Vintage Italian Missoni “Ski Resorts” Rug, Country of Origin: Italy, Circa Date: Mid 20th Century– Designed by the creative genius behind the house of Missoni, this dazzling vintage art carpet features a fantastic assemblage of postcards covered with colorful landscape scenes that depict Europe’s most prestigious ski resorts. Names like Saint Moritz, Zermatt and Campiglio conjure visions of iconic alpine resorts complete with ski lodge villages, evergreen mountains and stylized ski lifts depicted in a colorful, stylized manner that is synonymous with Missoni. The textural black-and-white background is speckled with basket-weave patterns and graphic animal print designs that are juxtaposed against the colorful mosaic frames of each postcard scene. Even the undulating borders feature a clever pattern of zigzagging triangles and artfully inscribed Missoni insignias. This stunning vintage carpet is a work of art that showcases the artist’s love of color, pattern and texture.
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Vintage Italian Missoni “Ski Resorts” Rug 46933
Size: 6 ft 6 in x 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m x 1.98 m)
Origin: Italian Rugs
Style: Ottavio Missoni Rugs
Evocative of a fashionable alpine holiday, this distinctive vintage Missoni art carpet depicts a stylized collage-like collection of Europe’s famous ski resorts.
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