Our Modern and Contemporary rug collections are similar yet different and beautifully compatible with a variety of interior design schemes. Both categories share design features, so what differentiates them?
Modern design objects reference the past even if it's the not-too-distant past of the 1980s. Modern design (as opposed to Modern Art) dates to the Art Deco era, and anything older than the 1920s is grouped under other historical style categories. Fine Art (painting and sculpture) and the Applied Art of architecture influenced the development of Modern decorative arts. Modern design as a style peaked in the 1950s and 1960s creating the look we know as "Mid-century Modern". New design influenced by Modern style – including rugs – continues to reference familiar "modern" geometric shapes, abstract compositions, and an absence of ornamental flourishes combined with often muted color palettes.
Contemporary design objects visually reflect what's happening now, in other words current styles and trends. Contemporary is a fluid, ever-changing style. Contemporary applied art motifs are diverse and include trends such as the current interest in the natural world including birds, plant and leaf motifs, and tropical colors. Both categories of rugs reflect new technical performance developments that benefit the consumer.
Modern and Contemporary
Pearl White, Hand Knotted, Sample, Single Color Modern Peshawar with Plain Design, Shabby Chic, Natural Dyes, 100% Wool, Oriental Rug
SKU : 448670
Exact Size: 2'1" x 3'0"
$586
$249
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Bone White, Single Color Modern Peshawar with Plain Design, Sample, Shabby Chic, Hand Knotted Natural Dyes, 100% Wool, Mat, Oriental Rug
SKU : 448665
Exact Size: 2'1" x 3'0"
$586
$249
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Spanish Gray with Touches of Gold, Hand Knotted, Abstract Design, Embossed Pile, Hi-Low Pile, Wool and Silk, Oriental Rug
SKU : 50475
Exact Size: 3'0" x 4'10"
$1,587
$675
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Dark Coral with Cloud Gray, Abstract with Fire Mosaic Design, Hand Knotted, Wool and Silk, XL Runner, Oriental Rug
SKU : 50320
Exact Size: 2'5" x 25'8"
$7,275
$3,092
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Medium Gray, Abstract with Mosaic Design, Wool and Silk, Hand Knotted, Oriental Rug
SKU : 50315
Exact Size: 9'1" x 11'10"
$12,607
$5,358
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Aegean Blue, Modern Mosaic Design with Mix of Gold, Hand Knotted, Persian Knot, Denser Weave, Wool and Silk, Oriental Rug
SKU : 50310
Exact Size: 8'10" x 11'9"
$12,175
$5,174
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Gold Color, Plain Solid Design, Strike Off, Sample, Pure Sari Silk, Hand Knotted, Mat, Oriental Rug
SKU : 391500
Exact Size: 2'1" x 3'0"
$694
$295
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Bright Pink, Plain Solid Design, Pure Sari Silk, Hand Knotted, Sample, Strike Off, Mat, Oriental Rug
SKU : 391495
Exact Size: 2'1" x 3'1"
$694
$295
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Copper Brown, Plain Solid Design, Pure Sari Silk, Sample, Strike Off, Hand Knotted, Mat, Oriental Rug
SKU : 391490
Exact Size: 2'0" x 3'1"
$694
$295
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