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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Modern Textural Rug in Greige and Blue Stripes and Striae

Modern Rugs and Carpets

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

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

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

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

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Grisaille Blue and Black Stripes and Striae

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Rugs and Carpets

6.7x10 ft Modern Handmade Turkish Wool Patchwork Rug, Custom Options Available

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Tones of Plum and Green

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

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

2010s Nepalese Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Rug in Polychromatic Ombre Design

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Purple with Polychrome Striae

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

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

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Oushak Style Rug with Polychromatic Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Textural Rug in Tones of Gray

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Grisaille Blue and Black Stripes and Striae

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian style Kilim in Sky Blue with Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

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

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Grisaille Blue and Black Stripes and Striae

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

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

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Rich Brown Stripes and Umber Tones

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Beige-Brown and Red

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Tones of Gray and Beige

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Purple with Polychrome Striae

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Unshaped Abstract Rug in Gold, Gray and Blue

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Gold, Brown & Grey Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s European Classic style rug with Blue and Gold Floral Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

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

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Classic style rug in Off-White with Beige-Brown Floral Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Classic Persian style rug with Blue and Ivory Floral Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Classic Persian style rug with Blue, Beige and Silver-Gray Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Classic Style rug with Brown and Off-White Medallion Floral Style

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Rug in Beige-Brown Striae and Gold and Black Accents

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

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

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary rug in Tones of Green

2010s Moroccan Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Moroccan Rug in Brown with Black Art Deco style Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

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

21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Rugs and Carpets

cc-tapis NAÏF TRIANGLES handmade rug in wool by David/Nicolas - IN STOCK

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

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

2010s Nepalese Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Rug in Polychromatic Ombre Design

2010s Chinese Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Chinese Art Deco Style Rug, in Beige, with Floral Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug with Beige and Green Geometric Patterns

2010s Moroccan Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Moroccan Rug in Black with Orange Art Deco Style

2010s Turkish Modern Rugs and Carpets