12x15'1'' Hand Knotted Wool Blue Oushak All-over Floral Lattice Arts and Crafts Rug
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ORH20699
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Regular price$ 10,500.00
$ 4,199.99
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Soft powder blue provides the perfect canvas for this enchanting hand-knotted Oushak Arts and Crafts rug, where an all-over lattice design creates a rhythmic garden of stylized florals that feels both structured and wonderfully organic. Golden vines weave across the pale blue field, connecting a constellation of blooms in burnt orange, navy, sage green, cream, and unexpected pops of lime with each flower rendered with the simplified, nature-inspired aesthetic that defines the Arts and Crafts movement. What makes this piece so captivating is its balanced complexity: the geometric lattice provides order, while the varied floral forms, some bold and graphic and others delicate and intricate, create visual interest that unfolds gradually. The warm terracotta border, adorned with stylized palmettes and botanical motifs in coordinating blues and creams, adds grounding contrast without overwhelming the serene field. Hand-knotted from lustrous wool on a cotton foundation, the piece showcases beautiful abrash (natural color variation from hand-dyeing) that gives the blue field a watercolor-like quality, adding movement and depth.
Exact Size: 12x15'1"
Weave: Hand Knotted Rug
Yarn: Wool
Color: Blue, Burnt Orange, Ivory, Lime, Multi
Origin: India
Pile Height: 0.5 inch
Condition: New
Condition Description: New With Tags
Rug#: ORH20699
Story Behind the Art: Originating as a protest against mass produced inferior factory products of the 19th century, the Arts and Crafts Movement favored originality and craftsmanship. William Morris, main proponent of the movement, emphasized the use of handcrafts over the use of machinery and introduced a new design sensibility that evoked nature in home interiors through furniture, upholstery, wallpaper and rugs with intricate intertwining fruit, flower, and foliage patterns. The popularity of Morris’s rug designs has endured to the current times and stands emblematic of Art & Crafts rugs with their simple, bold, informal design themes rooted in nature. Today, the Arts & Crafts rugs embrace a multitude of styles ranging from the Art Nouveau style (rug patterns with flowing, curvilinear lines and nature-inspired, floral designs), Mission-style as well as geometric patterns inspired by Native American designs, American Prairie style and Caucasian rugs (hand-knotted rugs made in a small, Middle-Eastern region called the Caucasus). Arts and Crafts Rugs' natural motifs and interesting color palette add to their versatility and enduring charm.