region. Noted authority
Arthur Urbane Dilley, in 1931, wrote the following describing the beauty of the Heriz district carpets:
“Heriz rugs have supplied to a small group of discerning buyers, adaptable color harmonies of great beauty. Fine variegated color is to the older Heriz...
Category
1970s Persian Heriz Serapi Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$16,000
Modernist Abstract Ege Rya Rug, 9 x 7, Blues and Greens
By Ege Rya
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Ege Rya Rug, 9 x 7, Blues and Greens . Pop 60's , 70's..Amazing Modern Space Age Design, Nice original condition,,a good cleaning would bring back the pile,
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
70's HOJER EKSPORT WILTON Danish Scandinavian Rya Rug UNUSED Mid Century Modern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From a crazy collection that was kept in storage for decades!
All new UNUSED vintage 60's/70's Rugs!
WILTON Circular Blue Purple Rectangulars Rya Rug
Creator: Hojer Eksport Wilton ...
Category
1670s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Mid Century Modern Handwoven Rug
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Handwoven Rug. Vintage Condition as pictured. Listing is for described only.
Dimensions. 107” W ; 140” D ; 0.50” H
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Textile
Original Woolen Rug Designed by Verner Panton for Desso, Holland 1970s
By Verner Panton, Desso
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an original vintage rug design by Verner Panton for Desso in the mid 1970s. The rug is part of the Romatica collect...
Category
1970s Dutch Space Age Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
17th Century Large Wool & Silk English Baroque Garden Mortlake 10x13 Tapestry
Located in Houston, TX
Ashly Fine Rugs Presents AN ENGLISH BAROQUE GARDEN LANDSCAPE TAPESTRY, ROYAL MORTLAKE WORKSHOP, 17TH CENTURY, woven with silk and wool in a rectangular form centering a stone footbridge over a meandering stream with paired geese amidst a garden of various blossoming plant species beneath towering trees concealing a parrot and magpie foraging on large grape clusters, within a topiary garden hedge and spherical wall before a fountain with a forest and manor in the distance, enclosed by a spiraling acanthus leaf wrapped fruiting and flowering border framed by a lambrequin edge trimmed in a brown outer slip, surmounted by a coronet above an armorial three bar shield flanked by palm fronds centering a fleur-de-lys.
Note: The Mortlake Tapestry...
Category
17th Century English Baroque Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
square rug by Desso 1970s
By Desso
Located in Firenze, FI
This vintage rug from the 1970s produced by DESSO (Netherlands) is an iconic piece of pop art design from that period.
In excellent condition is a rarity for its square size 195 cm....
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Acrylic
Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 4'10" x 6'10" - 147 x 208 )
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 4'10" x 6'10" - 147 x 208 )
Category
1790s Chinese Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
17th Century Traditional French Aubusson Style Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Handwoven recreation of the Classic French flat-weave Aubusson rugs that have been found in the finest homes and palaces since the late 17th century. Size: 9' 10” x 13' 10”.
Category
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Tabriz carpet from the second half of the 20th century.
Category
1970s Persian Tabriz Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Vintage Indian Seraband Rug, 1970s, 1C956
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Handmade vintage Indian Seraband rug in red color and all-over design. The rug has been made in the end of 20th century. It is in good condition, has some signs of age.
-condition...
Category
1970s Indian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$284 Sale Price
70% Off
Large rug in wool with geometric design, France, circa 1970
Located in Paris, FR
Large mechanical wool rug with geometric decoration in red, white, gray and black. France circa 1970. In very good condition.
Lenght: 283 cm - 111.4 inches - 9.25 feet
Width: 190 cm...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 5' x 8'1'' - 152 x 246 )
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 5' x 8'1'' - 152 x 246 )
Category
1770s Chinese Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Persian Fish Design Mahi Tabriz Rug
Located in San Diego, CA
Tabriz rugs are well known for their excellent weaving and design. One of the very famous patterns of Tabriz rugs are fish design known is Mahi. This beautiful piece has wool and sil...
