English Art Deco Period Wool Carpet

English Art Deco Period Wool CarpetArt Deco, or, is a visual arts movement that emerged from France just prior to the start of World War I and ended just before the outbreak of World War II. Art Deco is recognized for its bold colors and geometric patterns, high quality craftsmanship and luxury materials, and the exotic influence of the Middle and Far East. Textiles, upholstery and carpets played an important role in this movement, with inspirations for its designs being drawn from

Unlike the abstract

which are flat-woven decorative textiles featuring geometric

was located an important nexus on the trading route of the Silk Road

Design: Oushak Gallery Wool Carpet

Even today

Some of the most well known Russian and Ukrainian pieces are the Bessarabian carpets

Ukraine and Eastern European influence began to pave the way for a more opulent aesthetic

A few examples of well-known patterns made today are Western Reservation

which were then used to replace the Oriental ones

Blue Ivory

They may be large or small

by definition