Modern Western European 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful contemporary rug with a beautiful design and light colors, entirely hand knotted with Tibetan knots with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$8,342 / item
Modern Hand Tufted Wool Rug Made in Spain White & Navy Blue Valance
By Kilombo Home
Located in Madrid, ES
This rug is handmade in Spain using the hand tufted technique.
We use only the finest natural yarns, 100% pure virgin wool with a thickness of 15mm.
- Customize in any size and in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Hand Tufted Wool Rug Made in Spain White and Blue Marrocan Style
By Kilombo Home
Located in Madrid, ES
This rug is handmade in Spain using the hand tufted technique.
We use only the finest natural yarns, 100% pure virgin wool with a thickness of 15mm.
- Customize in any size and in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
ModernHandtufted Wool & Silk Rug made in Spain Mustard & White Polka Dots
By Kilombo Home
Located in Madrid, ES
This rug is handmade in Spain using the handtufted technique.
We use only the finest natural yarns, 50% silk and 50% pure virgin wool with a thickness of 15mm.
- Customize in any s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Modern Hand Tufted Wool Rug Made in Spain Red Orange & White Flower
By Kilombo Home
Located in Madrid, ES
This rug is handmade in Spain using the hand tufted technique.
We use only the finest natural yarns, 100% pure virgin wool with a thickness of 15mm.
- Customize in any size and in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful contemporary rug with a beautiful design and light colors, entirely hand knotted with Tibetan knots with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$11,917 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Rug & Kilim’s Tudor Style Flatweave Runner, with Crests and Floral Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
An exciting addition to the contemporary Rug & Kilim collection, this 3x14 Tudor style flatweave runner rug features crests and floral patterns in green, beige/brown and blue, across the field.
On the design:
Connoisseurs will admire this contemporary flatweave as inspired by English Tudor tapestries...
Category
2010s English Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Beautiful New Modern Hand Knotted, Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,508 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Beautiful New Modern Hand Knotted, Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
$7,322 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Handwoven Paddle dhurrie Wool Rug in Black and White Snow Small Pattern
Located in Madrid, ES
This Paddle Dhurrie rug has been ethically hand woven in the finest wool yarns by artisans in north of India, using a traditional weaving technique which defines the design.
Each rug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Modern Hand Loomed Viscose Rug White Light & Dark Blue Yellow Grey Watery
By Chio Leon
Located in Madrid, ES
This rug has been designed by Chío León, Spanish fabric designer who has collaborated with multiple international brands specialized in fashion and inte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Synthetic
Modern Handwoven Jute Carpet Rug in Natural Brown with Pink Stripes Provenza
Located in Madrid, ES
This jute rug has been ethically handwoven in the finest jute yarns by artisans in Northern India, using a traditional weaving technique of this area.
Each rug is handwoven with irre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Jute
Modern Handwoven Jute Carpet Rug in Natural Brown with Pink Stripes Provenza
Located in Madrid, ES
This jute rug has been ethically hand woven in the finest jute yarns by artisans in Northern India, using a traditional weaving technique of this area.
Each rug is handwoven with irr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Jute
cc-tapis Pure Trace D'aubusson Full Rug by cc-tapis Desiogn Lab
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Traces D’Aubusson in a fully dyed version. Roles are reversed as the classic design which is knotted in a blend of Himalayan wool and silk is highlighted ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Beautiful New Modern Hand Knotted, Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
$7,493 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Beautiful New Modern Hand Knotted, Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
$7,493 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Beautiful New Modern Hand Knotted, Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Beautiful New Modern Hand Knotted, Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
$7,322 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Tisca Meda Hand-Tufted Wool Rug 1980s France
Located in Debrecen, HU
Bring a touch of refined modernism to your interior with this stunning vintage Tisca rug, measuring 150x160 cm. Crafted in the 1980s using the brand’s renowned hand-tufted technique,...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug Uncle Theodore - Wool Black Beige, Neutral, Lines, Portrait Handmade Carpet
By Carpets CC
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Design Title: "Uncle Theodore" from The Uncle Collection
The Uncle collection was inspired from a carpet project working with lines and personality.
Theodore is the first uncle ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful contemporary rug with a beautiful design and light colors, entirely hand knotted with Tibetan knots with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$11,917 Sale Price / item
20% Off
cc-tapis Overflow Rug by Germans Ermičs
By cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave and a Himalayan wool pile, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 125.000 indivi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Cotton
$13,421 / item
Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful contemporary rug with a beautiful design and light colors, entirely hand knotted with Tibetan knots with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$6,673 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful contemporary rug with a beautiful design and light colors, entirely hand knotted with Tibetan knots with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$6,673 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Modern Handwoven Wool Rug in Light Grey and White Diamond Small pattern Plain
Located in Madrid, ES
This Paddle Dhurrie rug has been ethically hand woven in the finest wool yarns by artisans in north of India, using a traditional weaving technique which defines the design.
Each rug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Beautiful New Modern Hand Knotted, Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
$7,493 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful contemporary rug with a beautiful design and light colors, entirely hand knotted with Tibetan knots with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$10,129 / item
Beautiful New Modern Hand Knotted, Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation. Measures: 10 x 14 feet.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
$9,533 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vintage Khaki Color Modern Indian Flat Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice flat rug with a khaki field color, entirely hand woven with cotton on cotton foundation.
