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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
Contemporary Area Rug in Purple Aquamarine White, Handmade of Silk Wool "Calcio"
Located in New York , NY
The luxurious feel of Calcio rug is imagined in lustrous silk coloration and beautifully handcrafted in Nepal. Its unique old-world feel is illustrated in an inviting composition tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Contemporary Area Rug in Olive and Mint, Handmade of Silk and Wool, "Noche"
Located in New York , NY
In some cultures it is known as a symbol of glory, god of creation, or beauty under the moon. In the botanical world it is one of the rarest, Queen of the night cactus flower at a mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Contemporary Area Rug in Purple Green, Handmade of Silk and Wool, "Spice"
Located in New York , NY
Our Creative Director’s artistic skills blend two crafts, scientifically portraying plants by painting them in watercolor and create a spectacular fine art composition, turning them ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Contemporary Area Rug in Chocolate Brown Handmade of Silk Hemp Wool, "Karma"
Located in New York , NY
Rug Art introduces The Shape collection, a series of dynamic geometric designs of unified shapes and movements. Each single rug is crafted by hand with the finest tailoring tradition...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk, Hemp
Modern Contemporary Area Rug in Beige Green, Handmade of Silk and Wool "Dunes"
Located in New York , NY
Combination of wind and water inspired the shimmery wave pattern of this contemporary handcrafted beauty. Thin lines of silk shaggy high pile play off a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk, Wool
Modern Contemporary Area Rug in Red, Handmade of Silk and Wool, "Leafdrop"
Located in New York , NY
Slow reduction of warmth while watching autumns leaves falling down in their soothing colors, reminded the designer the unique beauty of the simple things in life. Timeless and harmo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Modern Contemporary Area Rug in Red Taupe, Handmade of Silk and Wool "Fragment"
Located in New York , NY
Astoundingly beautiful unified shapes inspired by sacred geometric design adorn this finely crafted Tibetan rug. The distinctive pattern combined with lustrous silk and fine wool cre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Modern Contemporary Area Rug in Black Gray, Handmade of Silk and Wool, "Frost"
Located in New York , NY
The raw qualities of unprocessed rock diamond viewed on a trip to a museum inspired the design of Frost. Long bands of fine fibers run across finely hand knotted field. Saturated wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk, Wool
Modern Contemporary Area Rug in Green, Handmade of Silk and Wool, "Allure"
Located in New York , NY
Unmistakably alluring textured rug, the opulent distressed stucco texture in the old city of Sarlat in the south of France, inspired the designer to create this timeless piece. Dream...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk, Wool
Abstract Contemporary Area Rug Blue, Handmade Pashmina Silk and Wool "Blue Mood"
Located in New York , NY
Playing with ambient blues and water lead the designer to an entirely new heights of artistic expression. A painting turned into a stunning piece resembling liquid art, blue mood rug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Other
Modern Contemporary Area Rug in Ivory Gray, Handmade Silk and Wool, "Ambient"
Located in New York , NY
Drawing inspiration from the designer’s deep admiration to midcentury era, Ambient, like its namesake, is a decorative interpretation of geometric yet rustic modern field that offers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Modern Contemporary Area Rug in Taupe, Handmade of Silk and Wool, "Diamante"
Located in New York , NY
Nothing speaks polished better then appealing modernist architecture design and Diamante rug knows how to show it. Its curved shape diamonds pattern is both masculine and feminine an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Modern Contemporary Area Rug in Ivory Red, Handmade of Silk and Wool, "Drift"
Located in New York , NY
Rich in tonal depth and shading the design is drawn from an original watercolor brushstrokes painting created by the designer. Drift rug is artistic and abstract and offers a play of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Modern Contemporary Area Rug in Taupe, Handmade of Silk and Wool, "Flare"
Located in New York , NY
Handmade pottery orderly laid to dry in the street of Nepal caught the eye of the designer in one of her visits. With attention to detail and a strong sense of order flare is delicat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk, Wool
Mehraban Cloudburst Rug by Liesel Plambeck
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Whether the golden hour or a moody morning Liesel perfectly evokes the sense light on raindrops. Bring some of that indoors.
Rug number: 27821
Size: 9' 1" x 11' 10"
Design: Cloudbu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Afghan Gabbeh Rug, Diamond Pattern, Colorful
Located in New York, NY
This rug has tiny lozenges in a random arrangement of colors including red, goldenrod, straw, teal, sky blue and celadon densely cover the ground of this small as new scatter with na...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Black & Bronze Wool + Silk Mid Mod Geometric Rug CC-Tapis
By cc-tapis
Located in Tulsa, OK
cc-tapis Mid Mod Area Rug
Hand-knotted wool and silk area rug is made in Nepal. Black wool, bronze wool, and bronze silk geometric pattern has hand scis...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Vintage Tibetan Brown Rug with Minimalist Style
Located in Dallas, TX
76595 Vintage Tibetan Brown Rug with Minimalist Style. Take a timeless, tailored modern design, mix in a dash of abrash and variegated shades of warm brown in this vintage Tibetan ru...
