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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
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
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
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
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
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
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
cc-tapis Patcha Standard Handmade Rug in Burgandy 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
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
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
Wallhanging Holiday House
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Kiki van Eijk develops an iconographic alphabet of wall hangings that bring a contemporary twist to the tradition of wall tapestries.
The focus of the piece is designed by cutting a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
cc-tapis Mimic Mindscape Handmade Rug in Wool & Silk by Mae Engelgeer
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 r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries
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 Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Wallhanging Town House
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Kiki van Eijk develops an iconographic alphabet of wall hangings that bring a contemporary twist to the tradition of wall tapestries.
The focus of the piece is designed by cutting a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Memories of a Panorama 01 Wall Hanging
By Kiki & Joost
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Original artwork from Kiki van Eijk.
These tapestries are reminiscent of Dutch landscapes in which the center of each piece is a tree, woven from gold thread. Each panorama aims to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Wallhanging Family House
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Kiki van Eijk develops an iconographic alphabet of wall hangings that bring a contemporary twist to the tradition of wall tapestries.
The focus of the piece is designed by cutting a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch 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
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
'Title' Quilt Painting Wool Tapestry Textile Art, in Stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Under the blanket project, Naomi Clark creates what she titles quilt paintings. She breathes new life into old wool and cotton camping blankets culled f...
Category
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Vintage Persian Shiraz Pictorial Rug, Wall Hanging, Persian Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
75045 Vintage Persian Shiraz Pictorial Rug, 03’08 x 05’02. Persian Shiraz pictorial rugs are a distinctive type of Persian rug crafted in the region surrounding the city of Shiraz in...
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Geometric Abstract White Blu Handcrafted Wallpaper
By DD Dimore
Located in Brescia, IT
This geometric wallpaper is a unique and exclusive design, which is practically different along the whole roll, so the result is a custom-made wall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Paper
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
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
Aubusson Tapestry by H.Gineste "Drunk Sun" Woven in Soana Workshop
Located in Paris, FR
Title: "Drunk Sun"
Artist: René Fumeron (French, 1929 )
Dimensions: 160 x 205 cm
Material: wool
Year: 2019
Origin: Woven in the Soana workshop, France.
About Henri Gineste...
Category
2010s French Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
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
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
Silk, Polyester
Walling Braided Wool Contemporary Abstract Sculptural Stripe Rug
By Grain 2
Located in Bainbridge Island, WA
A one-of-a-kind braided mixed material rug inspired by dry stacked stone walls.
Handmade in New England by a mill with 30 years of manufacturing experience, this unique rug is br...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Handwoven Wool Rug Red and Grey Toned Kilim or Tapestry
By Andrew Boos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the physics of light. The shifting tones and negative space echo the spectrum of light emitted from an object as it moves away from us in space.
The asymmetrical design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
‘Self Actualisation’ One off Wall Tapestry, Handmade by Lawrence Kwakye
Located in Voorburg, NL
‘Self Actualisation’, a handmade painting by Lawrence Kwakye consisting of oil on jute, cotton, linen. Everyone knows the old French Gobelins from the 17th century; large tapestries ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Tapestries
Materials
Jute, Cotton, Linen, Paint
Large Modern French Tapestry by J.L Viard
By J.L. Viard
Located in NYC, NY
A tapestry by French artist J.L Viard for Murmure des Sylves. Tightly woven wool and wool blends.
Signed on the front and again the reverse tag with an edition 21 of 100.
Category
1970s French Vintage 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
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 !
Formas Collection -
nr. 1295 -
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Night Moves #3, usa
By Gerri Spilka
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...
Category
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Interactions #57: Going Along, usa
By Gerri Spilka
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...
Category
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Night Moves #35, usa
By Gerri Spilka
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...
Category
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Night Moves #7, Scrutinizing, usa
By Gerri Spilka
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...
Category
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Free Verse #33, usa
By Gerri Spilka
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...
Category
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Night Moves #4: Gazing, usa
By Gerri Spilka
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...
Category
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
#30, usa
By Erik Speer
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...
Category
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
#31, usa
By Erik Speer
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...
Category
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Free Verse #19, USA
By Gerri Spilka
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...
Category
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Interactions #46, Internal Dialogues, USA
By Gerri Spilka
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...
Category
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Interactions #32: Say What?, USA
By Gerri Spilka
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...
Category
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Interactions #23: Sonambulance, USA
By Gerri Spilka
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...
Category
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Interactions #21: Arterials and Recesses, USA
By Gerri Spilka
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...
Category
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Interactions #60: Bonding, USA
By Gerri Spilka
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...
Category
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Interactions #58: Talking Over, USA
By Gerri Spilka
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...
Category
2010s American Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
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.
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
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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