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Scandinavian Rugs

New York, NY 10022<br><br>Phone:<br>13476024342<br><br>Website:<br>www.dorisleslieblau.com/scandinavian-rugs<br><br>Hours:<br>Mon-Sat 9 a.m – 5 p.m<br><br>Payment Method:<br>Cash, check, all cc<br><br>Social Media Links:<br><br>https://www.google.com/maps/place/Scandinavian Rugs/@40.7504824,-74.0189432,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x17233cf6647a0586!8m2!3d40.7510182!4d-73.9849467<br><br>https://web.facebook.com/Scandinavian-Rugs-222826654973463/<br>https://twitter.com/ScandinavianRu1<br>https://www.linkedin.com/in/scandinavian-rugs-940a8b164/<br><br>Keywords:<br>Rug Store, Moroccan rug, modern rugs, blue rug, antique rugs, vintage rugs, oushak rugs<br><br>Description:<br>Swedish Flat Weave Rug by Irma Kronlund The traditional Scandinavian rug is the rya, made from hand-knotted wool. Dating from the fifteenth century, the first antique ryas were coarse, long-piled heavy coverlets used by fishermen instead of furs. By the eighteenth century ryas were generally part of a woman's trousseau and proudly displayed as important status symbols within the home. By the nineteenth century, Swedish ryas were usurped by the arrival of quilted coverlets from continental Europe and from then on were woven as purely ornamental elements.<br>Although the designs of antique and vintage Scandinavian rugs were originally inspired by imported textiles, they gradually developed into an innately northern expression. Simple geometric patterns and vignettes from everyday life such as bouquets of flowers, a child's sampler or a pet dog were incorporated into flat woven tapestries or Swedish pile rugs and carpets, adding charm and immediacy to this folk art.<br>A fresh and appealing aesthetic was sustained during the first half of the twentieth century by the weavings of the celebrated Swedish carpet designer Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom and her circle. The simplicity and purity of design in vintage Scandinavian rugs gives them an immediate relevance and contemporary desirability.<br><br>

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Scandinavian Rugs

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  1. Business name: Scandinavian Rugs New York, NY 10022 Phone: 13476024342 Website: www.dorisleslieblau.com/scandinavian-rugs Hours: Mon-Sat 9 a.m – 5 p.m Payment Method: Cash, check, all cc Social Media Links: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Scandinavian+Rugs/@40.7504824,- 74.0189432,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x17233cf6647a0586!8m2!3d40.7510182!4d- 73.9849467 https://web.facebook.com/Scandinavian-Rugs-222826654973463/ https://twitter.com/ScandinavianRu1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/scandinavian-rugs-940a8b164/ Keywords: Rug Store, Moroccan rug, modern rugs, blue rug, antique rugs, vintage rugs, oushak rugs Description: Swedish Flat Weave Rug by Irma Kronlund The traditional Scandinavian rug is the rya, made from hand- knotted wool. Dating from the fifteenth century, the first antique ryas were coarse, long-piled heavy coverlets used by fishermen instead of furs. By the eighteenth century ryas were generally part of a woman's trousseau and proudly displayed as important status symbols within the home. By the nineteenth century, Swedish ryas were usurped by the arrival of quilted coverlets from continental Europe and from then on were woven as purely ornamental elements.

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