Category
Late 20th Century Tibetan Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Graffiti Art Rug in Collaboration with Enx
Located in New York, NY
ENX is known for his wolf stencils and women in kimonos. This carpet was a part of our back against the Wall: Graffiti Show.
Materials: Silk-wool blend.
Shown in 6' x 9’.
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Schumacher Palomar Area Rug in Hand Knotted Wool & Silk by Patterson Flynn
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Rugs and floor coverings
Rug pattern: Palomar
Dimensions: 9' x 12'
Fiber content: Wool and Silk
Construction: Hand Knotted
Colorway: Claret
Hand made rugs are subject to size varia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Stunning Contemporary Nepalese Rug
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning 8 ft x 10 ft Bashian blue grey Nepalese rug having contemporary oval pattern.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Charcoal Sari Lights Silk Rug, Odegard
Located in Tulsa, OK
Handmade carpet constructed of recycled silk saris.
First introduced by Stephanie Odegard in 1987, Odegard revolutionized the world of hand-knotted contemporary carpets. With unriv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Modern Nepalese Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
A modern Nepalese rug with a solid brown design. This piece has fine details, great colors, and a beautiful design. It would be the perfect addition to your home. This rug measures 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Colorful Modern Gabbeh Rug, Blue Field
Located in New York, NY
In a geometric Kilim design with only end borders, the watery, broken light blue field displays three columns of joined diamonds detailed in straw, rust and celadon, with small geome...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Neutral Afghan Designer Carpet
Located in New York, NY
The putty field presents three columns of radiating eight bud arrays alternating with small erect lozenges. The detail tones include sienna brown, sand and, light brown. The sandy-cr...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Brown Abstract Contemporary Rug, Hand Knotted
Located in New York, NY
Striations in umber and beige dominate the abstract, borderless painterly pattern, while straw sneaks into the beige. The lines break, dot out and dissolve. Always visually active.
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
21st Century Contemporary Nepalese Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
21st century contemporary Nepalese rug with an all over rose colored motif. This piece has fine details, great colors, and a beautiful design. It would be the perfect addition to you...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Hand Knotted Modern and Decorative Afghan Carpet
Located in New York, NY
The sandy-straw field dis closely covered by a small, repeating textile-derived pattern of cogwheel rosettes and leaves creating a broken, curvy lattice, accented in medium blue, tea...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Turkish Sivas Designer Carpet
Located in New York, NY
No borders, but row and rows, columns and columns of rounded stems enclosing flowers in beige and goldenrod, on the densely abrashed sienna ground on this Afghan origin Sivas-style c...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Brown Afghan Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A straw doubled diamond lattice with square dark brown accents divides the subtly abrashed grey field. The same dark umber works as a plain border surround.
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Nepalese Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Modern Nepalese rug with an all-over design. This piece has fine details, great colors, and a beautiful design. It would be the perfect addition to your home...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
21st Century Contemporary Nepalese Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
21st century contemporary Nepalese rug with an all-over red abstract motif. This piece has fine details, great colors, and a beautiful design. It would be the perfect addition to you...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
New Neutral Sivas Carpet
Located in New York, NY
With a slightly heavier weave, these ultimately Tabriz takeoffs feature, as here, allover rosette and palmette designs, light grounds (here pale brown), and borders of palmettes and,...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Purple Modern Designer Carpet
Located in New York, NY
The light slate ground shows an essentially borderless, allover textile pattern of ivory and buff angular, heart-shaped panels, some pendanted, with palmette inner decor. The ground ...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Neutral Modern Sivas Carpet
Located in New York, NY
The large, curved medium brown sickle leaves stand out while the lobed and bulbously-pendanted sandy-straw outline medallion barely registers. The contrast with the sandy cream field...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Contemporary Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
A modern contemporary rug with a brown motif. This piece has fine details, great colors, and a beautiful design. It would be the perfect additi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Floral Blue Contemporary Nepalese Wool & Silk Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
This contemporary Nepalese rug embraces a light blue floral motif that spans its all-over design. Its intricate details and striking color palette create a gorgeous piece. Consider a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
21st Century Contemporary Kilim Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
A 21st century contemporary Kilim flat-weave rug with a solid tan motif. This piece has fine details, great colors, and a beautiful design. It would be the perfect addition to your h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
21st Century Modern Moroccan Style Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
21st century modern Moroccan style rug hand knotted from the highest quality of wool in an abstract motif, with a luxuriously plush pile. This rug measures at 6'8" x 9'9".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Multicolored Area Rug by Carini
Located in New York, NY
An original design by Carini and woven using a blend of Himalayan wool and fine silk. The design is full of subtle changes of color, hence full of movement and visual interest. A ver...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Modern Flat-Weave Transitional Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
A modern transitional flat-weave rug with a solid grey motif. This piece would make a great addition to your home. This rug measures at 9 x 12.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Nepalese Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Contemporary Nepalese rug with an all-over geometric red design. This piece has fine details, great colors, and a beautiful design. It would be the perfec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
21st Century Transitional Nepalese Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
21st century transitional Nepalese rug with an all over gold floral motif. This rug measures 8'10" X 12'2".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Floral Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Modern hand-knotted Nepalese rug with an all-over floral design. This piece has Fine details, great colors, and a beautiful design. It would be the perfect addition to your home. Thi...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Rugs Orange Fine Contemporary Rugs, Carpet from Afghanistan
Located in Hampshire, GB
With rich colours and abstract elements, this woven rug gives a subtle contemporary appearance. The geometric rug is featuring beautiful rust and gold colour. This deep red rug is grounded in stylish colours that will add a touch of modernized sophistication to nearly any space. These modern patterned rugs...
