6x8'10'' Hand Knotted Wool Celadon, Beige Indo Oushak Arts & Crafts Traditional Rug
Rooted in the Arts and Crafts movement's love of handmade honesty and natural color, this hand-knotted Indo carpet feels like something rescued from a well-loved country house. The rug features an open, borderless field of soft celadon and beige, scattered with loosely drawn palmettes, blossoms, and leafy sprays in moss green, denim blue, gold, and pops of burnt orange. There's a deliberate looseness to the drawing here and the colors sit gently, giving the whole piece an easy, lived-in warmth. Woven from pure wool with hand-knotted construction, it's soft underfoot but genuinely hardwearing, making it a good fit for busy rooms with kids and pets around. *Note: This rug was photographed under studio lighting, which means the colors on screen may appear a little more vibrant than they do in person. We'd recommend watching the video below for a truer sense of the palette. Exact Size: 6x8'10" Weave: Hand Knotted Rug Yarn: Wool Color: Celadon, Beige, Orange, Gold, Blue, Gray, Moss, Multi, Origin: India Pile Height: 0.4 inch Condition: New Condition Description: New With Tags Rug#: ORH21323 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.