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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Tribal
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 5x7 Green And Blue Striped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Forest Green, Cream And Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Dhurrie Rug-5'x7'
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
Nazmiyal Collection Vintage Pablo Picasso 'The Kitchen' Art Inspired Rug
Located in New York, NY
Inspiring Vintage Pablo Picasso 'The Kitchen' Art-Inspired Abstract Rug, Country Of Origin: Netherlands, Circa Date: Vintage
Category
Mid-19th Century Caucasian Mid-Century Modern Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s nice Vintage Tunisian Native Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice Tunisian tapestry with beautiful native design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation.
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"Experience the epi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tunisian Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Moroccan Checkered Pattern rug 6'x9', Modern Blue Color Mrirt rug, Custom-made
By Nomad Chic
Located in Marrakech, MA
We exclusively create custom individual rugs for you. This means that we do not produce unnecessary items and we prioritize respecting nature. That's why we estimate it will take us ...
Category
2010s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 4x6 Blue And White Striped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Indigo Blue and White Striped Indian Dhurrie Rug-4'x6'
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn. Due to the special manuf...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Moroccan Sahara Mauritanian Brown Handmade Tuareg Rug Mat Vintage Morocco
Located in Loria, IT
The Tuareg mat we present brings together the distinguishing features of a Tuareg nomads' tent decor and the rigor of contemporary design. To offer our furniture a fascinating combin...
Category
Early 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Leather, Wood
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 30"x40" Grey, Coral Scallop Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Aqua Pale, Cream and Coral Red Scalloped Striped Indian Dhurrie Rug-30"x40' (75x100cm)
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotto...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Turkoman Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
61085 Vintage Turkoman rug, 05'00 x 06'01. Cleverly composed with saturated colors, this hand knotted wool vintage Turkoman rug beautifully embodi...
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Tribal Qashqai Rug, Triple Medallion With Soft Colours, Circa 1880
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
A good Antique Tribal Qashqai rug, triple linked medallion design with soft colours
Circa 1880
A classic Qashqai tribal rug with three medallions each containing a version of the Qa...
Category
19th Century Unknown Tribal Antique Rugs and Carpets
Zabihi Collection Vintage Turkish Deco Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a mid 20th century Turkish deco rug.
16'' x 18''
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim in Green with Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 10x14 Swedish style kilim is from Rug & Kilim’s award-winning Scandinavian flat weave collection. Handwoven in wool.
Further On the Design:
Connoisseurs will note a specific...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Hand-Knotted Vintage Art Deco Rug in Multicolor Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A vintage 4 x 8 rug connoting a mid-century Deco style, hand knotted in wool originating from Turkey, circa 1950-1960. Hand knotted in wool, enjoying a whim...
Category
1950s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Tan And White Striped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Tan And White Striped Indian Rug -
Size 8'x10' (240x300cm)
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn. Due to the s...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 14x16 Blue And Green Tile Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed Forest Green , Sky Blue And Cream Tile Patterned Swedish Rug-14'x16' (420 x 480cm)
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cot...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Persian Vintage Shiraz Rug
Located in San Diego, CA
This rug is an authentic rug from Iran, Shiraz. The pile and foundation are wool. The base color is a vibrant red field with accents of bright orange, yellow, blue and green througho...
Category
1960s Persian Tribal Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 9x12 Cream, Blue, Red Leaf Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Cream, Blue, Yellow And Beige Leaf Patterned Indian Rug Dhurrie - 9'x12' (270x360cm)
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton y...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 2x3 Pink And Green Striped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Pink And Green Striped Indian Dhurrie Rug - 2'x3' (60x90cm)
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn. Due to the special...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 6x9 Sky Blue And Red Striped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Sky Blue, Cream and Red Zig Zag Striped Indian Dhurrie Rug-6'x9'
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn. Due to the spe...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Handmade Woolen Area Flat Weave Rug, 7x10 Blue And White Marianne Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Handmade New Zealand Wool Vegetable Dyed Blue And White Marianne Striped Indian Dhurrie Rug- 7.25'x10' (220x300cm)
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100%...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 10x12 Cream, Blue, Red Leaf Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Cream, Blue, Yellow And Beige Leaf Patterned Indian Rug Dhurrie - 10'x12' (300x360cm)
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton ...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
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
Vintage Turkish Kilim
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Very fine woven Turkish Kilim, handspun wool.
Category
20th Century Turkish Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Area Rug, 6x9 Solid Sky Blue Indian Dhurrie Kilim Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Area Rug, Solid Sky Blue Indian Rug-6'x9'
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn. Due to the special manufacturing techni...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Zabihi Collection Geometric Persian Gabbeh Rug
Located in New York, NY
a 3rd quarter of the 20th century Persian Gabbeh Rug
Details
rug no. 10765
size 4' 3" x 6' 5" (130 x 196 cm)
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Hunting Scene Turkish Hereke Rug. 17' 2" x 23' 9"
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent Oversize Animal Motif Antique Turkish Hereke Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Turkish Rug, Circa Date: 1880. Size: 17 ft 2 in x 23...
Category
19th Century Turkish Tribal Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 5x8 Sky Blue And Red Scallop Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Sky Blue, Cream And Terracotta Red Scalloped Striped Indian Dhurrie Rug- 5'x8' (150x240cm)
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% c...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Mid-Century Modern Rug Finlandia with Nordic Traditional Symbols, Germany 1970s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a round Mid-Century Modern area rug, featuring traditional Nordic symbols. The rug was manufactured by Teppich Siegel, large German rug...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Polyester
Antique Rug Pillowcase Made from a Late 19th C. Turkmen Tekke Tribe Rug Fragment
Located in Istanbul, TR
Pillowcase is made from an antique Turkmen, Tekke tribe main rug fragment dating back to 1860s.
It does not come with an insert.
