Modern Central Asian Rugs

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

Style: Modern

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Runner in Colorful Floral Patterns

Modern Central Asian Rugs

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Runner in Colorful Floral Patterns

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim Extra-Long Runner Rug, in Beige and Black

2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s “Clouds” Modern Rug Design in Beige-brown with Floral Medallions

1950s Afghan Vintage Modern Central Asian Rugs

Vintage Persian Kilim with Red Medallions on a Blue Field, from Rug & Kilim

2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Abstract Rug “Capriccio” by Blackpop & Sir John Soane Museum

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Kilim in Beige & Rust orange stripes with Taupe accents

2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Distressed Style Abstract Runner in Beige-Brown Geometric Pattern

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim Extra-Long Runner Rug, in Gray and Beige

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Kilim in Beige & Blue Stripes

2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Abstract Rug in Ivory with Black and Ice Blue Patterns

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Kilim in Beige & Blue Stripes

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Kilim in Gray & Blue Stripes

2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Abstract Rug in Deep Teal and Black Origami Style Pattern

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Kilim in Beige & Green stripes

2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Rug in Beige with Blue Abstract Geometric Patterns

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Kilim in Beige & Gray stripes

2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Rug in Polychromatic Ombre Design

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Kilim in Green stripes with Forest & Chartreuse accents

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Kilim in Beige & Rust orange stripes with Taupe accents

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Green with Beige Accents

21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

"Affirme" / 9' x 12' / Hand Knotted Wool and Silk Alligator Rug

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in in Beige and Blue Accents

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Gray and Blue Textural Stripes

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Kilim Rug with Textural Stripes in Gold and Orange Tones

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Kilim Rug with Textural Stripes in Pink with Beige Accents

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Kilim Rug in Beige, Black & Gold Textural Stripes

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Rug in Blue and Green Striae with Brown Border

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Textural Modern Kilim in Orange with Blue Stripes

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Rug in Terracotta Tones and Striae with Brown Accents

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Kilim Rug in Beige-Brown & Green Textural Stripes

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Kilim in Gray with Stripes & Beige-Blue Accents

2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

Medium Hand-Knotted "Passage" Rug, Florian Pretet and Lisa Mukhia Pretet

2010s Pakistani Modern Central Asian Rugs

Modern Beige Moroccan Style Wool Runner With Blue Tribal Motif

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Square Kilim in Beige with Blue Accents

2010s Pakistani Modern Central Asian Rugs

Handmade Moroccan Retro Style Modern Wool Rug In Beige

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Multicolored rug from Afghanistan for modern decor

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Beige with Blue Accents

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Beige with Brown Undertones

2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Abstract Rug “Capriccio” by Blackpop & Sir John Soane Museum

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs