Modern Tapestries
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
cc-tapis Tcp Collection Car Park 3 Round in Glitch Lime Violet by Odd Matter
By Odd Matter, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nostalgia and experimentation lead the creative process responsible for the new TCP, Tonnara Car Park Collection by Dutch based studio Odd Matter. The ephemeral nature of sand became...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Macrame Wall Hanging, Fiber Art Tapestry, FLOW - dunes by TAMAR SAMPLONIUS
Located in WARMENHUIZEN, NL
FLOW is a fiber art tapestry made out of hundreds of knots, a technique also known as macrame.
The design is an exploration of form and texture, examining the interplay between fluid...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Wood
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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Black and White Bradfield Leopard Tapestry
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary wool black and white hand woven tapestry of a seated leopard ("THE BIG FIVE: LEOPARD", 2011, designed by GEOFFREY BRADFIELD) (Related item: BRA019, BRA020, BRA021, BRA02...
Category
20th Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wood
Woven Wall Hanging, Fiber Art Tapestry, Rope Art, CURRENT by TAMAR SAMPLONIUS
Located in WARMENHUIZEN, NL
CURRENT is a woven fiber art wall hanging inspired by the ocean’s currents, this piece explores the interplay between emptiness and solidity.
This tapestry is created with Egyptian ...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Fiber Art Tapestry, Macrame Wall Hanging, PATH OF LIFE by TAMAR SAMPLONIUS
Located in WARMENHUIZEN, NL
Path of Life is a study on organic forms combined with geometric design, combining two techniques – weaving and macrame – to create an interesting fiber art tapestry.
A few things i...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries
Materials
Steel
cc-tapis TCP Collection Car Park 4 Runner in Red by Odd Matter
By Odd Matter, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nostalgia and experimentation lead the creative process responsible for the new TCP, Tonnara Car Park Collection by Dutch based studio Odd Matter. The ephemeral nature of sand became...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Elisabeth Baillon, Tapestry, the Girl with the Comb, circa 1960, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Elisabeth Baillon, Tapestry,
The girl with the comb
signed in the right corner,
cotton,
circa 1960, France.
Good condition.
Height 62 cm, width...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Gesture cc-tapis Stroke 1.0 Handmade Lilla Rug in Wool by Sabine Marcelis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stroke by Sabine Marcelis the Stroke collection was really about creating a singular gesture as a rug. A simple brush stroke which highlights the extraordinary craftsmanship of woven...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Tapestry Wall Panel Embroidery Weeping Willow
Located in London, GB
Stunning wall hanging embroidered with quilted velvet, metallic thread, and silk threads.
The wall panel is inspired by nature, visible on the panel are weeping willow branches and rays of light piercing through. The picture is framed in velvet and silver bullions...
Category
2010s British Modern Tapestries
Materials
Metallic Thread
STRATA / Contemporary three-dimensional felt wall art & tapestry
By Studio Marmi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Strata / ASTRA Collection is a contemporary three-dimensional felt wall hanging collection inspired by the Mesopotamian cultural heritage and aesthetics of the city of Harran. Harran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Macrame Wall Hanging, Fiber Art Tapestry, FLOW - ocean by TAMAR SAMPLONIUS
Located in WARMENHUIZEN, NL
FLOW is a fiber art tapestry made out of hundreds of knots, a technique also known as macrame.
The design is an exploration of form and texture, examining the interplay between fluid...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Contemporary Tapestry Wall Panel Embroidery Water
Located in London, GB
Wall hanging embroidered in quilted velvet embellished with ribbons, chain stitches, plexiglass, and beads. The perfect focal point of any room in the house. The inspiration was brou...
Category
2010s British Modern Tapestries
Materials
Velvet, Ribbon, Plexiglass
Eyes in Chains cc-tapis Rug by Federico Pepe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Federico Pepe
Weave: Cotton
Knot: Himalayan wool and silk
Quality: A+ 152.000 knots/sqm
Dimensions: 170 x 240 cm 66.93 x 94.49 inches
cc-tapis ® was created in 2011 by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Wool
Post-War French Aubusson Geometric Tapestry
Located in Queens, NY
French Post-War Design (1970s) Aubusson tapestry/rug with a light blue background and a yellow & black geometric and stylized pattern. (6.33 x 9.5')
Category
20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Maïlys Seydoux-Dumas, Prairial, Wool Tapestry, Néolice, 2023
Located in Paris, FR
Maïlys Seydoux-Dumas, Prairial, Wool Tapestry, Néolice, 2023
A wool woven tapestry figuring a blue, brown and orange tree on a green background.