Linen in the back.
Zipper closure.
Dry clean is...
Category
Mid-19th Century Turkmen Tribal Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Istrice Cashmere Wool Chain Stitch Rug Designed by Barbara Frua
Located in Milan, IT
Barbara Frua De Angeli is a leading Milanese interior decorator and famed designer. Her work pays homage to Milan's decorative arts tradition in an eclectic fashion, often at crossro...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
2 x 8 Handcrafted Vintage Turkish Anatolian Terracotta Wool Runner
Located in Norwalk, CT
This exquisite handmade piece showcases the rich heritage of Turkish craftsmanship. Woven from premium terracotta wool, it features intricate tribal designs that reflect the cultural...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 4x6 Green Shooting Star Indian Dhurrie Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Forest Green And White Shooting Star Indian Dhurrie Rug-4'x6'
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn. Due to the specia...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Pair of Ivory French Mid-Century Modern Wool Rugs
Located in Milan, IT
This pair of rugs is characteristic of the French Mid-Century Modern style developed after World War II, which owes much to the past by virtue of its impeccable construction yet look...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Pretty antique tribal Shiraz rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Wonderful late 19th century Shiraz rug with beautiful geometrical and tribal design with stylized designs and a beautiful central medallion, with nice natural colours with sky blue, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Tribal Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
3.3x4.2 Ft Small Handmade Rug, Vintage Turkish Prayer Rug, Decorative Prayer Mat
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish rug from 1960s. The rug is made of medium wool pile on wool foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the floor, in very good condition with no i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 10x14 Blue And White Striped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Sky Blue And White Striped Indian Rug -
10'x14' (300x420cm)
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
Gabbeh Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful vintage Gabbeh rug with a wonderful all-over abrash crimson field with no border.
Category
20th Century Persian Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Signed Persian Gabbeh Rug
Located in New York, NY
a 21st century one of a kind Persian Gabbeh Rug
Details
rug no. j4020
size 4'5" x 6'7"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Mid-Century Moroccan Contemporary Beige Wool Rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Morocco in the 1950s, this vintage mid-century Moroccan rug represents the distinguished emergence of a contemporary grid pattern among its kind. Hand knotted in hig...
Category
1950s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Cotton Flat Weave Runner, 3x8 Green Shooting Star Indian Dhurrie Runner
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Forest Green Shooting Star Indian Dhurrie Runner-3'x8'
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn. Due to the specia...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Colorful vintage Moroccan Berber Boujad runner curated by Breuckelen Berber
Located in Brooklyn, US
A Boujad runner featuring a spontaneous composition of open and filled lozenge chains interspersed with zig zag forms. Woven in a highly saturated palette of bright purple, magenta, ...
Category
1980s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Russian Karabagh Runner Rug - Wool Black Ivory Pink Red Taupe - 97977
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Russian Karabagh featuring Runner Rug in Circa 1910. Designed with Wool and BlackIvoryPinkRedTaupe, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Russian Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Russian Karabagh Area Rugs - Wool Blue Green Ivory Red Yellow - 97944
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Russian Karabagh featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1910. Designed with Wool and BlueGreenIvoryOrangeRedYellow, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your...
Category
20th Century Russian Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Afghanistan Sultanabad Area Rugs - Wool Ivory Design - 97277
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Afghanistan Sultanabad featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and Ivory, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Afghan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Afghanistan Sultanabad Area Rugs - Wool Ivory Light Blue - 97300
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Afghanistan Sultanabad featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and IvoryLight Blue, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Afghan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Afghanistan Sultanabad Area Rugs - Wool Ivory Design - 97302
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Afghanistan Sultanabad featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and Ivory, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Afghan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Afghanistan Oushak Area Rugs - Wool Ivory Design - 97295
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Afghanistan Oushak featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and Ivory, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Afghan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Afghanistan Sultanabad Area Rugs - Wool Ivory Design - 97281
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Afghanistan Sultanabad featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and Ivory, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Afghan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Afghanistan Bakhshayesh Area Rugs - Wool Ivory Orange Red - 97268
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Afghanistan Bakhshayesh featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and IvoryOrangeRed, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Afghan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Afghanistan Sultanabad Area Rugs - Wool Ivory Taupe Design - 97298
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Afghanistan Sultanabad featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and IvoryTaupe, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Afghan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Afghanistan Oushak Over Size Rug - Wool Brown Green Design - 97270
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Afghanistan Oushak featuring Over Size Rug in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and BrownGreen, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Afghan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Afghanistan Oushak Area Rugs - Wool Brown Green Design - 97269
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Afghanistan Oushak featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and BrownGreen, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Afghan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Afghanistan Oushak Area Rugs - Wool Green Ivory Design - 97296
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Afghanistan Oushak featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and GreenIvory, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Afghan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Afghanistan Sultanabad Area Rugs - Wool Gray Design - 97280
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Afghanistan Sultanabad featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and Gray, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Afghan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Afghanistan Sultanabad Area Rugs - Wool Green Yellow Design - 97291
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Afghanistan Sultanabad featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and GreenYellow, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Afghan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Afghanistan Sultanabad Runner Rug - Wool Blue Green Ivory - 97293
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Afghanistan Sultanabad featuring Runner Rug in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and BlueGreenIvory, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Afghan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Afghanistan Sultanabad Area Rugs - Wool Ivory Design - 97282
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Afghanistan Sultanabad featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and Ivory, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Afghan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Afghanistan Sultanabad Area Rugs - Wool Brown Taupe Design - 97279
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Afghanistan Sultanabad featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and BrownTaupe, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Afghan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Afghanistan Oushak Area Rugs - Wool Brown Design - 97488
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Afghanistan Oushak featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and Brown, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Afghan Tribal 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.