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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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

Nazmiyal Collection Neutral Modern Plush Wool Pile Area Rug 7'2" x 9'7"

Modern Rugs and Carpets

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Neutral Modern Plush Wool Pile Area Rug 7'2" x 9'7"

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Rustic Geometric Small Size Modern Area Rug 4'3" x 5'10"

2010s Turkish Modern Rugs and Carpets

Handwoven Vintage Sivas Kilim Runner in Red, Black Geometric Pattern

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Modern Turkish Design Oushak Area Rug 8'5" x 9'9"

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Khotan Pomegranate Design Modern Runner Rug 2'9" x 9'5"

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Earthy Modern Turkish Oushak Style Area Rug 7'7" x 9'5"

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Bold Modern Turkish Oushak Design Area Rug 8' x 9'8"

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Oversized Hollywood Regency Style Modern Rug 16'5" x 22'6"

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Modern Moroccan Berber Beni Ourain Design Rug 6'9" x 9'8"

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Modern Decorative Luxurious Oushak Area Rug 8'5" x 9'10"

2010s Nepalese Modern Rugs and Carpets

Brish' Outdoor Excellence: Hand-Woven Rug in 100% PET, ⌀ 200 cm

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim x Jenn Ski Beige Mid-Century Modern Style Rug with Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Caucasian Tribal Rug in Red with Camel Pictorials

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Hand Crafted Modern Solid Abstract Area Rug 10'8" x 13'10"

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Modern Moroccan Berber Beni Ourain Design Rug 7'3" x 10'2"

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Iconico Tappeto di Design In-Canto Bianco Caldo by Deanna Comellini 300x400 cm

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Abstract Neutral Minimalist Modern Area Rug 7'4" x 9'8"

2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Rug & Kilim’s Persian Kerman Style Rug in Black with Vibrant Floral Patterns

2010s Afghan Modern Rugs and Carpets

Modern Contemporary Textural Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Tribal Geometric Design Oversized Modern Rug 14'8" x 20'10"

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Solid Moss-Olive Green Modern Rug, Biophilic Design Meets Shibui

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Rugs and Carpets

Taurus Collection Striped Goat Hair Rug by Doris Leslie Blau

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Modern Moroccan Checkerboard Design Area Rug 9'5" x 12'3"

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Large Diamond Pattern Modern Wool Area Rug 14'6" x 16'11"

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Tribal Room Size Turkish Oushak Modern Area Rug 9'3" x 12'5"

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Modern Handwoven Wool Rug White & Brown Loop Karibu

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Eclectic Artistic Geometric Modern Area Rug 13'10" x 15'

2010s Afghan Modern Rugs and Carpets

Modern Contemporary Textural Relief Grey Wool Rug

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Coral Abrash Solid Abstract Modern Room Size Rug 9' x 12'5"

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Tribal Nomadic Primitive Design Modern Area Rug 13' x 18'6"

21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Rugs and Carpets

Moroccan Rug with Yellow Atlas Pattern, Red Beni Ourain Tulu Carpet, 100% Wool

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Neutral Earthy Brown Geometric Modern Area Rug 8'8" x 10'2"

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Modern Solid Abstract Design Wool Pile Area Rug 13'5" x 16'

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Modern High Low Pile Geometric Chevron Design Rug 9'6" x 12'

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Modern Tribal Geometric Hallway Runner Rug 2'10" x 9'6"

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Geometric Design Oversized Modern Area Rug 15'5" x 21'6"

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Neutral Cream Geometric Pattern Modern Rug 12'7" x 19'3"

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Rustic Tribal Geometric Design Modern Area Rug 5'9" x 8'4"

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal Collection Modern Neutral Minimalist Abstract Area Rug 15'1" x 21'7"

21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Modern Rugs and Carpets