Signed on the lower left.
Numbered 1...
Category
2010s French Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
TERRA / Contemporary three-dimensional felt wall art & tapestry
By Studio Marmi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This felt wall art collection was created by Studio Marmi, an award winning design studio based in Istanbul and Los Angeles.
Terra is part of the ASTRA contemporary three-dimensiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Inhale - by Studio Bovti
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Our ‘Inhale’ wall hanging with its abstract depiction of the variety of colours and shapes of nature is a reminder to take a deep breath and to return to the present moment in our of...
Category
2010s German Modern Tapestries
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Textile
cc-tapis TCP Collection Car Park 2 in Lime by Odd Matter
By Odd Matter, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nostalgia and experimentation lead the creative process responsible for the new TCP, Tonnara Car Park Collection by Dutch based studio Odd Matter. The ephemeral nature of sand became...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Contemporary Tapestry Wall Panel Embroidery Green Day Landscape
Located in London, GB
Beautiful Tapestry inspired by a day in the Irish countryside. Sold singularly or as a triptych.
This wall hanging is embroidered with beads, metall...
Category
2010s British Modern Tapestries
Materials
Metallic Thread
cc-tapis Ceremony Moonlight Handmade Rug by Mae Engelgeer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by textile designer Mae Engelgeer and inspired by the feeling, aesthetics and graphic alignment of the traditional Japanese Tatami flooring, Ceremony is a group of three rug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
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 Tapestries
Materials
Silk
cc-tapis TCP Collection Car Park 1 in Blue by Odd Matter
By cc-tapis, Odd Matter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nostalgia and experimentation lead the creative process responsible for the new TCP, Tonnara Car Park Collection by Dutch based studio Odd Matter. The ephemeral nature of sand became...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries
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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Gesture cc-tapis Patcha Square Handmade Rug in Full Mint by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Patcha by Patricia Urquiola Why not talking about upcycling as a gesture? Patricia Urquiola reinterprets the change of mentality, of moving common habits and creative flows towards s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
cc-tapis TCP Collection Car Park 4 Runner in Glitch Grey Blue by Odd Matter
By cc-tapis, Odd Matter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nostalgia and experimentation lead the creative process responsible for the new TCP, Tonnara Car Park Collection by Dutch based studio Odd Matter. The ephemeral nature of sand became...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Bit Map 01, Luft Tanaka, Multicolor Graphic Woven Cotton Throw Blanket, 37"x52"
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bit map series 01 by Luft Tanaka Studio
A multicolored and visually striking throw blanket / wall tapestry woven out of 100 % cotton yarn.
Measures: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Spring Levee, Jean-Michel Lartigaud - French modern Aubusson Tapestry - No. 1513
Located in Paris, FR
This magnificent modern tapestry from the Aubusson Manufacture, having benefited from a deep cleaning and a careful verification and doubled by experts in our artisanal Workshop. It ...
Category
20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Tapestry Wall Panel Embroidery Dawn-Day-Dusk
Located in London, GB
Triptych of tapestry inspired by the wonderful Irish landscape.
These wall panels are embroidered with beads, needlework, raffia, metallic thread, french knots, and more, in a mix o...
Category
2010s British Modern Tapestries
Materials
Metallic Thread
Maïlys Seydoux-Dumas, Beacon, Wool Tapestry, Néolice, 2021
Located in Paris, FR
Maïlys Seydoux-Dumas, Beacon, Wool Tapestry, Néolice, 2021
A wool woven tapestry figuring various objects on a turquoise and dark background.
Woven in sixteen colors.
Signed on the lower right.
Numbered EA1/8 from an edition of 8.
Néolice, Felletin, France, 2021.
The sixth of a suite of seven works composing « The star’s journey ».
With a poem by Haïm Kern on the back.
BEACON
« In love with a deep-sea...
