Vintage Moroccan Red, Orange and Blue Handwoven Wool Rug BB5689 9'3" × 12'3" $26,000

This vintage Moroccan vintage rug features an intricate all-over design of repeating diamond shapes and geometric abstractions in eye-catching hues of red and blue. The minimalist geometrics and bold use of color are at once modern and evocative of tribal traditions. Moroccan rugs have typically been woven by tribal peoples for their utility rather than for decoration.

These antique oriental rugs experienced a growth in popularity in the West when mid-century modern designers such as Le Corbusier paired the thick piled Berber rugs with their minimalist furniture. Many of these Berber Moroccan area rugs are woven by the Beni Ourain peoples from the Rif Mountains near the city of Taza in northern Morocco. Colors vary from neutral shades to bright, stand-out hues, with designs ranging from geometric simplicity to free-flowing abstraction. The primitivist feel of many Moroccan rugs makes them attractive to modernist collectors.