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Mid-Century Modern

Natural Silk

NO. 26991

India

6'3" X 6'5" (1.91 m x 1.96 m)

$8,700 - Check Availability i

Rug & Kilim’s Mid Century Modern rug in Polychromatic Patterns on Beige

A 6×6 mid-century modern rug from the titular collection by Rug & Kilim—a reimagining of bold 1950s postmodern art styles. Hand-knotted in wool and silk, this design evokes a painterly style in vibrant yellow, red and green on a beige field. Its versatile square size further offers vast applications, as does its more durable body. Custom Capable: All sizes and colors available—inquire for a quote.

"Josh and his team have supported my interior design work, as well as my personal projects, for over 20 years. Their inimitable combination of creativity, personal attention, professionalism and joie de vivre are irresistible."

— Claire Fleming Peters, Fleming Peters

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Measurements: 6'3" x 6'5" ( 1.91 m x 1.96 m )
Categories: Mid-Century Modern
Classification: Circle/Oval/Square, Geometric, Mid Century Modern, Modern/Contemporary
Material: Natural Silk
Origin: India
SKU: 26991

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Stories from the Mid-Century Modern Collection

Essays, artist dialogues, and provenance notes drawn from Rug & Kilim’s editorial desk.

September 23, 2026

What Makes Tibetan Wool the Gold Standard for Custom Rugs

Every great rug begins long before the loom. It begins on the animal, in the place, in the particular conditions that made the fiber what it is. And among all the wools that have ever been spun into a carpet, few can rival the wool of the Tibetan highlands, a material whose superiority is not a matter of marketing but of altitude, climate, and the unhurried logic of the natural world. The sheep of the Tibetan plateau live at elevations that would defeat most living things, thin air, brutal cold, a growing season measured against a sky closer than it has any right to be. Nature's answer to that severity is the fleece. To survive the plateau, the animal must grow a wool of exceptional density and, crucially, of exceptional lanolin content; the natural oil that coats each fiber, repels water, resists soil, and lends the finished yarn a luster and resilience that lowland wools cannot approach. What is hardship for the animal is a gift to the weaver.

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September 3, 2026

The Evolution of Floral Motifs in Antique Rugs and Kilims: Mapping the Pomegranate, Tulip, and Carnation

Antique 17th Century French Beauvais Tapestry with Floral Vase - Rug & Kilim, NO. 36829 We had a tapestry acquisition unfolding itself in the studio a while ago. Josh and the team just stood there, silently admiring the way the light caught the threads. This was the Antique French Beauvais Tapestry (SKU 36829). It was handwoven in wool, with natural silk accents, circa 1700. When you look at something like that, you do not just see fabric. What you see is the garden of wool and dreams. The precise interlacing of the wefts gives a picture of a gigantic floral vase placed atop an architectural entablature. The botanical imagery is absolutely mesmerizing. There is so much wealth and mystery to it all.

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August 28, 2026

The Total Art: Vienna’s Century, From the Gold Frieze to the Contemporary Era

In the dining room of a banker's house in Brussels there is a wall of gold. Klimt designed it; the Stoclet Frieze, a tree of life branching across marble and enamel and coral, a dancer on one side and an embracing couple on the other, the couple a direct rehearsal for the painting the whole world would later know as The Kiss. But to stand in that room, were one ever permitted to, is to understand that the frieze is not the point of it. The point is that the frieze, the marble, the cutlery, the door handles, and the carpet underfoot were all conceived as a single object by a single mind. The Palais Stoclet, built by Josef Hoffmann between 1905 and 1911 and now sealed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the most complete surviving statement of the idea that organised an entire Viennese century: the Gesamtkunstwerk, the total work of art, in which nothing; not the spoon, not the dress, not the floor, ranks below the painting on the wall.

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August 19, 2026

Christian Bérard, Jean-Michel Frank, and the Making of Nelson Rockefeller’s Most Personal Room

In April 1939, the SS Normandie docked in New York Harbor carrying, somewhere in her hold, a rolled carpet. The Normandie was herself the most extravagant object afloat; an emblem of French luxury and design, her marble lounges dressed with Aubusson carpets, signed furniture, and exceptional lighting, a vessel so audaciously beautiful that the New York Times had described her maiden crossing as "the greatest mass of steel and machinery ever to sail the sea." She was also, in April 1939, five months from her last voyage. Germany would invade Poland in September. The Normandie would be seized by the United States Navy, catch fire during conversion to a troopship, and capsize into the Hudson River, taking with her the full weight of the civilization she had been built to represent.

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September 24, 2025

Why do Scandinavian Rugs and Kilims Work So Well with Modern Furniture?

Atelier Echelle (Lakeside Gallery) x Rug & Kilim's SmartLoom piece from Scandinavian Collection. Few design marriages are as seamless—and as enduring—as the dialogue between Scandinavian rugs and modern furniture. The relationship is not accidental. It is a conversation born of shared philosophies: simplicity without austerity, warmth without excess, and craftsmanship that privileges longevity over novelty. To understand why these rugs continue to harmonize with modern interiors is to recognize how the Scandinavian ethos shaped 20th-century design across disciplines. Function, Form, and Honesty of Material Scandinavian furniture—whether the sculptural chairs of Hans Wegner, the clean lines of Alvar Aalto, or the modular designs of Børge Mogensen—was built on an ethic of functional beauty. It rejected ornament in favor of proportion, lightness, and the natural honesty of wood.

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July 1, 2022

A Glossary of Handmade Rugs and Kilims: Understanding Terms, Types and Techniques Past and Present

Referring to the art style characterized by using shape and color withdrawn from traditional repetition or realism. Abstract rugs — sometimes referred to as art rugs — capture an expressive nature that reads as a very modern style, though many abstract rugs draw inspiration from works of the same art style in the mid-century. One of the more widely known mid-century lineages of this style is abstract expressionism, named for the literal "expressionists" of the 1950s. Some of the most notable names behind this style include Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. Referring to a lineage of nomadic Persian rugs (sometimes referred to as “Avsar” in the alternate spelling). Afshar rugs hail from the eponymous tribe in the region of Northeastern Iran.

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Mid-Century Modern

Natural Silk

NO. 26991

India

6'3" X 6'5" (1.91 m x 1.96 m)

$8,700 - Check Availabilityi

Rug & Kilim’s Mid Century Modern rug in Polychromatic Patterns on Beige

"Rug & Kilim is one of our favorite sources when looking for quality handmade rugs. Their team go above and beyond to find &/or make the rugs that fit our clients needs as well as their dreams."

— Becca Ford, Emily Lindberg Design

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Specifications:

Measurements: 6'3" x 6'5" ( 1.91 m x 1.96 m )
Categories: Mid-Century Modern
Classification: Circle/Oval/Square, Geometric, Mid Century Modern, Modern/Contemporary
Material: Natural Silk
Origin: India
SKU: 26991

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Stories from the Mid-Century Modern Collection

What Makes Tibetan Wool the Gold Standard for Custom Rugs

The Evolution of Floral Motifs in Antique Rugs and Kilims: Mapping the Pomegranate, Tulip, and Carnation

The Total Art: Vienna’s Century, From the Gold Frieze to the Contemporary Era

Christian Bérard, Jean-Michel Frank, and the Making of Nelson Rockefeller’s Most Personal Room

Why do Scandinavian Rugs and Kilims Work So Well with Modern Furniture?

A Glossary of Handmade Rugs and Kilims: Understanding Terms, Types and Techniques Past and Present

R&K Image Studio

Rug & Kilim’s Mid Century Modern rug in Polychromatic Patterns on Beige

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