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Vintage Swedish rug by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Mid-Century rug by Swedish textile designer Ingegerd Silow. A blue base in the centre is
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Western European Rugs
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Vintage Handwoven Ingegerd Silow Wool Swedish Rug
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in West Hollywood, CA
. Signed by the original workshop, Ingegerd Silow.
This is a Swedish flat-weave rug designed by Ingegerd
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Rug Designed by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden, 1950s
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rug designed by Ingegerd Silow,
Sweden, 1950s.
Signed.
Wool.
Measurements:
L: 253 cm / 8' 3 1/2
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
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Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Röllakan Rug
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
79026 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'04 x 07'08. This exquisite handwoven wool
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
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Vintage Swedish Kilim rug "Hardanger" by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Kilim rug "Hardanger" by Ingegerd Silow from the 1970s. As typical for Ingegerd
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs
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Earth-Tone Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
78815 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'06 x 07'08. Ingegerd Silow, a prominent
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
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Vintage Swedish Kilim rug "Ringsjön" by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful vintage Swedish Kilim rug in a design called "Ringsjon" by Ingegerd Silow from 1966
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs
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Swedish Midcentury modern Ingegerd Silow Flat Wool Rug
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Madrid, ES
Swedish flat woven virgin wool Rug designed by Ingegerd Silow. Sweden, 1950s.
This extraordinary
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Ingegerd Silow, Carpet, Wool, Sweden, 1950s
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in High Point, NC
An orange, brown and yellow-dyed flatweave wool carpet designed and produced by Ingegerd Silow
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
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Ingegerd Silow Carpet Produced in Sweden
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Midcentury carpet designed by Ingegerd Silow. Produced in Sweden.
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
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Swedish Rölakan Carpet by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Berlin, BE
Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005) was one of the most prolific and influential Swedish carpet designers of
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Swedish Midcentury modern Ingegerd Silow Flat Wool Rug
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Madrid, ES
Swedish flat woven virgin wool Rug designed by Ingegerd Silow. Sweden, 1950s.
This extraordinary
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Rug Signed by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage handwoven Swedish rug has a cool tonal overall field with oblong stepped lozenge
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Swedish Röllakan Rug Signed IS Ingegerd Silow, Free Shipping
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Evanston, IL
, midcentury period. Designer Ingegerd Silow, marked IS.
Handwoven wool. Different shades of light brown
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Kilim Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
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Wool
1950's Ingegerd Silow Swedish Scandinavian Röllakan
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
79024 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 06'06 x 09'02. This exquisite handwoven wool
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
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Flatweave carpet by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden, 1950s
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Mid-20th century Swedish flatweave carpet designed by Ingegerd Silow.
Navajo-styled pattern. Made
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1950's Ingegerd Silow Swedish Scandinavian Röllakan
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
79052 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'06 x 07'08. This handwoven wool vintage
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Doris Leslie Blau Midcentury Swedish Rolakan Rug by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish Rolakan blue rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'9" × 9'9" (205 × 297 cm)
A
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Doris Leslie Blau Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Doris Leslie Blau Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Circa: 1952
Size: 4'6" × 6'8" (137 × 203
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Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Swedish Rolakan Rug by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Rolakan area rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 4'3" × 6'3" (129 × 190 cm)
A vintage
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Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Röllakan Rug, 05'05 x 07'07
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
79043 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'05 x 07'07. This stunning handwoven wool
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
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Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Röllakan Rug, 05'03 x 07'09
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
79037 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'03 x 07'09. This exquisite handwoven wool
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Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Röllakan Rug, 05'06 x 07'08
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
79053 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'06 x 07'08. This handwoven wool vintage
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Ingegerd Silow Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Rollaken Kilim Green Rug
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
This is a lovely handwoven Ingegerd Silow Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Rollaken Kilim measuring 4.6
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Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Swedish Rug by Ingegerd Silow 'IS'
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish caramel rug by Ingegerd Silow. Woven signature to edge 'IS'
Size: 4'4" × 6'9" (134
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Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Röllakan Rug, 04'06 x 06'08
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
78504 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 04'06 x 06'08.
Highlighting Scandinavian Modern
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Rug by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Sweden, circa mid-20th century
Measures: 7'4" x 5'8" (224 x 173 cm)
Initialed: IS (Ingegerd Silow
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Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Röllakan Rug, 05'01 x 08'02
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
77034 Vintage Swedish Kilim Rollakan Rug by Ingegerd Silow, 05'01 x 08'02. With its Scandinavian
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Doris Leslie Blau "Sparreholm" Vintage Swedish Rug by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish rug by Ingegerd Silow.
Size: 6'4" × 10'0" (193 × 304 cm).
Color: beige, blue, grey
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1960's Ingegerd Silow Scandinavian Pink Swedish Röllakan
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
78257 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Kilim Rollakan Rug, 05'06 x 07'07. Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Bohemian Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
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Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Röllakan Rutmönster Blomsterträdgård
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
78496 Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug by Ingegerd Silow, 05'06 x 07'08.
Emanating Scandinavian Modern
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Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Geometric Swedish Rug by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage geometric Swedish beige, brown, gold, green wool rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 4'6" × 6'5
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1950's Ingegerd Silow Scandinavian Grön Swedish Röllakan
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
78252 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 04'06 x 06'08. Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005
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Large flat wave rug by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Long Island City, NY
Flat wave rug designed by Ingegerd Silow . Circa 1950th.
Signed IS. Sweden. Hand woven wool
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Rare signed Ingegerd Silow Pure Wool Rölakan Flatweave Rug, Sweden 1950s
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Ystad, SE
Rare signed Ingegerd Silow Rölakan Rug Sweden 1950s,
Pure Wool Rölakan Flatweave rug.
Signed
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Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 4'5" × 6'3" (134 × 190 cm)
A vintage
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1950's Ingegerd Silow Swedish Scandinavian Röllakan Rug, 05'05 x 07'09
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
79056 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Rollakan Rug, 05'05 x 07'09. This handwoven wool
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Bohemian Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
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Wool
Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'3" × 8'0" (160 × 243 cm)
Color: Beige
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Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Röllakan Blommig Spaljé
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
flatweave rug is a celebration of form and color.
Designed by Ingegerd Silow
Signature Lower Corner
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
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Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Swedish Flat-Weave Rug by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish brown, yellow flat-weave rug signed by Ingegerd Silow.
Size: 5'5" × 7'8
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Swedish Wall Hanging "Krasse" Rölakan by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Örebro, SE
Handwoven wall hanging ”Krasse” rölakan, by Ingegerd Silow. Signed IS.
Measurements on the back of
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Doris Leslie Blau Midcentury Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Swedish red flat woven rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'3" × 9'10" (190 × 299 cm)
A mid
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Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Blue Flat Woven rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'6" × 7'5" (167 × 226 cm)
A mid
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20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by Ingegerd Silow
Sweden, circa 1940-50
Signed 'IS
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Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish blue flat woven rug by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'2" × 8'0" (157 × 243 cm)
A mid
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New Scandinavian Swedish Ingegerd Silow Inspired Kilim Röllakan
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
30847 ?New Swedish Ingegerd Silow Inspired Kilim rug with Scandinavian Modern Style 08'03 x 09'07
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Mid-Century Modern FlatWeave Carpet by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Stockholm, SE
Mid-century Modern Swedish röllakan (flatweave) signed Ingegerd Silow. Beautiful geometrical
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Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Röllakan Örbyhus in Gul
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
78507 Vintage Swedish Kilim Rollakan Rug by Ingegerd Silow, 02'08 x 08'05. With its Scandinavian
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Scandinavian Rollakan Rug Flat-Weave by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Ferrara, IT
This is a Scandinavian Rollakan Rug flat-woven by Ingegerd Silow woven circa 1950-1970 and it
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Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Swedish Flat Woven Rug Signed by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish flat woven rug Signed by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'5" × 9'1" (195 × 276 cm)
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1950's Ingegerd Silow Swedish Scandinavian Röllakan with Traditional Style
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
79059 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 04'05 x 06'09. This handwoven wool vintage
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Revival Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
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Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
, Pink, Purple, Taupe
A vintage Swedish flat-weave wool rug designed by Ingegerd Silow, signed ‘IS’ at
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Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
, Swedish flat-weave wool rug made by Ingegerd Silow with woven initials (IS) at a corner. It is in
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Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 6'5" × 8'10" (195 × 269 cm)
Color: Beige, Brown
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Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'3" × 7'8" (160 × 233 cm)
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Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat Woven by Ingegerd Silow
Size: 5'5" × 7'8" (165 × 233 cm)
Color: Beige, Gray
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Vintage Swedish Flat-Weave Wood Carpet Signed by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Paris, FR
Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005) was one of the most prolific and influential Swedish carpet designers of
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
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Vintage Swedish Flat-Weave Wood Carpet Signed by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Paris, FR
Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005) was one of the most prolific and influential Swedish carpet designers of
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Mid 20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in New York, NY
Swedish flat-weave
initialed: "IS" (Ingegerd Silow).
Sweden ca. 1940
7'7" x 5'6" (231 x 168 cm)
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Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Blue Röllakan, Blå Rosa Tulpan Korsmönster
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
78246 Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug by Ingegerd Silow, 06'07 x 09'07. Reflecting elements of
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Swedish Rug Ingegerd Silow For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic Swedish rug ingegerd silow available at 1stDibs. Each Swedish rug ingegerd silow for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wool and linen. If you’re shopping for a Swedish rug ingegerd silow, we have 133 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Swedish rug ingegerd silow, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each Swedish rug ingegerd silow bearing Scandinavian Modern, Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Swedish rug ingegerd silow over the years, but those crafted by Ingegerd Silow and Birgitta Södergren are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Swedish Rug Ingegerd Silow?
Prices for a Swedish rug ingegerd silow start at $600 and top out at $55,000 with the average selling for $5,000.
Finding the Right Rugs And Carpets for You
Good antique rugs and vintage rugs have made their way into homes across the globe, becoming fixtures used for comfort, prayer and self-expression, so choosing the right area rug is officially a universal endeavor.
In modern usage, “carpet” typically denotes a wall-to-wall floor cushioning that is fixed to the floor. Rugs, on the other hand, are designed to cover a specific area and can easily be moved to new locations. However, the terms are interchangeable in many parts of the world, and, in the end, it won’t matter what you decide to call it.
It’s well known that a timeless Persian rug or vintage Turkish rug can warm any interior, but there are lots of other styles of antique rugs to choose from when you're endeavoring to introduce fresh colors and textures to a bedroom or living room.
Moroccan Berber rugs are not all about pattern. In fact, some of the most striking examples are nearly monochrome. But what these rugs lack in complexity, they make up for in brilliant color and subtle variation. Moroccan-style interiors can be mesmerizing — a sitting room of this type might feature a Moroccan rug, carved wooden screens and a tapestry hung behind the sofa.
Handwoven kilim rugs, known for their wealth of rich colors and unique weaving tradition, are pileless: Whereas the Beni Ourain rugs of Morocco can be described as dense with a thick surface or pile, an authentic kilim rug is thin and flat. (The term “kilim” is Turkish in origin, but this type of textile artistry is practiced all across the Balkans, throughout the Arab world and elsewhere.)
When it comes to eye-catching floor coverings, the distinctive “medallion” pattern of Oushak rugs has two types of rounded shapes alternating against a rich red or blue background created with natural dyes, while the elaborate “star” pattern involves large eight-pointed shapes in diagonal rows alternating with diamonds.
If you’re looking for something unexpected, find a runner rug that pops in your hallway or on your stairs. Dig for dazzling geometric patterns in our inventory of mid-century modern rugs and carpets, which includes works designed by the likes of Swedish textile masters Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Marianne Richter and other artisans.
Carpets and rugs have been around for thousands of years. Prehistoric humans turned to animal skin, wool and fur to craft simple fabrics to soften hard terrain. A 2016 study suggests that "cave lions" were hunted for exactly this purpose, and that decorating your cave with their pelts may have conferred strength and prestige. Although many of these early textiles are still in existence, tracing their precise origins is difficult. Carpets quickly became such a valuable trade commodity that the weavings could easily travel far from their places of origin.
The oldest known carpet was found in southern Siberia. (It may have traveled there from Persepolis in Iran.) For the flat-weave floor rugs crafted by Native Americans, cotton was the primary material before sheep’s wool was introduced in the 16th century. In Europe, carpet-making was fundamental to folk art, and Asian carpets imported to European countries were at one time considered a precious luxury and not intended to remain permanently on the floor.
With the variety of area rugs and carpets rolled out for you on 1stDibs — a collection that includes traditional, modern, minimalist rugs and other coverings of all kinds — things will be looking up whenever you’re looking down.