Category
2010s French Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Modern Abstract Tapestry Designed and Handwoven by Steve Chavez
By Steve Chavez
Located in New York, NY
Charming modern tapestry designed and handwoven by Steve Chavez (b. 20th Century, American). Attributed, titled and dated to fabric tag verso: Steve Chavez/ "The Elements"/Ribbon Series/ copyright 1989 S. Chavez/Jan '89
Provenance: "New Mexico Tapestry...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
Maïlys Seydoux-Dumas, Ventôse, Wool Tapestry, Néolice, 2022
Located in Paris, FR
Maïlys Seydoux-Dumas, Ventôse, Wool Tapestry, Néolice, 2022
A wool woven tapestry figuring a foliage on a dark soil on a grey-brown background.
Signed...
Category
2010s French Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Fabric Tapestry with Heron Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’.
The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality.
A constant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Polyester
Adolph Gottlieb, Black Signs, Wool Artistic Rug, 1970, Publisher Gloria F. Ross
By Adolph Gottlieb
Located in New York, NY
Adolph Gottlieb
Black Signs
Wool
54 x 72 in, 137 x 183 cm
Design in 1967; Rug woven in 1970
Edition ⅕
Published by Gloria F. Ross, New York City
Condition: Perfect/Original Conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Maïlys Seydoux-Dumas, a Happy Stopover, Wool Tapestry, Néolice, 2021
Located in Paris, FR
Maïlys Seydoux-Dumas, A Happy Stopover, Wool Tapestry, Néolice, 2021
A wool woven tapestry figuring various objects, flowers, starfish, teapot on a pin...
Category
2010s French Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Full Track Tapestry, Hand-Tufted Wool Multicolored Green Graphic Rug
Located in Miami, FL
The full track tapestry rug draws inspiration from the tracks run by athletes in the ancient Olympic Games. Mixed neutrals and geometric patterns make up this tapestry rug with a neo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Bruxella In Brabanti, Tapestry Atelier G. Chaudoir - Sun, Marce Truyens - N 1528
By G. Chaudoir
Located in Paris, FR
Bruxella In Brabanti, important Tapestry from Atelier Georges Chaudoir - Sun, Marce Truyens - N° 1528
Artist: Soleil by Marce Truyens
Era: 20th century
Style: 1950s-1960s design
Con...
Category
20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Stunning Interpretation Paul Gauguin Maternity Needlepoint Lucite Wall Hanging
By Paul Gauguin
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning needlepoint interpretation of Paul Gauguin's painting "Maternity" (three women on the seashore). This piece of needlework is wonderfully handc...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Canvas, Lucite
Birds of Paradise, Jacques Potin - Aubusson Tapestry - L1m80xh1m53 - No. 1526
By Aubusson Manufacture, Jacques Potin
Located in Paris, FR
Artist: Jacques Potin
Era: 20th century
Style: Modern art
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Wool
Width: 180 cm
Height: 153 cm
Depth: 0.5 cm
In keeping with tradition, this magn...
Category
20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bespoke Yellow and Grey Wool Handwoven Rug or Kilim, Natural Dye
By Andrew Boos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the physics of light and motion. This abstract design creates both a sense of movement and stability. The asymmetrical design is meant to reinforce our contemporary use o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
5 Vegetable Dyes from Lambayeque by Estudio Rafael Freyre
Located in Geneve, CH
5 Vegetable dyes from Lambayeque by Estudio Rafael Freyre.
Unique piece.
Dimensions: W 280 D 180 x H 250 cm.
Materials: tapestry.
Five vegetable dyes is a piece that decomposes...
Category
2010s Peruvian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
Contemporary Amore tapestries in Aluminium by altreforme
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
Cross and delight of the world, the fearsome son of Venus, the god Eros (or Cupid), falls victim to his own arrows and burns with passion for Psyche.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Aluminum
Michael Schrier Wall Tapestry #1078
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large graphic tapestry created by renowned artist Michael Schrier (1949-2021). Mr. Schrier was a professor of fine arts at Otis College of Art and D...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Tapestries
Materials
Yarn
Amazing Tapestry by Jean Lurçat, Midnight Sun "Soleil De Minuit", Wool, France
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
Tapestry "Midnight Sun" by Jean Lurcat (1892-1966)
Provenance: France
Medium: Wool
Dimensions:
L. 113.39 inch x H. 64.96 inch
About Jean Lurçat's tapestries:
In 1917, Jean Lurçat made his first tapestries: Filles Vertes (Green Girls) and Soirée dans Grenade (Evening in Grenada). At the end of the war in 1918, he returned to Switzerland where he had a holiday in Ticino (Swiss Italy), with Rilke, Busoni, Hermann Hesse...
