Deco rugs are a creative art form from the Art Deco design era. Art Deco owes its name to the first major exhibition of decorative arts to be held after the First World War: L’Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes held in Paris in 1925. The supreme elegance of the custom made interiors at the event set an example for interior designers the world over. Inspired by these innovative aesthetic ideas, artists, designers, craftsmen, rug weavers and manufacturers from across Europe and America produced a wide range of modern pioneering patterns that delivered a dramatic change of style to furnishings in general, and early 20th century rugs and carpets in particular.

Decorative arts of this period, sometimes known as the Machine Age, are characterized by a streamlined appearance. Deco rugs and Deco carpets woven from the mid-1920s through the 1930s reflect this style. Two groundbreaking French designers, Jean Michel Frank and Emile Jacques Ruhlmann may be credited with some of the most creative Art Deco rugs of the age.

Today, Deco rugs are highly sought after by designers. The patterns and palette of art deco rugs complement a wide variety of 20th century furniture and deocrative objects.