HOT ! 6x9 Hand Woven Wool Rose, Black Flatweave Kilim Contemporary Floral Reversible vintage Rug

Entirely unlike anything else in the traditional rug canon, this reversible vintage flatweave kilim arrives as a work of art with the practicality of a rug built to be lived on. The piece features a bold red and black harlequin checkerboard field that serves as the graphic foundation for an oversized, painterly arrangement of roses, magnolias, and broad-leafed botanicals rendered in coral, peach, dusty blue, and sage green, their loose, expressive forms filling the field with an energy that owes more to mid-century illustration than to any weaving tradition. The flowers are not delicate or finely drawn but large, gestural, and deliberately flat in their rendering. The contrast between the strict geometry of the checkerboard ground and the free, organic movement of the blooms above it is what makes this rug so visually arresting — structure and spontaneity working against each other in a way that keeps the eye constantly engaged. A soft pink outer border edged with a thin aqua line frames the composition with a lightness that stops the dark field from feeling heavy.

• Exact Size: 6x9


• Weave: Hand Woven Rug


• Yarn: Wool


• Color: Rose, Black, Lime, Aqua, Peach, Multi


• Origin: Romania


• Pile Height: 0.1 inch


• Condition: Pre-Owned


• Condition Description: Reversible vintage kilim in excellent condition
  


• Rug#: ORH20429

Story Behind the Art: A kilim is a flat woven rug — meaning it has no fluffy, knotted pile like a traditional rug. Instead, the threads are simply woven tightly together, which makes it thin, lightweight, and reversible. They typically feature bold geometric patterns and bright colours, and have been made for centuries by communities across Turkey, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. Historically they were used for all sorts of practical purposes beyond just covering floors, from bags to wall hangings. Today they\'re popular in homes around the world for the striking patterns and colour they add to a room.