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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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
Amara by Nathalie Van der Massen
Located in Geneve, CH
Amara by Nathalie Van der Massen Dimensions: 150 x H 50cm Materials: Linen, Bio Cotton. Off white color. Technique: Manually woven. Hand-c...
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2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries

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Cotton, Linen

OMS by Nathalie Van der Massen
Located in Geneve, CH
OMS by Natalie Van der Massen Dimensions: 160 x 110cm Materials: Papier, Bio Cotton. Color Ecru. Technique: Manually woven. Hand-crafted. Paint...
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2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries

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Cotton, Paper

Contemporary Tapestry Wall Panel Embroidery Beach Sundown
Located in London, GB
Colourful wall panel embroidered with mohair wool all-over, stretched on a canvas, leaving two raw edges on the vertical side.    
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2010s British Modern Tapestries

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Wool

Jean Lurçat "Butterflies and Foliage" - Aubusson Tapestry - French Modern Design
Located in New York, NY
- Butterflies and Foliage (Papillons et Feuillage) by Jean Lurçat - 135 x 180 cm - Aubusson tapestry woven at the Braquenié workshop. Jean Lurçat’s “Papillons et Feuillages” tapestr...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Tapestries

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Wool

cc-tapis Lines Yellow Handmade Rug in Wool by Philippe Malouin - IN STOCK
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lines by Philippe Malouin. Lines began through experimenting and sketching with wax crayons. Philippe Malouin instinctively traced parallel lines and focused on the irregularity crea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

cc-tapis Lines Blue Handmade Rug in Himalayan Wool by Philippe Malouin -IN STOCK
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lines by Philippe Malouin. Lines began through experimenting and sketching with wax crayons. Philippe Malouin instinctively traced parallel lines and focused on the irregularity crea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Set of 2 Hey Moon by Nathalie Van der Massen
Located in Geneve, CH
Hey Moon by Natalie Van der Massen Dimensions: 2 x 100 x 80cm Materials: PA, Bio Cotton. Color Silver Technique: Manually woven. Hand-crafted. Diptych. Hey Moon is a beautiful e...
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2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries

Materials

Silk, Paint

of Hoping by Nathalie Van Der Massen
Located in Geneve, CH
Of hoping by Natalie Van der Massen Dimensions: 100 x 80cm Materials: Linen, bio cotton. Dyed white, grey, green. Technique: Manually woven...
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2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries

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Silk, Paint

cc-tapis Ceremony Night 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Linen

cc-tapis Ceremony Daytime 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Linen

Gesture cc-tapis Mindscape Realm Handmade Rug by Mae Engelgeer - IN STOCK
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mindscape by Mae Engelgeer The Mindscape rugs imagining a tranquil space, another universe,? an escapism, a spiritual discovery and staircase to a cosmic scenography. The collection ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries

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Wool, Silk, Linen

cc-tapis Cultivate Handmade Rug in Himalayan Wool by Yuri Himuro - IN STOCK
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cultivate Collection by Yuri Himuro. This rug’s idea is from my SNIP SNAP collections. SNIP SNAP is a jacquard weaving textile that allows you to snip and snap with scissors to arran...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

cc-tapis Patcha Standard Handmade Rug in Burgandy by Patricia Urquiola -IN STOCK
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wood

cc-tapis Patcha Runner Handmade Rug in Grey by Patricia Urquiola - IN STOCK
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Contemporary Tapestry Wall Panel Embroidery Multicolour Tre
Located in London, GB
Colourful modern tapestry made with opaque beads, silk thread, and chain stitches. This piece of art is sold singularly or in a set of three. In this artwork, the use of colours is bold and to balance it the artist, Geraldine Larkin, has chosen a few simple embroidery techniques...
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2010s British Modern Tapestries

Materials

Beads

LLAMAS Sheep Wool Handwoven Tapestries, Aged Bronze Wall Mount, Ivory, Set of 2
Located in Quito, Pichincha
Handwoven sheep wool mirrored tapestries with wall-mounting lathed aged bronze bases, and stainless steel rod. Capturing the essence of the Andes, these pieces are created using anc...
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2010s Ecuadorean Modern Tapestries

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Bronze, Stainless Steel

Contemporary Tapestry Wall Panel Embroidery Caribbean Sunset
Located in London, GB
Velvet and faux leather wall panel in a papaya color with goldwork, beads, and beaten bullion embroidery. Modern work of art created by Geraldine La...
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2010s British Modern Tapestries

Materials

Metallic Thread

LLAMA Sheep Wool Handwoven Tapestry, Aged Bronze Wall Mount, Black
Located in Quito, Pichincha
Handwoven sheep wool tapestry with wall-mounting lathed aged bronze bases, and stainless steel rod. Capturing the essence of the Andes, these pieces are created using ancient weavin...
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2010s Ecuadorean Modern Tapestries

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Bronze, Stainless Steel

Contemporary Tapestry Wall Panel Embroidery Other Worlds
Located in London, GB
Magnificent and imponent piece of art. A black and white wall hanging embroidered with beads, bullions, and different stitch works. It won't go unno...
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2010s British Modern Tapestries

Materials

Metallic Thread

cc-tapis Patcha Standard Handmade Rug in 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Jean Lurçat "Easter 1962" - French Wool Tapestry - Atelier Goubely France
Located in New York, NY
- Easter (Pâques) 1962" by Jean Lurçat - Aubusson tapestry woven by the Atelier Goubely - 150 x 222 cm Lurçat's work shows a specifically decorative art of image making, in a very p...
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1960s French Vintage Modern Tapestries

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Wool

Minimal Modern Carpet "Snow Rose", ideal for Bed Bottom
By Joao Rolo
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Modern rug Snow Rose - On the wall it becomes a beautiful bed bottom, but try to putting it in front of a sofa ! Formas Collection - nr. 1295 -
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Late 20th Century Portuguese Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Contemporary Tapestry Wall Panel Embroidery Bright Dusk Landscape
Located in London, GB
Beautiful tapestry inspired by a bright evening in the Irish countryside. Sold singularly or in a set of three. This wall hanging is embroidered with beads, metallic thread, and sev...
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2010s British Modern Tapestries

Materials

Metallic Thread

Contemporary Tapestry Wall Panel Embroidery Oak Wood
Located in London, GB
Grandiose wall hanging inspired by the colours of the earth. The protagonist once again is mother nature. materials used for this wall panel are opaque beads, sequins, and cotton thr...
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2010s British Modern Tapestries

Materials

Beads

Modern Daniele Papuli for Dilmos Circular Tapestry Polyester Fiber Ribbon
Located in Milan, IT
Circular tapestry, for Dilmos Milano, made in polyester fibre ribbon framed, mounted on an aluminum semicircle structure, sewn and fringed by hand. S...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tapestries

Materials

Polyester, Ribbon

Aubusson Tapestry by H.Gineste "Drunk Sun" Woven in Soana Workshop
Located in New York, NY
- "Drunk Sun" by Henri Gineste - 160 x 205 cm - Origin: Woven in the Soana workshop, France. About Henri Gineste Henri Gineste is a French Postwar & Con...
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2010s French Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Maïlys Seydoux-Dumas, Stella Maïlys, Wool Tapestry, Néolice, 2021
Located in Paris, FR
Maïlys Seydoux-Dumas, Stella Maïlys, wool tapestry, Néolice, 2021 A wool woven tapestry figuring sailship in a bottle Woven in sixteen colors. Signed o...
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2010s French Modern Tapestries

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Wool

Contemporary Zefiro tapestries in Aluminium by altreforme
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
The sweetest wind, accomplice (un)conscious of a tormented bond, leads the unaware Psyche to her adored Cupid.
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2010s Italian Modern Tapestries

Materials

Aluminum

Old Afyon Kilim Fragment, also for a Sofa
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 153 - I bought this fragment for its brightly polychrome colors: it was woven in the city of Afyon, on the plateau in central Anatolia. I liked it even though it was missing a pi...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Modern Tapestries

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Wool

Fabric Tapestry with Rooster Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tapestries

Materials

Silk, Polyester

Contemporary Psiche tapestries in Aluminium by altreforme
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
Ethereal, graceful and curious: the beautiful Psyche enchants the world with her charm, raises the jealousy of Venus, and inflames the heart of Cupid.
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2010s Italian Modern Tapestries

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Aluminum

Contemporary Oracolo tapestries in Aluminium by altreforme
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
The Oracle of Apollo has ruled: only a ruthless monster, who attacks every creature with iron and fire, will marry Psyche. And who can be crueller than Eros?
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2010s Italian Modern Tapestries

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Aluminum

Contemporary Venere tapestries in Aluminium by altreforme
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
The goddess of beauty has an envious and vengeful soul: jealous of Psyche, she tries to marry her off with a repulsive person, but hasn't come to ter...
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2010s Italian Modern Tapestries

Materials

Aluminum

Fabric Tapestry with Tiger Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tapestries

Materials

Silk, Polyester

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Fabric Tapestry with Heron Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tapestries

Materials

Silk, Polyester

Fabric Tapestry with Artistic Rug Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
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

Polyester, Silk

Fabric Tapestry with Artistic Rug Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
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

Polyester, Silk

Fabric Tapestry with Artistic Rug Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
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

Polyester, Silk

Fabric Tapestry with Artistic Rug Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
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

Polyester, Silk

Fabric Tapestry with Artistic Rug Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
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

Polyester, Silk

Fabric Tapestry with Artistic Rug Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
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

Polyester, Silk

Fabric Tapestry with Artistic Rug Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
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

Polyester, Silk

Fabric Tapestry with Artistic Rug Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
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