Category
1970s Persian Tabriz Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
$9,450 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique 17th Century Brussels Mythological Boar's Head Tapestry, by Jan Leyniers
By Charles Le Brun, Jan Leyniers
Located in New York, NY
An antique 17th century Brussels mythological tapestry, size 11'6 H x 10'8 W, from the workshop of the renowned weaver, Jan Leyniers, after cartoons by Charles Le Brun...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
$54,995 Sale Price
35% Off
Antique Shahrisyabz Suzani Fragment - 18th Century Shahrisyabz Suzani Fragment
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
18th Century Shahrisyabz Suzani Fragment
A superb antique “Suzani” embroidery from Uzbekistan. This particular style with bold flowers and vines and generous proportions is attribut...
Category
18th Century Uzbek Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
17th Century Traditional French Aubusson Style Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Handwoven Recreation of the Classic French flat-weave Aubusson rugs that have been found in the finest homes and palaces since the late 17th century. Size 12' 4" x 17' 8".
Category
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Swedish textile artist. Large handwoven wool carpet in Rölakan technique.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Swedish textile artist. Large handwoven wool carpet in Rölakan technique. Modernist design.
Pink, red, and blue colors in a geometric pattern.
From the 1970s.
In excellent condition...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Large Handmade Carpet Traditional Red Wool Rug Oriental All Over
Located in Wembley, GB
This elegant, rich red rug features a highly-detailed all over and surrounding design. It is decorated with a beautiful array of floral motifs woven symmetrically to create a decorat...
Category
1970s Turkish Rustic Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
18th Century English Axminster Carpet
Located in New York, NY
18th Century English Axminster Carpet 4' x 7' - 122 x 213
Category
Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage 1970s American Hooked Rug ( 4' x 4'7" - 122 x 140 )
Located in New York, NY
Vintage 1970s American Hooked Rug ( 4' x 4'7" - 122 x 140 )
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid Century Rya Rug by Hojer Export Wilton in orange, green and black wool
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a spectacular and extremely rare Mid Century Modern Rya Rug by Hojer Export Wilton. The rug is done in 100% wo...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Large Geometric Wool Carpet or Tapestry by Renata Bonfanti, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Large wool tapestry by Renata Bonfanti.
Remarkable combination of shapes and color shades
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Cepelia hand-woven wool rug/arazzo (Poland) 1970s
Located in Firenze, FI
It is a handmade wool rug/arazzo, made with typical kilim technique and produced by Cepelia in Poland. Measuring 192 cm x 106 cm, this piece depicts three musicians playing tradition...
Category
1970s Polish Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Zeki Müren Rug with Polychromatic Geometric Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, a vintage 6x7 Tulu rug from Turkey circa 1950-1960 - latest to join Rug & Kilim’s vintage selections.
On the Design:
The luxurious piece enjoys off white and ...
Category
1650s Turkish Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Malatya Chuval Kilim Cuval Rug Nomadic Anatolian Natural Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a beautifully detailed old Malatya Region, Anatolian Chuval kilim, featuring a bold, three-dimensional texture and precise geometric patterns. Originally used by nomadic trib...
Category
1970s Turkish Kilim Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
$768 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Hemp Kilim Carpet
Located in Katonah, NY
:: Plain-weave kilim with horizontal banded stripes in soft shades and a couple contrasting shades.. Colors and shades include: Platinum, silver, beige, ivory, pale dusty aubergine, ...
Category
1970s Turkish Kilim Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Hemp
11' Long Original Art Deco Revival Area Rug from the Arizona Biltmore
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This four-color Art Deco carpet was originally made for the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in 1973 for a large refurbish the hotel went through after a fire broke out. It is a machine-made r...
Category
1970s American Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$11,400 Sale Price
40% Off
Mid 20th Century Moroccan Carpet ( 12' x 15' - 366 x 457 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Moroccan Carpet ( 12' x 15' - 366 x 457 )
Category
1970s Moroccan Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian rug with Blue and Black Transitional Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in wool on cotton, a 10x12 Persian rug circa 1970-1980 - latest to join Rug & Kilim’s vintage selections.
On the Design:
The rug is ov...
Category
1970s Persian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Vintage Moroccan Rug Azilal Tribe
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
An exquisite Vintage Moroccan Azilal Tribe rug that features a tribal design composed of variegated colours of asymmetrical lines that crisscross to create organic forms of Moroccan ...