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Cotton
$1,201 Sale Price
20% Off
Beautiful Modern Silk and Wool Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very nice modern rug with an abstract design and nice colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with hand carded wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
$9,400 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Bubbles Colourful Modern Irregular Circle Rug Standard Size
By Sonya Winner
Located in London, GB
Bubbles is a multicoloured area rug entirely handmade in pure wool by artisan weavers, playfully using colour as if it is made of translucent paper. This natural wool area rug is a p...
Category
2010s British Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Beautiful New Modern Hand Knotted, Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation. Measures: 10 x 14 feet.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
$9,533 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Beautiful New Modern Hand Knotted, Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
$7,493 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Beautiful New Modern Hand Knotted, Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation. Measures: 10 x 14 feet.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
$9,533 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Beautiful New Modern Hand Knotted, Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation. Measures: 10 x 14 feet.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
$9,533 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Beautiful New Modern Hand Knotted, Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
$7,493 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Beautiful New Modern Hand Knotted, Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
$7,322 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Beautiful New Modern Hand Knotted, Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
$9,533 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Beautiful New Modern Hand Knotted, Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
$7,493 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vintage European Modern Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful modern rug with nice design and light colors, machine made with wool velvet.
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,201 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Handwoven Wool Rug Dhurrie in Grey and White Hive Small Pattern Plain
Located in Madrid, ES
This Paddle Dhurrie rug has been ethically hand woven in the finest wool yarns by artisans in north of India, using a traditional weaving technique which defines the design.
Each rug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful contemporary rug with a beautiful design and light colors, entirely hand knotted with Tibetan knots with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$8,342 / item
Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful contemporary rug with a beautiful design and light colors, entirely hand knotted with Tibetan knots with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$10,129 / item
Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful contemporary rug with a beautiful design and light colors, entirely hand knotted with Tibetan knots with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$9,533 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Modern Hand stitched Jute Carpet Rug Provenza Green Stripes & Ivory
By Kilombo Home
Located in Madrid, ES
This jute rug has been ethically hand stitched in the finest jute yarns by artisans in Northern India, using a traditional weaving technique of this area.
Each rug is handwoven with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Jute
Contemporary Aubusson Silk and Wool Rug by Vincente Wolf for Doris Leslie Blau
By Vicente Wolf
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary aubusson silk and wool rug by Vincente Wolf for Doris Leslie Blau.
Size: 6'0" × 7'10" (182 × 238 cm).
I was told that a rug should be like a poem on the floor, this is l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful contemporary rug with a beautiful design and light colors, entirely hand knotted with Tibetan knots with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$9,533 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful contemporary rug with a beautiful design and light colors, entirely hand knotted with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$11,917 / item
Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful contemporary rug with a beautiful design and light colors, entirely hand knotted with Tibetan knots with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$11,321 / item
cc-tapis Contemporary Razor Standard Rug
By cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave, Himalayan wool and bamboo silk pile, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 125.000 individual knots per square meter approximately. The sale of every rug supports cc-for education. Size: 7.5' x 9.8' ft. A (125.000 knots/sqm approximate)
Razor is inspired by the razzle dazzle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Silk
$9,408 / item
cc-tapis Lunar Addiction Square Green Rug by Studiopepe
By Studiopepe, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave, a Himalayan wool and linen, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 89.000 indiv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Linen
$10,947 / item
Modern Handwoven Flat-Weave Wool Kilim Rug Black Gold Terracotta Stripes
Located in Madrid, ES
Roar is an Abe the ape's design for Kilombo Home.
This rug has been ethically handwoven in the finest wool and bamboo silk yarns by artisans in north of India, using a traditional w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
cc-tapis Lunar Addiction Square Pink Rug by Studiopepe
By Studiopepe, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave, a Himalayan wool and linen, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 89.000 indiv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Linen
$10,947 / item
cc-tapis Lunar Addiction Square Ocher Rug by Studiopepe
By Studiopepe, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave, a Himalayan wool and linen, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 89.000 indiv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Linen
$10,947 / item
Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful contemporary rug with a beautiful design and light colors, entirely hand knotted with Tibetan knots with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$10,129 / item
Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful contemporary rug with a beautiful design and light colors, entirely hand knotted with Tibetan knots with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$11,917 Sale Price / item
20% Off
ROWAN – Custom Handmade Rug by Rugs & Co.
Located in Herzliya, IL
ROWAN is a tribute to material yielding to force. A wavy, asymmetrical surface in gray-bronze tones, etched with quiet lines like sculptural sketches. It appears as a frozen fold — d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk
$3,243 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Modern Handwoven Paddle Dhurrie Jute Carpet Rug Orange & Natural Geometric
By Kilombo Home
Located in Madrid, ES
This jute rug has been ethically hand woven in the finest jute yarns by artisans in Northern India, using a traditional weaving technique of this area.
Each rug is handwoven with irr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Jute
Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful contemporary rug with a beautiful design and light colors, entirely hand knotted with Tibetan knots with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$9,533 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful contemporary rug with a beautiful design and light colors, entirely hand knotted with Tibetan knots with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$11,321 / item
Modern western european rugs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern western european rugs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage western european 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 western european rugs made in a specific country, there are Asia, South Asia, and India pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original western european rugs, popular names associated with this style include cc-tapis, Nanimarquina, The Rug Company, and Deanna Comellini. 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 western european rugs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $375 and tops out at $16,480 while the average work can sell for $3,528.