Modern Chinese and East 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Luxury Modern Hand-Knotted Flatweave Flatline Red/Chocolate 10x14 Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Luxurious modern hand-knotted rug from China, with a unique, one-of-a-kind look that'll present itself to being the finest piece in any home. The minimalist design gives a very moder...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Luxury Modern Hand-Knotted Flatweave Ikat V Brown 10X14 Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Luxurious modern hand-knotted rug from China, with a unique, one-of-a-kind look that'll present itself to being the finest piece in any home. The minimalist design gives a very moder...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
21st Century Modern Moroccan
Located in Paradise Valley, AZ
Handwoven with 100% handspun wool, in the mountains of Afghanistan; this beautiful naturally dyed Moroccan rug is truly one-of-a-kind. Moroccan rugs tend to be simple and are the per...
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2010s Afghan Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Luxury Modern Hand-Knotted Brickwork Vanilla 10x14 Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A subtle sense of texture is created in this sophisticated hand-woven rug. Contemporary pattern and updated neutral tones that work perfectly in any setting. Both touch and sight are...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
21st Century Modern Contemporary Rug
Located in Paradise Valley, AZ
Modern contemporary rug woven with pure New Zealand wool and silk. The art nouveau palm design and neutral color palette make this rug the perfect complement to a minimalist, modern ...
Category
2010s Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Luxury Modern Hand-Knotted Flatweave Ikat III 10x14 Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Luxurious modern hand-knotted rug from China, with a unique, one-of-a-kind look that'll present itself to being the finest piece in any home. The minimalist design gives a very moder...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
High-Quality Prism Art Deco Style Handmade Silk Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
High-quality Prism Art Deco style handmade silk rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 12'10" × 19'0" (391 × 579 cm)
Beauty of this luxurious Art Deco rug lies not only in its exquisite desi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Oversized Modern Crocodile Design Handmade Silk Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Oversized Modern Crocodile design handmade silk rug by Doris Leslie Blau.
Size: 14'10" × 23'5" (452 × 713 cm).
This beautiful abstract rug is a dream come true of any interior design...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Contemporary Zig Zag Design Bamboo Silk Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary zig zag design bamboo silk rug by Doris Leslie Blau.
Size: 11'3" × 16'10" (342 × 513 cm).
This modern rug draws on oriental weaving tradition while being adopted to cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk, Bamboo
Contemporary Indigo and Brown Hand-Spun Wool and Silk Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary indigo and brown hand-spun wool and silk rug by Doris Leslie Blau.
Size: 13.0" × 17.0" (396 × 518 cm).
This truly imposing contemporary area rug is something much more t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tibetan Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Modern Marble Floral Silk Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern marble floral silk rug by Doris Leslie Blau.
Size: 8'0" × 10'0" (243 × 304 cm).
There are very few décor elements, next to lightning and paint, that have impact as strong as a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Modern Hemp Runner by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern Hemp Runner by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 2'0" × 13'7" (60 × 414 cm)
This contemporary solid runner was masterly hand-knotted of the finest hemp, which is one of the most durable...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Hemp
Modern Tibetan Geometric Gray Handmade Silk Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern Tibetan Geometric Gray Handmade Silk Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 8'0" × 10'0" (243 × 304 cm)
While not as famous as other types of Oriental rugs, Tibetan carpets still dazz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Contemporary Beach Pebbles Handmade Aloe Silk and Wool Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Beach Pebbles handmade aloe silk and wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 13'5" × 13'9" (408 × 419 cm)
The beauty of this contemporary area rug lies not only in its origi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
One-of-a-kind Venetto Handmade Wool Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
One-of-a-Kind Venetto handmade wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau.
Size : 10'0" × 13'0" (304 × 396 cm).
A jewel of the modern weaving art, this magnificent carpet will satisfy the desires...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
High-Quality Contemporary Silk Runner by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
High-quality contemporary silk runner by Doris Leslie Blau.
Size: 2'9" × 14'0" (83 × 426 cm).
