Modern Rugs and Carpets

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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

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

Modern Rugs and Carpets

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

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

2010s Chinese Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & kilim’s European Flatweave Rug in Beige with Green and Pink Floral Pattern

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Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Square Rug in Blue and Green, with Patterns

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Rug & Kilim’s Oushak-Style Rug in Indigo, Brown and Brown Floral Patterns

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Rug & Kilim’s Tiger Rug in Gold with Orange and Black Pictorial

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Rug & Kilim’s Modern Abstract Runner Rug With Beige, Pink and Green Patterns

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Rug & Kilim’s Persian Style Rug with Black, Blue and Purple Geometric Patterns

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Rug & Kilim’s Classic Ikats style rug with Blue, Gold and Rust Red Patterns

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Rug & Kilim's New Kazak Transitional Red and Green Wool Rug with Horn Motifs

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Rug & Kilim’s Handmade Contemporary Rug in Beige Brown Floral Pattern

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Rug & Kilim’s Spanish European Style Rug in Brown with Floral Pattern “Cordoba”

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Rug & Kilim’s Textural Rug in Dark Blue Tones and Striae

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Rug & Kilim’s Modern rug in Solid Polychromatic Tones

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Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug with Geometric Patterns in Tones of Green

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

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

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Grisailles Tone Stripes and Striae

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Blue and Beige, with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Textural Rug in Peach Tones and Polychrome Striae

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Textural Rug in Purple Tones and Polychrome Striae

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Textural Rug in Beige-Brown Stripes and Striae

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Textural Rug in Light Blue Tones

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Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Dhurrie Rug with Beige, Red, Blue Stripes Red Accents

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Textural Rug in Beige and Blue Striae and Neutral Tones

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Beige-Brown and Umber Stripes and Striae

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Rug in Blue, with Brown and Gold Floral Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Textural Rug in Peach Tones and Striae

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Textural Rug in Greige Tones and Striae

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Textural Rug in Purple Tones and Polychrome Striae

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

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

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Light Green Tones and Striae

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Red and Gold Tones and Striae

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Persian Style Rug with Black, Blue and Purple Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Dhurrie Rug with Blue Stripes and Red Accents

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Dark Blue and Grisailles Stripes and Striae

2010s Turkish Modern Rugs and Carpets

Ada Contemporary Modern Kilim Rug, Wool Handwoven Sand & Yellow

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Rug with Beige and Blue Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug with Brown and Gray Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug with Light Blue Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Purple Tones and Polychrome Striae

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets