Globe Trotting
Persia
Prior to the Appearance of The Achaemenid era, Persian culture was in its more formative stages of development. Therefore, with the rise of each empire, Persian art was slowly influenced by the influx of different cultures and cities.
Tabriz Rug 11’7” × 19’3”
The Red Village of Abyaneh
BB8402 Rare Pictorial Biblical Kerman Rug 6’1” × 12’2”
China
Chinese art has been a creation of the hearts and minds of its people. From the earliest fossil finds to the latest contemporary art, it has reached the rest of the world, but undoubtedly has left its imprint as one of the biggest art movements in the world of art history.
BB7897 Antique Chinese Rug 13’8” × 14’5”
BB8426 Mid-19th Century Chinese Rug 5’1 × 10’2”
19th Century Chinese Wool Carpet 12’4”
India
Archaeological evidence suggests that the art of handicrafts has been practice for thousands of years. The very early examples of art were created for religious ceremonial and everyday purposes, reflecting the importance of handicrafts, rugs, jewelry in ancient India Society.
BB8291 Indian Amritsar Rug 10’ × 11’3”
Turkey
Situated at the meeting point between Europe and Asia, it bridges art, history, and culture between East and West. The best of creativity in the past 100 years lead to some of the most beautiful carpets woven in the world. Perhaps more avant-garde and cosmopolitan than many major European cities.
Denmark
The warm, comforting, but distinctly modern designs look to the future optimistically, gaining international popularity in the 1950’s.
BB8345 Amsterdam School Design Rug
Attributed to KCP De Bazel 11’6” × 12’9”
Scandinavia
Beginning of the 20th century Scandinavian artists picked up motifs from all over the world. Simplified, transformed and breathed new life into them with new colorations powerful, full-bodied, mature, and fresh!
BB8188 Vintage Swedish Flat Weave
by Marta Maas Fjetterstrom 6’8” × 9’8”
BB8214
Vintage Swedish
Flat Weave Rug
by Erik Lundberg 8’3”
Spain
“I don’t believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.”
- Pablo Picasso
BB8436 Vintage Spanish Handmade Wool Rug 12’ × 19’4”
BB8172 Spanish Rug 13’6” × 18’3”
BB6947 19th Century French Flat Weave Rug 9’4” × 13’8”
French Art Deco Rug 5’7” ×
Austria
The secessionist work provides, in large part, the visual representations of the new intellectual and cultural flowering of Vienna around 1900.
BB8260 Viennese Art Nouveau Rug 9’9” ×
United Kingdom
During the period of Colonial rule over India, Amritsar rugs began to reflect Western influences in their design. The craftspeople of Northern India took their chance to profit from the ever-increasing demand for exotic carpets by Queen Victoria.
BB7849 Arts and Crafts Donegal Rug by C. F. A. Voysey 11’ ×
English Wilton Rug (Machine Made) 13’7” × 15’8”
BB5163 Antique English Needlework Carpet 13’8” × 21’1
BB7614 English Axminster Handmade Wool Rug 12’2” × 15’
Modern
N12559 Silk Deco Contemporary Rug 15’4” × 24’10”
N12599 Contempoary Silk Kusafiri Rug 12’0” × 18’
Samarkand Rug 9’3” × 12’10”
N12155 Sultanabad Inspired Rug 9’10” × 14’7”
N12470 New Turkish Kilim Rug 18’0” × 22’5”
Contemporary Rug 12’0” ×
Contemporary Silk Rug 4’1”
Traditional Inspired Tabriz Rug 12’2” ×
Working Towards the Future...
As we look towards the foreseeable future, rugs will always be in our lives.
Adaptability, Functionality, Innovation, and Personalization; we must continue to push boundaries and re-imagine possibilities.
It is exciting to witness and be a part of this transformative journey.
Susan Izsak Creative Director