Modern Russian and Scandinavian 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Scandinavian Style Rug in Gray and Blue, with Geometric Patterns

Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim's Scandinavian Style Rug in Gray and Blue, with Geometric Patterns

Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Vintage Round Corneille Rug. Size: 7 ft 2 in x 7 ft 2 in

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Custom Rug in Gold with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Open Field Rug in Seafoam Blue and Green Tones

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug with White and Gray Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim Rug in Grey & Beige Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Blue, Beige-Brown Gray Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Beige-Brown Gold & Red Geometric Pattern

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Contemporary Narrow & Long Flat-Weave Wool Runner by Doris Leslie Blau

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Outdoor Rug in Gray with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Brown Tones with Diamond Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Taupe with Diamond Patterns

Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Vintage Modernist Scandinavian Mondrian Design Rug. 5' 2" x 5' 2"

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Gray & White with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug all over Blue, Black Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Gray and White with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Beige-Brown & Blue Diamond Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in All over Blue, Black Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Beige, Cream and Blue Diamond Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Piled Modern Scandinavian/Swedish Design Rug in Blue Tones, White, Taupe & Cream

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Contemporary Scandinavian Style Handmade Rug by Doris Leslie Blau

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Hand-Knotted Modern Diamond Design Area Rug in Gray-Green by Keivan Woven Arts

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Bouclé-Cream Handwoven Thick Wool Rug

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Beige-Brown with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Ombre Kilim Rug in Brown Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim Rug in Green, White & Black Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Outdoor Rug in Gray & Beige Geometric Pattern

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Contemporary Custom Swedish Style Gray and White Runner by Doris Leslie Blau

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim with Taupe Chevrons & Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim in Beige & Blue Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Rug with Gray and Blue Geometric Patterns

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

New Transitional Gray Area Rug with Modern Scandinavian Danish Style

Early 20th Century Russian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Antique Caucasian Tribal Rug, Nomadic Charm Meets Masculine Appeal

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim in Blue & Gray Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim with Green Geometric Patterns on Blue

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian-Style Rug with Gold & Beige Geometric Patterns

2010s Afghan Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Oversized Afghan Minimalist Modern Casual with Black Background and Ivory Pile

2010s Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Piled Modern Gallery Scandinavian/Swedish Geometric Design Rug in Earth Tones

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Park 03 Sunrise, Wool Cut Pile Rug

2010s Swedish Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs