Contemporary Rugs & Modern Carpets Of 21st Century

Learn More About Artistic Rugs

Artistic Rugs – Mid-century artists used color, shape, and emotion to evoke a certain feeling. They believed that art should do something more than to please the eye. Artists such as Henri Matisse, Wassily Kadinsky, Andy Warhol, and Paul Evans created iconic pieces that transformed the way the world viewed art and its relationship to both the artist and the viewer. These works were created in many different mediums, including rugs that graced the interiors of mid-century homes.

These artists also had a vast influence on other artists. Sometimes, they created works that were not signed. Many of the artistic styles of these icons are clearly recognizable, but even if they are, many of them lack the signature and marks that leave the artist in question. These masters also took on students, whose work could look similar to that of their master. Many tried to mimic their style, so without proof, you cannot assume that the piece is attributable to a particular artist.

Nazmiyal Welcomes Our Newest Artistic Rug Collection

Nazmiyal is happy to introduce our collection of artistic rugs featuring master artworks from mid-century artists. Some of them have a distinctive style that resembles the work of one of these icons, but they lack those telltale signs of absolute origin. None the less, they are beautiful pieces for your home or office. They give the room a distinctive mid-century feel and are beautiful pieces on their own.

Modern Basquiat Inspired Art Rugs

The artistic rugs go beyond the beauty of the color and lines. They take you into a world that stirs the emotions and spark deep contemplation. All of these rugs make an excellent addition to a retro or vintage style. They add an iconic look to the room and pair well with pieces made of plastic, Lucite, glass, and steel. In a room where a majority of the pieces emphasize form and function, these deeply emotional rugs add contrast and create interest.

Express Your Artistic Style

The expressive and artistic rugs are the perfect beginning to a style that has a modern feel, or you can create space that is retro-inspired. In an authentic mid-century room, rugs from this collection capture the iconic mood of the era beautifully. Some of these pieces are abstract expressionist, while others are pop art or have a 1960’s vibe. They are unique pieces, and the collection changes continually. You never know what you might find, but it is always fresh and exciting.

Rugs, especially the more artistic rugs, no longer take a back seat in interior design. They are often one of the first design choices that are made by professionals. They serve as inspiration for the rest of the room and set the tone. We invite you to look around this collection and browse the delightful pieces that it has to offer. You might just find something that is a bit out of the ordinary that sparks your creative juices and allows you to create a unique space that expresses your personal style.

Texture and Material Of The Genaro Rivas Textile Art Pieces:

For this first modern rug collection they are mostly creating modern flat weave rugs. But in addition to the kilim rugs, they are weaving some shag rugs as well.

They are currently working with soft luxurious Alpaca wool which is a locally sourced signature Peruvian material. But in the future, they are thinking about maybe working with cotton and other sustainable / natural organic dyes and materials.

The Peruvian Huari Textile Art Collection

The powerful Huari (WARI) militaristic society (750 AD – 900 AD) deaminated both the costal and highland of modern day Peru. Growing up, Rivas had an ancient Huari textile / tapestry hanging on his wall and he wanted to create his own personal artistic interpretation.

Huari Design Kilim Rug By Genaro Rivas

He deeply loves the level of abstraction shown in ancient Peruvian cultures which serve as the inspiration for chapter one in his textile weaving life path.

Peruvian Andean Checkers Carpet Collection

If the Incas had checkers, this is how Rivas imagined their board would be. With natural tones and geometric shapes that contrast each other.

Hexagonal Andean Checkers Design Kilim Rug By Genaro Riva

We have a hexagonal carpet as the central piece of this line.

The Peruvian Bauka Textile Art Collection

Andean cultures iconography served as inspiration for many pieces of many contemporary artists.

Bauka Design Kilim Rug By Genaro Rivas

Here’s how Genaro imagines the perfect balance of the new and old world. Minimal elegance.

The Peruvian Pukllay Collection

This is the most colorful part of chapter one. This is another technique, whimsical. Pukllay is the name of a central Andes festival but it also means carnival in the Quechua language.

Pukllay Design Shag Rug By Genaro Rivas

The festive aspect of these textile art rugs is not just converged through the shapes you see on the carpet but through the colors selected as well.

The Peruvian Pukllay Jungle Collection

In this group of artistic textile pieces Genaro imagines what a Pukllay festival would look like in the jungle.

Pukllay Jungle Design Shag Rug By Genaro Rivas

The colors of the Pukllay Jungle pieces are mixed with more earthy tones.

The Peruvian Yawirka Collection

Playing with single blocks and color combinations is part of Genaro’s essence.

Yawirka Design Kilim Rug By Genaro Rivas

In this artistic rug collection we see simplicity at its best accompanied by some dashes of color and playful shapes.

The Simplistic Kusaska Tika Collection

Made to resemble a wall, most of the houses that surround Gamaniel’s family atelier were built by the family members themselves. It was usually the brothers who built them and by the time the ceiling is completed, they celebrate with a big party.

Kusaska Tika Design Kilim Rug By Genaro Rivas

Using just two simple colors but with a structure of mixed sizes. Kusaska Tika (meaning bricks in the Quechua language) is perhaps one of the more complex pieces in the entire collection. It is simply intricacy at its best.

Learn More About Area Rugs By Peruvian Artist Genaro Rivas

Genaro Rivas is a self-taught fashion designer born in Chiclayo, a coastal province in the north of Peru. He is the last of a 4 sibling family. His mother is a nurse, and his father was a policeman. When he was a kid, Genaro started developing his creative side by painting.

He started studying business administration but always leaned towards his creative and artistic tendencies. In 2008, with no experience at all, Genaro participated in a fashion contest which was held by the French alliance of Peru. He ended up winning the competition and decided leave the university and embark on his own fashion centric life path.

Rivas has a unique perspective that comes from his upbringing in the culturally diverse third world country of Peru. Genaro is a socially driven entrepreneur and is keen to positively impact the lives of others while contributing to the preservation of our planet through a profitable business. He has a deep sense of purpose that has led him to develop new ventures with communities of Peruvian artisans.

Peruvian Artist Genaro Rivas

Innovation and experimentation are an important part of Genaro’s work and seen here is his first collection of hand made area rugs. These textile art pieces are created using Peruvian sourced signature materials such as alpaca wool, and are woven using ancient rug weaving technique.

Genaro believes in a sustainable future, where everyone can develop their talents and share them with the world.

Description of each of Genaro Rivas Peruvian art rug designs:

Each of them carry an essence of Peru, inspired in Peruvian heritage with a sustainable vision of the future (sorry caps locked). Huaycán is a suburb on the outskirts of lima. It was heavily affected by the shining path (a Peruvian terrorist group in the 90’s) and by covid19. There, he found Gamaniel, the younger sibling of the fourth generation of artisans who showed him the telar technique in a more profound way.

Peruvian Telar Weaver With Loom Attached To Her Belt

The Peruvian Telar weaving technique employs a weaving loom that is attached with a belt to the weaver’s waste. The woven designs and textile texture are created by sliding the warp threads both over and under that wefts while the foundation threads are fixed to, and extend out from, a near by tree or pole. The weaver will cross the threads repeatedly to create the woven piece.

Working together with them, self-taught fashion designer Genaro Rivas created the artisan collection.

Weaving and Design Of Genaro Rivas Peruvian Flat Woven Art Rugs:

Genaro work with a community of artisans who developed the telar technique. He creates the rug designs and they do the actual weaving. They work together and one of the goals is to have them launch their own weaving ventures later on.

Weaving Loom For Genaro Rivas Rug Collection

It is not just a process of designing and weaving as Genaro makes use of his network to provide the weaver with tools to learn how to develop their own businesses.

Genaro Teams Up With Nazmiyal Antique Rugs

During one of his travels to the USA, Genaro met with Jason Nazmiyal who loved both the artistic impact and meaning behind the textile art pieces.

Together, Rivas and Nazmiyal Rugs look forward to sharing these magnificent works of art with the world while also impacting the life of his artisan’s team back in Peru in a positive manner.

Peruvian Artist Genaro Rivas

Guided by a belief in a sustainable future as well as in a sustainable world, Genaro hopes to give home decoration more of a purpose, by revaluating handmade pieces and choosing art to decorate our interior spaces.

Please note this collection can be created and ordered in a variety of custom rug shapes and in almost any rug size.