12x15'1'' Hand Knotted Wool Blue Oushak Arts and Crafts Oriental Area Rug

Soft powder blue forms the backdrop for this hand-knotted Oushak Arts and Crafts rug, where an all-over lattice design creates a rhythmic garden of stylized florals. Golden vines weave across the field, connecting blooms in burnt orange, navy, sage green, cream, and lime. The balance between the structured lattice and the organic floral forms creates visual interest, allowing each flower to unfold gradually. The warm terracotta border, adorned with stylized palmettes and botanical motifs, frames the design with elegance. Hand-knotted with premium wool, the rug’s abrash effect—natural color variation from hand-dyeing—adds a watercolor-like quality. This versatile rug brings timeless elegance and artistic sensibility to any space, providing comfort and style.

• Exact Size: 12x15'1"
• Weave: Hand Knotted Rug
• Yarn: Wool
• Color: Blue, Burnt Orange, Ivory, Lime, Multi
• Origin: India
• Pile Height: 0.5 inch
• Condition: New
• Condition Description: New With Tags
• Rug#: LBR20699

Story Behind the Art: Originating as a protest against mass produced inferior factory products of the 19th century, the Arts and Crafts Movement favored originality and craftsmanship. William Morris, main proponent of the movement, emphasized the use of handcrafts over the use of machinery and introduced a new design sensibility that evoked nature in home interiors through furniture, upholstery, wallpaper and rugs with intricate intertwining fruit, flower, and foliage patterns. The popularity of Morris’s rug designs has endured to the current times and stands emblematic of Art & Crafts rugs with their simple, bold, informal design themes rooted in nature. Today, the Arts & Crafts rugs embrace a multitude of styles ranging from the Art Nouveau style (rug patterns with flowing, curvilinear lines and nature-inspired, floral designs), Mission-style as well as geometric patterns inspired by Native American designs, American Prairie style and Caucasian rugs (hand-knotted rugs made in a small, Middle-Eastern region called the Caucasus). Arts and Crafts Rugs' natural motifs and interesting color palette add to their versatility and enduring charm.