Runners are exceptional floor coverings that, due to their specific dimensions, serve in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Contemporary Geometric Handmade Wool Runner by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary geometric handmade wool runner by Doris Leslie Blau.
Size: 3'6" x 8'6" (106 x 259 cm).
Runners are special rugs, which, due to their dimensions, are adjusted to serve in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Tibetan Terra Rug in Natural Wool by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Tibetan Terra rug in natural wool by Doris Leslie Blau.
Size: 4.10" × 7.6" (147 × 228 cm).
Hand knotted un-dyed wool Tibetan rug with all-over geometric design.
The Terr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tibetan Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Maze Design Hand Knotted Wool Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary maze design hand knotted wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau.
Size: 6.0" × 9.3" (182 × 281 cm).
This exceptional modern rug takes us straight into a mysterious labyrinth. Its ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tibetan Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern White Flower Design Hand Knotted Silk Runner by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern White Flower Design Hand Knotted Silk runner by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 4'7" × 14'1" (139 × 429 cm)
The modern runner before your eyes was m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Terra Geometric Runner by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Terra Geometric Runner by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 2'3" × 14'0" (68 × 426 cm)
A modern, hand-knotted Terra runner made in accordance with traditional techniques out of natural undyed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Flower Garden Silk Rug by Suzanne Lovell for Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Flower Garden Beige Silk rug by Suzanne Lovell for Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 9'0" × 12'0" (274 × 365 cm)
Inspiration comes from many places, and this one was inspired by a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Contemporary Abstract Green and Blue Color-Drop Wool Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Abstract Green and Blue Color-Drop Wool Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 12'0" × 15'0" (365 × 457 cm).
This extraordinary modern rug is not a mere space definer it is a tr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Eros Carpet, Hand Knotted in Wool and Silk 100 Kpi, Sofie Lachaert & Luc d'Hanis
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Eros is designed by Sofie Lachaert and Luc d'Hanis
It’s a hand knotted rug at 100 knots per square inch. The size is 250 x 350 cm. The pile height is 6 mm. The rug is manufactured i...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Annapurna Carpet, Handknot, Himalayan Wool, 60 Knots, Bartoli Design
Located in Milan, Lombardy
This rug is hand knotted in Himalayan undyed wool.
The combinations of the 9 colors of the Himalayan undyed line create a rug inspired by the fractured rocks of the Tibetan plateau....
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pienovuoto 1 Carpet, Handtufted, Wool and Viscose, Rosapaki
Located in Milan, Lombardy
An elegant and refined rug, perfect for any space
Handtufted in wool and viscose, this carpet is available 3 variations
Size: 200 x 300 cm
Design by Rosapaki.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Other
La Lomita carpet, Hand Knotted, 200knots, Wool and Silk, Liliana Ovalle
Located in Milan, Lombardy
This rug is made of wool and silk. A very rich carpet that represents the succession of houses in the suburbs of Mexico City. From year to year these houses are painted with the avai...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Annapurna Carpet, Hand Knotted, Himalayan Wool, 60 Knots, Bartoli Design
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Annapurna carpets by Bartoli design are hand knotted in Himalayan undyed wool, hand knotted with 60 knots per sqm
Special treatments are reserved for this kind of material, and it g...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oltre, Mood Indigo Carpet, Hand Knotted, 100 Knots, Hemp, MarCo Carini
By Marco Carini
Located in Milan, Lombardy
The Oltre carpets by MarCo Carini present a natural weave, both hand knotted with 100 knots per sqm
The chosen colors for this project are blend of tea,...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Hemp
Color Flow Carpet, Hand Knotted in Wool, 100kpi, Florian Hauswirth
By Florian Hauswirth
Located in Milan, Lombardy
This carpet plays with the perspective width of a room and the arrangement of objects in a room. The color gradient over the full length of the carpet refers to the Nepalese manufact...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Neruda Carpet, Hand Knotted in Wool and Silk, 150 Kpi, Matteo Ragni
By Matteo Ragni
Located in Milan, Lombardy
A carpet like a sheet of paper lying on the ground, to be read like an open book on the floor of a living room, together with family, friends, or in company with oneself. The nodes become three-dimensional pixels, words to make the voice and the soul vibrate. A poem about all, he hears all the objects that surround us, the author, Pablo Neruda...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Terra Incognita, Grypho Carpet, Hand Knotted in Wool, 200Kpi, Faberhama
By Faberhama
Located in Milan, Lombardy
In some areas of the world, barriers and borders divide populations, pointing out differences, be they national, cultural or social. Along the same boundary line two distinct identit...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Brass
Arlecchino Carpet, Hand Knotted in Wool, 100 Knots, Donata Parruccini
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Shades of rich red and vibrant blue introduce this luxurious heritage piece where the geometric style is beautifully complemented by the hand knotted technique used to complete the d...