Category
1650s French Antique Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Range Felted Wool Wall Piece by Mary Brōgger
Located in Geneve, CH
Range felted wool wall piece by Mary Brogger
Unique piece.
Dimensions: D 18 x W 279.5 x H 101.5 cm.
Materials: Hand-dyed felted wool.
Made to order. Sizes and prices vary.
Ma...
Category
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
That Was Yesterday by Nathalie Van der Massen
Located in Geneve, CH
That Was Yesterday by Natalie Van der Massen
Dimensions: 155 x 50 cm
Materials: Linen, Bio Cotton. Color white, grey, black
Technique: Manually...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Tous by Nathalie Van der Massen
Located in Geneve, CH
Tous by Natalie Van der Massen
Dimensions: 160 x 145cm
Materials: Wool, Alpaca, Bio cotton. Colour off white
Technique: Manually woven. Hand...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries
Materials
Alpaca, Cotton
Arpeggi by Nathalie Van der Massen
Located in Geneve, CH
Arpeggi by Nathalie Van der Massen
Dimensions: 100 x h 70 cm
Materials: Brass, bio cotton.
Technique: Manually woven. Hand-crafted.
Arpeggi is a woven tapestry that plays wit...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries
Materials
Brass
Sverige by Natalie Van der Massen
Located in Geneve, CH
Sverige by Natalie Van der Massen
Limited Edition, 10 pieces.
Dimensions: 195 x H 290cm
Materials: 100% Linen. Dyed in Midnight Blue/ Anthracit...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Linen
Bobyrug’s Beautiful New Hand Knotted, modern Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Introducing a stunning contemporary rug, a wonderful piece with modern abstract design, this rug boasts pretty colors. Crafted with precision, and is entirely hand-knotted using a bl...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk, Cotton
Contemporary Tapestry Wall Panel Embroidery Multicolour Triptych
Located in London, GB
Colourful triptych panels stretched on canvas embroidered with silk threads and opaque beads. A must-have three wall panels that will bring a ray of bri...
Category
2010s British Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Beads
Fabric Tapestry with Peacock Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’.
The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality.
A constant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Polyester
Contemporary Handwoven, Wool Rug / Kilim, Natural Dye
By Andrew Boos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rug is a one of a kind heirloom piece. Taking inspiration from brutalism, mid-century abstraction, and Memphis designs.
Andrew Boos seeks to redefine what a rug is. His work i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Michel Seuphor, Silence habité, Wool Aubusson Tapestry, Atelier Raymond Picaud
By Michel Seuphor
Located in New York, NY
Michel Seuphor
Silence habité
Wool
1901-1999
68 x 80 in, 172 × 204 cm
Edition 1/6
Signed, numbered "1/6" and the Ateliers mark embroidered on the underside; Titled "Silence habité" o...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Leo Rydell Jost Contemporary Nepal Wool Handmade Carpet
Located in Madrid, ES
“Veggie Reap” model carpet designed by Leo Rydell Jost.
This carpet is part of "Botanic and Landscape" rugs collection.
Handmade of 100% Nepal wool. U...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Fabric Tapestry with Heron Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’.
The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality.
A constant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Polyester
Colourful Vintage Hand Woven Runner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful hand woven runner with geometrical design and colourful colors, entirety and finely hand woven with wool on cotton, soft weaving.
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Michael Schrier Wall Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large graphic tapestry created by renowned artist Michael Schrier (1949-2021). Mr. Schrier was a professor of fine arts at Otis College of Art and D...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Tapestries
Materials
Yarn
Modern tapestries for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern tapestries 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 tapestries created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, rugs and carpets, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern tapestries 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 tapestries, popular names associated with this style include cc-tapis, sicis, Geraldine Larkin, and Patricia Urquiola. 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 tapestries differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $150 and tops out at $79,000 while the average work can sell for $7,449.