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The Allure of Vintage Moroccan and Swedish Rugs
In recent years vintage Moroccan and Swedish have swelled in popularity for a wide variety of interiors. Most notably a mid-century modern décor benefits best from these artistic masterpieces. They can draw a room together and take it from sparse and minimal to cozy, inviting, and luxurious, without breaking the bank. Their popularity comes from their ease of use and the wide range of color palette options, not to mention their uniqueness in design.
“Vintage rugs" is a term that is used to describe the rugs and or carpets that were produced during the mid-20th century and through the 1970's (for the most part). The Vintage rugs showcase what the 20th century was largely defined by - experimentation and innovation in the arts, industries, sciences and popular culture. Vintage rugs and mid-century carpets produced between the 1920s and 1970s explore the boundaries and push the limits of textural and visual style to create design pieces that provide a strong sensory experience. Vintage rugs range tremendously in terms of origin, color, style and design.
Swedish rugs of the early and mid 20th century are hugely sought after due to their incredible artistic qualities and superior craftsmanship. For Swedish rug designers in the early 20th century, the production of rugs and textiles was raised to an art form, which had great international appeal. A fresh and appealing aesthetic was sustained during the first half of the twentieth century by the weavings of the celebrated Swedish carpet designer Marta Maas-Fjetterstom and her circle. The simplicity and purity of design in vintage Scandinavian rugs gives them an immediate relevance and contemporary allure.
The below is a vintage kilim from Sweden. It features prominent quatrefoils enclosing a faintly striped cocoa brown field decorated with a colorful series of constellated asteroids. Both formal and whimsical, this dainty carpet, created in Sweden circa 1950 features a variety of soft colors and floral motifs in alternating hues that create an alluring repeating pattern. I think this would be a fantastic rug for a intimate sitting room with a Hans Wagner 4 seater Theater Sofa and Milo Baughman coffee tables, and an Aldo Tura bar cart nearby for those important evening cocktails!
The rug below was created by Swedish carpet-weaving legend Marta Maas Fjetterstrom. This rug “showcases an eclectic world style with bucolic tribal qualities gathered from different latitudes. Polychromatic borders incorporating clear white zigzagging motifs and inset squares gently frame the densely decorated field. Highlighting the ingenious design skills of Marta Maas Fjetterstrom, this striking Swedish carpet features a plentiful variety of decorative motifs combined with inset squares and simple repeating emblems that become familiar parts of the composition.” As a “newbie” to the world of antique and vintage carpets, I fell in love with this carpet immediately. Vaguely familiar calling to its Persian forebears, combined with the heaviness of the modern design aesthetic makes it appealing. I would put the carpet underneath a Magolini table with matching four chairs. A sideboard running along the wall like, the Poul Norreklit rosewood, one pictured below, would bring the room all together.
Vintage rugs is a term that is used to describe the rugs and or carpets that were produced during the mid-20th century and through the 1970's (for the most part). The Vintage rugs showcase what the 20th century was largely defined by - experimentation and innovation in the arts, industries, sciences and popular culture. Vintage rugs and mid-century carpets produced between the 1920s and 1970s explore the boundaries and push the limits of textural and visual style to create design pieces that provide a strong sensory experience.
The vintage rugs that were produced during this era include abstract, pop-art, artist-designed, surrealist, and minimalist styles that set or kept pace with quickly changing trends. In many ways, the new and innovative trends what were developed in the mid 20th century were based upon a revival of folklore and traditions that were turned on their ear to become a new genre. Design trends reached an unprecedented level of global popularity through manufacturers like Ege Rya as well as professional hand weavers. Like the aesthetic movement of the late 1800s and the Luddites who destroyed British power looms in the early 1800s, the artists and master weavers who created these vintage rugs during the mid 20th century also rebelled against the increasing industrialization of carpet production.
During the mid 20th century, we see a big shift in the production of rugs. Influenced by the Mid Century Modern and Art Deco movements, the vintage rugs set a new tone for interior design trends. Vintage rugs such as Swedish, Moroccan and Scandinavian rugs took the place of the antique oriental rugs by adapting themselves to these new demands.
While Ege Rya and other manufacturers used weaving techniques borrowed from Axminster to produce durable machine-made vintage rugs and shag carpets, a separate group of designers were dedicated to producing hand-woven vintage rugs and involving themselves in all aspects of production. Ironically, the designers specializing in hand-woven pieces were often the product of industrialization. Schooled in industrial design and textile production to meet growing demands of the mid 20th century, these designers developed their own unique styles that often included influences from local and regional history and folklore. Vintage rugs And mid century vintage rugs have seen a great spike in interest over the past couple of years. Fueled by the mid-century modernist design trends, vintage rugs that were produced during the mid 2oth century have been becoming rare due to this substantial increase in demand.
Vintage rugs range tremendously in terms of origin, color, style and design. This Moroccan rug for example features a soft blue coloration with a hint of orange accents, while this Art Deco rug from France embodies the bold simplicity of the early 20th century and stronger color transitions.
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