Category
1970s Moroccan Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-18th Century English Axminster Carpet ( 3'4" x 17'4" - 102 x 528 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid-18th Century English Axminster Carpet ( 3'4" x 17'4" - 102 x 528 )
Category
1750s English George III Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Carpet Caucasian Karabagh Kilim Rug
Located in Wembley, GB
This beautiful antique Kilim is a fine example of a Caucasian Karabagh rug, woven in 1910 with fine hand-spun wool dyed with organic vegetable dyeing techniques. Red and brown open fields are decorated with floral motifs and medallions in green, brown and pink accents. This piece is truly unique and is sure to uplift any home interior. Style with a Classic homestyle or a contemporary interior.
The materials and methods used to construct this wool rug make it durable and sure to last. The master craftsmen who create these rugs use techniques that have been used for generations, including hand-spinning the fine wools, organic dyeing and hand-weaving/ knotting every square inch of each rug.
This antique kilim is in great condition, the colours have retained their vibrancy, and the fine wool design is all intact, ready to be styled with any room in your home.
Antique carpet Caucasian Karabagh Kilim...
Category
18th Century Caucasian Tribal Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Antique Persian Bakshaish Rug in Navy Blue with Floral Patterns from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 8x10 rug, originating from Persia, circa 1920-1930, is a very special antique Persian Bakshaish piece with all-over geometric floral patterns.
On the De...
Category
1620s Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
17th Century French Tapestry Panel
Located in New York, NY
A French architectural tapestry panel, featuring a pair of regal spiral columns, with elaborate bases at top and bottom, and ringed with floral ...
Category
17th Century French Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$5,995 Sale Price
53% Off
Collectible Rare Antique 17th Century Caucasian Kuba Embroidery 3'1" x 3'1"
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent And Extremely Collectible Rare Antique 17th Century Caucasian Kuba Embroidery, Country Of Origin: Caucasus, Circa Date: 17th Century
Category
17th Century Caucasian Tribal Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
Pretty 18th century French Aubusson silk tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Discover the timeless elegance of this exquisite antique French tapestry featuring a young woman in a medallion. Floral decoration around and a curtain in the shape of a valance abo...
Category
Late 18th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
$1,888 Sale Price
20% Off
Green round rug Denmark 1970s Desso
Located in Firenze, FI
This rug, produced by Desso in the 1970s, is of Danish manufacture. A distinctive and refined design piece. Its round shape makes it particularly elegant and versatile, adapting well...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
17th Century Unique Caucasian Kuba Blue Wool Rug with All-Over Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
This extraordinary 17th-century Caucasian Kuba wool rug showcases a striking allover design that exemplifies the rich textile traditions of the region. Handcrafted with meticulous at...
Category
17th Century Caucasian Islamic Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
18th Century Imperial Ningxia Chinese Throne Back Cover with Lion Dog
Located in Milan, IT
A very rare Imperial Ningxia throne cover from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, distinguished by an exquisitely drawn lion dog, which is an auspic...
Category
1750s Chinese Qing Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Brown Neutral Moroccan Beni M'Guild Rug Runner with Criss Cross Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An incredibly special vintage Moroccan rug from the Beni M'Guild tribe. This warm chocolate neutral rug or runner features a unique uneven color with a contrasting turquoise greenish...
Category
1970s Moroccan Bohemian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
16th Century Antique Spanish Cuenca Fragment 2' x 6'2"
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful and rare 16th Century Antique Spanish Cuenca Rug Fragment, Country of Origin: Spain, Circa Date: Sixteenth Century
Category
16th Century Spanish Other Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-18th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 5'4" x 8'6" - 163 x 259 )
Located in New York, NY
This light yellow-ground Ningxia scatter is a transitional piece between the plain corrosive outer border rugs of the 17th-early 18th centuries and the later all dark blue outer border carpets...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Danish Art Modern Carpet ( 5'7" x 7'9" - 170 x 236 cm )
Located in New York, NY
A Danish modern mod rug with bold interlinked rounded open rectangle pattern in yellow and olive on a creamy ground. No borders needed. High wooly pile. Looks ...
Category
1660s Mid-Century Modern Antique 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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