Category
1990s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Contemporary Modernist Rug Wool and Silk 21 Century Abstract Design
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Contemporary very Fine hand-knotted Tibetan modernist rug,
Very unusual design. Pile is made of handspun Tibetan highland wool and natural silk. Measures: available for instand ship...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Modern Rug Handmade Carpet Contemporary Damask Oriental Rugs for Sale
Located in Hampshire, GB
This handmade carpet oriental rug has an inherently sophisticated quality, from adding texture to monochromatic interiors to keeping the overall design scheme controlled instead of w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Afghan Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Afghan rug.
Measurement: 12'6" x 17'1".
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
21st Century. Contemporary Multicolored Geometric Tibetan Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
21st century contemporary (2000) Tibetan rug with a multicolored, abstract geometric design on a dark brown field. Measures 8x10.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Silk One of a Kind Cost and Enx Graffiti Rug
By Carini Lang
Located in New York, NY
Cost and Enx have been partnering up since 2010 and has been posting with bold black graphics. They are iconic street artists whose work is known all-over the world. Cost himself is one of the god...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk, Wool
Nazmiyal Collection Artistic Handmade Abstract Modern Area Rug 5'10" x 7'10"
Located in New York, NY
Artistic Handmade Abstract Contemporary Modern Area Rug, Country of origin: Central Asia, Circa date: Modern Rugs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Nazmiyal Collection Neutral Modern Turkish Oushak Design Area Rug 9'9" x 13'11"
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Soft Neutral Contemporary Modern Turkish Oushak Design Area Rug, Country of origin: Central Asia, Circa date: Modern Rugs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Textural Modern Kilim Rug in Brown with Taupe Geometric Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, a 6x9 Kilim from a bold new line of contemporary flatweaves by Rug & Kilim.
On the Design:
Connoting a modern take on classic panel-weaving, our latest “Rez Kil...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Hand Knotted Sivas Style Afghan Carpet, Soft Palette
Located in New York, NY
The nested octagon large central medallion is in old ivory and muted cranberry and is set on an abrashed light blue flower field. More muted than the Sivas originals, but perfect for...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Distressed Overdyed Area Rug, Blue *& Green Palette
Located in New York, NY
A blue and green overdyed rug on a busy leaf and palmette pattern. Palmette border. Moderate weave, cotton foundation, all over wear nearing distress...
Category
1940s Pakistani Vintage Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Hand Knotted Brown Modern Rug, Diamond Pattern
Located in New York, NY
A plain dark brown border frames the beige field with offset, half-drop rows of brown and beige diamonds enclosing stylized flowers. The precise pattern is balanced in all directions.
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
21st Century Modern Moroccan
Located in Paradise Valley, AZ
Handwoven with 100% handspun wool, in the subtropical woodlands of Pakistan; this beautiful naturally dyed Moroccan rug is truly one-of-a-kind. Moroccan rugs tend to be simple and ar...
Category
2010s Pakistani Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
21st Century Modern Moroccan
Located in Paradise Valley, AZ
Handwoven with 100% handspun wool, in the subtropical woodlands of Pakistan; this beautiful naturally dyed Moroccan rug is truly one-of-a-kind. Moroccan rugs tend to be simple and ar...
Category
2010s Pakistani Modern Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern central asian rugs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern central asian rugs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage central asian rugs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include rugs and carpets, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern central asian rugs made in a specific country, there are Asia, South Asia, and Central Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original central asian rugs, popular names associated with this style include Rug & Kilim, Nazmiyal Collection, Florian Pretet, Atelier Février, and Apadana Fine Rugs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for central asian rugs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $187 and tops out at $90,000 while the average work can sell for $7,388.
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