Polyester, Silk

Jean Lurçat “King of Spades” - French Wool Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
-King of Spades (Roi de Pique) by Jean Lurçat -207 x 185 cm; 7 x 6 ft -Aubusson tapestry woven at the Gisèle Brivet workshop. The tapestry “Roi de Piqu...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

René Perrot "The Wave" - 20th Century French Wool Tapestry
By Robert Perrot
Located in New York, NY
- The Wave by René Perrot (1912-1979) - 20th century - Provenance :France - 70.87 x 78.74 in
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1950s French Vintage Modern Tapestries

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Wool

"Envol" by Emile Gilioli - French Wool Tapestry - Abstract Design
Located in New York, NY
-Envol by Emile Gilioli -100 x 300 cm: 3.2 x 9.8 ft. -Manufactured by Atelier R. Picaud, Aubusson -Edition: Unique piece About the artist: Emile Gilioli (1911-1977) An Italian bor...
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1960s French Vintage Modern Tapestries

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Wool

Contemporary Wool Tapestry by FAINA
Located in Geneve, CH
Contemporary Tapestry by FAINA Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: Wool Dimensions: diameter 100 x 4 cm In search of new-old design messages, Victoria Yakusha conducted a study...
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2010s Ukrainian Modern Tapestries

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Wood

Meridian by Natalie Van der Massen
Located in Geneve, CH
Meridian by Natalie Van der Massen Limited Edition. Dimensions: 115 x H 150cm Materials: Paper, bio cotton. Color off white. Technique: Manually woven. Hand-crafted. Meridian is a beautifully textured tapestry suited...
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2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries

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Cotton, Paper

Colourless Sky by Nathalie Van der Massen
Located in Geneve, CH
Colourless sky by Nathalie Van der Massen Dimensions: 50 x H 150 cm Materials: Linen, bio cotton. Off white, grijs. Technique: Manually woven. Hand-crafted. Colorless Sky is a han...
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2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries

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Cotton, Linen

Fabric Tapestry with Artistic Rug Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
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

Polyester, Silk

Fabric Tapestry with Artistic Rug Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
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

Polyester, Silk

Fabric Tapestry with Artistic Rug Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
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

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Polyester, Silk

Erik Speer #41, USA, 2024
Located in New York, NY
One of the earliest forms of human craft, textile is a universal language, both essential and accessory. For the past eight years nomadic artist Erik Speer has been creating experime...
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2010s American Modern Tapestries

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Fabric

Erik Speer #41, USA, 2024
Erik Speer #41, USA, 2024
Price Upon Request
Large 1970s Pop Art Wall Mounted Lips Rug
Located in New York, NY
Large 1970s Pop Art Wall Mounted Lips Rug. Pop Art made of wool. The back has a half wood section with the wire for hanging purposes.
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1970s Vintage Modern Tapestries

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Wool

Interactions #57: Going Along, usa
Located in New York, NY
By taking ordinary pieces of cotton and transforming them into forceful collages of luminous color, contemporary textile artist Gerri Spilka brings together disparate elements of quilting, modern abstraction, and human interaction to re-imagine work of traditional sewing into a visual narrative on the collective experience. Spilka’s work has been widely exhibited nationally and internationally in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. It is held in private collections and in public collections including the International Quilt Museum...
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2010s American Modern Tapestries

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Fabric

Night Moves #3, usa
Located in New York, NY
By taking ordinary pieces of cotton and transforming them into forceful collages of luminous color, contemporary textile artist Gerri Spilka brings together disparate elements of quilting, modern abstraction, and human interaction to re-imagine work of traditional sewing into a visual narrative on the collective experience. Spilka’s work has been widely exhibited nationally and internationally in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. It is held in private collections and in public collections including the International Quilt Museum...
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2010s American Modern Tapestries

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Fabric

Night Moves #3, usa
Night Moves #3, usa
Price Upon Request
Night Moves #35, usa
Located in New York, NY
By taking ordinary pieces of cotton and transforming them into forceful collages of luminous color, contemporary textile artist Gerri Spilka brings together disparate elements of qui...
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2010s American Modern Tapestries

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Fabric

Night Moves #35, usa
Night Moves #35, usa
Price Upon Request
Night Moves #7, Scrutinizing, usa
Located in New York, NY
By taking ordinary pieces of cotton and transforming them into forceful collages of luminous color, contemporary textile artist Gerri Spilka brings together disparate elements of qui...
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2010s American Modern Tapestries

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Fabric

Free Verse #33, usa
Located in New York, NY
By taking ordinary pieces of cotton and transforming them into forceful collages of luminous color, contemporary textile artist Gerri Spilka brings together disparate elements of quilting, modern abstraction, and human interaction to re-imagine work of traditional sewing into a visual narrative on the collective experience. Spilka’s work has been widely exhibited nationally and internationally in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. It is held in private collections and in public collections including the International Quilt Museum...
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2010s American Modern Tapestries

Materials

Fabric

Free Verse #33, usa
Free Verse #33, usa
Price Upon Request

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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