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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
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
$11,413 / 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$8,409 / 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$8,409 / 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$10,212 / 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$10,212 / 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$10,212 / 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$10,212 / 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$10,212 / 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$10,212 / 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$10,212 / item
‘Holistic’ Linen Wall Tapestry Handmade by Lawrence Kwakye
Located in Voorburg, NL
‘Holistic’, a handmade painting by Lawrence Kwakye consisting of Acrylic on Linen with a beech wooden frame. The holistic painting represents the abstract world of the unknown. A place of dematerialisation and dehumanisation where life is redefined in the eye of the beholder. The viewer is challenged to see the position of humanity from another perspective. Transhumanism and the concept of an uploaded human life form was the inspiration behind this work. An imagination of a science-fiction plot. A distinctive painting with an authentic layered effect; a unique aesthetic experience. Powerful and exclusive, only one of has been made.
About the artist
Lawrence Kwakye (1972, Utrecht) painted his first painting when he was thirteen and with it, unknowingly opened the door to his artistic career. The famous writer and illustrator Tomi Ungerer called him an ‘undeniable talent’ at the time and compared him to the main character in Albert Camus’ novel ‘The Stranger’. As the son of a Ghanaian father and Hungarian mother, raised in the Netherlands, he was constantly exposed to surprises and changes in life and as such automatically developed a ‘contrasting’ view of the world, essential for the magical layering in his later work. Nothing is what you think it is.
After secondary school, Lawrence completed his study ‘Man and Leisure time’ at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, where Lidewij Edelkoort was a guiding force. Unmistakable heritage from that time is the functional and conceptual impact of the many paintings he continued to create alongside his job as designer. Until 2010 when he changed course, established himself as an independent artist and his artistic career gained momentum.
Kwakye’s cultural diversity, his sense of aesthetics, his technical innovative drive and his fascination for transition, or in other words the process of change are clearly reflected in his current work. The result is accessible, the viewer picks it up straight away, but then seduces him into a discussion about what you actually see; it is what it is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Tapestries
Materials
Linen, Acrylic, Beech
Vintage Tapestry by Barbara Rae Schaefer. 4 ft 9 in x 5 ft
By Barbara Rae Schaefer
Located in New York, NY
Vintage "Voice of a Dead Sea Scroll" tapestry by Barbara Rae Schaefer, country of origin: United States of America, date: circa late 20th century. Siz...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Tapestries
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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$12,014 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$12,014 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$12,014 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$12,014 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$12,014 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$12,014 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$12,014 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$12,014 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$12,014 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$12,014 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Nice New Ikat Design Handwoven Cotton Kilim Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful new Kilim with nice modern design with Ikat style and beautiful colors, entirely handwoven with cotton on cotton foundation. Size: 170 x 240 cm.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
$1,922 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Nice New Ikat Design Handwoven Cotton Kilim Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful new Kilim with nice modern design with Ikat style and beautiful colors, entirely handwoven with cotton on cotton foundation.
Measures: 170 x 240 cm.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
$1,922 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Nice New Ikat Design Handwoven Cotton Kilim Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful new Kilim with nice modern design with Ikat style and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with cotton on cotton foundation. Measures: 170 x 240 cm.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
$1,922 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Beautiful New Modern Design Handwoven Kilim Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice new Kilim with beautiful modern design and nice colors, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundation. Measures: 170 x 240 cm.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$1,922 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 Tapestries
Materials
Silk
$7,554 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 Tapestries
Materials
Silk
$7,554 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 Tapestries
Materials
Silk
$9,611 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 Tapestries
Materials
Silk
$7,554 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 Tapestries
Materials
Silk
$7,554 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 Tapestries
Materials
Silk
$7,554 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Beautiful New Modern Design Handwoven Kilim Rug size 6ft 6in x 9ft 10in
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice new Kilim with beautiful modern design and nice colors, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$2,883 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Nice New Ikat Design Handwoven Cotton Kilim Rug size 6ft 6in x 9ft 10in
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful new Kilim with nice modern design with ikat style and beautiful colors, entirely handwoven with cotton on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
$2,883 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Beautiful New Modern Design Handwoven Kilim Rug size 6ft 6in x 9ft 10in
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice new Kilim with beautiful modern design and nice colors, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$2,883 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Nice New Ikat Design Handwoven Cotton Kilim Rug size 6ft 6in x 9ft 10in
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful new Kilim with nice modern design with ikat style and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with cotton on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
$2,883 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Nice New Ikat Design Handwoven Cotton Kilim Rug size 6ft 6in x 9ft 10in
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful new Kilim with nice modern design with ikat style and beautiful colors, entirely handwoven with cotton on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
$2,883 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Nice New Ikat Design Handwoven Cotton Kilim Rug size 6ft 6in x 9ft 10in
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful new Kilim with nice modern design with ikat style and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with cotton on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
$2,883 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Nice New Ikat Design Handwoven Cotton Kilim Rug size 6ft 6in x 9ft 10in
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful new Kilim with nice modern design with Ikat style and beautiful colors, entirely handwoven with cotton on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
$2,883 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Nice New Ikat Design Handwoven Cotton Kilim Rug size 6ft 6in x 9ft 10in
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful new Kilim with nice modern design with ikat style and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with cotton on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
$2,883 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Beautiful New Modern Design Handwoven Kilim Rug size 6ft 6in x 9ft 10in
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice new Kilim with beautiful modern design and nice colors, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$2,883 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Beautiful New Modern Design Handwoven Kilim Rug size 6ft 6in x 9ft 10in
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice new Kilim with beautiful modern design and nice colors, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$2,883 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Nice New Ikat Design Handwoven Cotton Kilim Rug size 6ft 6in x 9ft 10in
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful new Kilim with nice modern design with ikat style and beautiful colors, entirely handwoven with cotton on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
$2,883 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Nice New Ikat Design Handwoven Cotton Kilim Rug size 6ft 6in x 9ft 10in
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful new Kilim with nice modern design with ikat style and beautiful colors, entirely handwoven with cotton on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
$2,883 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 Tapestries
Materials
Silk
$7,554 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 Tapestries
Materials
Silk
$7,554 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 Tapestries
Materials
Silk
$7,554 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 Tapestries
Materials
Silk
$7,554 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 Tapestries
Materials
Silk
$7,554 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 Tapestries
Materials
Silk
$7,554 Sale Price
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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$3,536 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$3,536 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$3,536 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$3,536 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$3,536 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$3,536 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$12,014 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$12,014 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$9,611 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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$9,611 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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.
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