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Vintage but Modern Rugs

July 26, 2013 by Jane F 3 Comments

vintage rugs - Missoni Ski Resort Postcard Rug, 1992 - Nazmiyal via AtticmagSome vintage rugs from the mid-20th century golden age of home design look surprisingly current.

That saying “old is new again” is never more true than when it comes to home décor. Revival styles cross oceans and centuries. They are embellished and sampled. And yet, sometimes originals manage to look so fresh and contemporary it’s surprising to learn they are 20 or 50 or even 80 years old. Vintage rugs, and some antique carpets acquired by the high-end retailer Nazmiyal, in New York, would be great for a design quiz. I doubt that even a European furniture expert could correctly ID the age and origin of every one. So have some fun and test yourself – before reading about each of the rugs we’re showing ask yourself:  ♦  New or Old?  ♦ Where was it made?

You may be in for a few surprises. If something about the graphic, mostly black and white rug [top] looks vaguely familiar, that’s because it was designed by the house of Missoni. I’ve been a huge fan of their clothes and furnishings and was once privileged to spend the afternoon with Rosita and the late Ottavio (Tai) Missioni in their home outside Milan, while on assignment for a magazine. This rug – dated by the 92 in the border as part of the design – is about 6-feet square has the multiple patterns and complexity typical of Missoni designs including basketweave, animal prints, mosaic and zigzag. It is also a somewhat pop theme carpet with postcard-like images of ski resorts worked over the black and white background. This rug would be spectacular as a jolt of color in an all white minimalist room. I wonder if Jennifer Post has seen it.

vintage rugs - Black and white zebra pattern Chinese Art Deco rug - Nazmiyal via AtticmZebra? Stylized feathers? This rug looks so contemporary it’s difficult to believe it dates from the 1920s when vibrant (and nearly indestructible) wool rugs designed for export to Europe and America were made in China with Art Deco styles. While it’s not known if this rug is by Nichols, perhaps the most famous manufacturer, it is a standard 8’10” x 11’6” (about 9’ x 12’) size. The clue here is that the design is directional – one key characteristic of Chinese Art Deco rugs.

Vintage rugs- Swedish rag rug runner, striped with gray field - Nazmiyal via Atticmag This rug isn’t sold at Crate & Barrel though if they reproduced a nubby rag rug in the same colors as this vintage Swedish runner (2’ x 5’1”), it would likely be a sell out.

vintage rugs - antique rolakan Swedish kilim rug - Nazmiyal via AtticmagI’m just drooling over this 1950s Rolakan kilim, the traditional Swedish flat-weave or tapestry style. The muted colors and undulating waves and stars seem inspired by the ocean and have the same sensibility as many  rugs we see today. While Rolakan rugs are considered folk art in Sweden, there is nothing quaint here — just timeless.

vintage rugs - antique Barbro Nilsson Rya rug, yellow and gray - Nazmiyal via AtticmagA miminalist pattern with linear motifs and a fashionable acidy yellow ground is a Rya art rug designed by Barbro Nilsson for the Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom brand in the mid-1950s. Rugs have been made in Rya, Sweden for centuries and are considered to be the original shags that were so popular in the 1960s and have been making a comeback over the last few years.

vintage rugs - Color block blue Swedish antique rug - Nazmiyal via AtticmagSmall (4’6” x 6’4”) but stunning, this color-block blue and gray rug is fashionably divided into squares, each with interior embellishments. Although this dates from the mid-20th century, it reminds us that the 18th century Gustavian gray and pale blue hues continued to be used in Scandinavia for hundreds of years.

(Source: NazmiyalAntiqueRugs)

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Comments

  1. Omri says

    July 31, 2013 at 10:33 am

    Yay!!! Thank you for sharing our rugs !!!!

    Reply
  2. Antique rugs says

    November 20, 2013 at 1:22 am

    Vintage is modern rugs now days but everyone have different price and different choices. I love Persian rugs and I think so suitable for room.

    Reply
  3. Small Rugs says

    January 26, 2014 at 7:20 am

    Modern wool love! great to see a wide variety of unique, unusual designs and colors! Thanks for sharing

    Reply

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