Category
Early 2000s Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Human Circle, Paradiso Carpet, Handtufted in Wool
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Ianni Veneziano and Luciana Di Virgilio explore the strongly symbolic value of the sphere, using it as a space for humanistic reflection on the infinite relationship of man and woman...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Human Circle, Inferno Carpet, Hand Knotted in Wool, 200 Knots
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Gianni Veneziano and Luciana Di Virgilio put at the center of their creation the man, placing him inside a vortex, a Dante's circle that sucks him in the underworld. Circular in shap...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bala Perdida Carpet, Hand knotted in Wool, 100 Knots, David Elia
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Bala Perdida, which translated means "lost bullet”, is a wool rug that looks like a trophy thanks to the real bullets applied and the holes. The conflicts and joie de vivre of Rio de...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Luxury Modern Hand-Knotted Nixon Natural 10x14 Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
This exquisite handwoven rug hails from the masterful artisans of Pakistan, where generations of weaving expertise and a profound appreciation for the art of rug making come together...
Category
2010s Pakistani Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Luxury Modern Hand-Knotted Kerchief Shadow 10x14 Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A subtle sense of texture is created in this sophisticated hand-woven rug. Contemporary pattern and updated neutral tones that work perfectly in any setting. Both touch and sight are...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Luxury Modern Hand-Knotted Harlequin Silver 10x14 Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A subtle sense of texture is created in this sophisticated hand-woven rug. Contemporary pattern and updated neutral tones that work perfectly in any setting. Both touch and sight are...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
21st Century Modern Contemporary Rug
Located in Paradise Valley, AZ
Modern contemporary rug woven with pure New Zealand wool and silk. The clean lines and neutral color palette make this rug the perfect complement to a minimalist, modern décor.
S...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
21st Century Modern Abstract Rug
Located in Paradise Valley, AZ
Modern abstract rug woven with pure New Zealand wool and silk. The unique design and neutral color palette make this rug the perfect complement to ...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Luxury Modern Hand-Knotted Flatweave Ikat V Brown 10X14 Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Luxurious modern hand-knotted rug from China, with a unique, one-of-a-kind look that'll present itself to being the finest piece in any home. The minimalist design gives a very moder...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Luxury Modern Hand-Knotted Flatweave Ikat IV Blue 10X14 Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Luxurious modern hand-knotted rug from China, with a unique, one-of-a-kind look that'll present itself to being the finest piece in any home. The minimalist design gives a very moder...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Luxury Modern Hand-Knotted Flatweave Ikat II 10x14 Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Luxurious modern hand-knotted rug from China, with a unique, one-of-a-kind look that'll present itself to being the finest piece in any home. The minimalist design gives a very moder...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern chinese and east asian rugs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern chinese and east asian rugs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage chinese and east asian rugs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include rugs and carpets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern chinese and east asian rugs made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and China pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original chinese and east asian rugs, popular names associated with this style include Keivan Woven Arts, and Odegard Carpets. 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 chinese and east asian rugs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $636 and tops out at $11,125 while the average work can sell for $4,125.