Size: 4 x 2.2 ft, each.
Origin: Netherlands
Circa: 1980s
Material: Pure Wool
This pair of vintage Dutch Desso Rya rugs is celebrated for its bold, abstract modernist design and lush, high-pile texture. The rug features a central vertical dark brown line with branching organic red, cream, and ivory shapes, all set against a warm mustard yellow background. Its abstract pattern reflects mid-century Scandinavian and European design trends, emphasising form, colour, and texture over traditional motifs. Desso, a well-known Dutch manufacturer, was famed for producing these shaggy Rya rugs, popular in the 1960s and 1970s for adding warmth, vibrancy, and artistic flair to modern interiors.
These vintage carpets were masterfully hand-executed with the finest wool, following traditional and refined weaving techniques, dating back to the Middle Ages.
Its style, Rya, developed centuries ago in Scandinavia to protect people, especially mariners living off the sea, from severe weather conditions.
Despite their historical heritage, the rugs bear an exceptionally modern design, set in the aesthetic standards of the 1950s.
Pictures are taken in natural light to portray the most realistic colours possible. Due to these rugs' handmade and preloved nature, slight imperfections and flaws are not defects.
Our rugs are professionally cleaned.
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In the early 1990’s, my wife I were obsessed with hand woven, vegetable dyed Turkish carpets from Azeri/Woven Legends. We spent so much time at ABC Carpet & Home in NYC, we became good friends with the head rug buyer!! We haven’t purchased a rug in years, but I found a wonderful Woven Legends carpet at Shopvintagerugs and bought myself an early birthday present. The rug was shipped from Pakistan on Monday, made its way to Dubai, then Boston, Memphis and finally arrived to us today. I couldn’t be happier!
Thanks for the seamless buying. Great rug.
