Characteristics of a Contemporary Rug

Artwork for the Floor
Contemporary rugs are versatile, stylish, bold, and trendsetting. These rugs can become the focal point of the room, or they can contribute to the elegance of exquisite furnishings. Contemporary rugs are the traditions of the art world: a little Picasso, a touch of Frank Lloyd Wright. They are art techniques and styles emerging from the past: Art Deco, abstract expressionism. You can just as easily hang a contemporary rug on a wall as you can strategically place it on the floor!

Hot, Hot, Hot Contemporary rugs are like a party for your floor. They loosen up the mood, generate conversation - people gather around them just to interpret the design and bask in the glory of their colors. Contemporary rugs are images that pop from the canvas: safari-like animals, bold geometric shapes, flowers and branches, stripes . . . Contemporary rugs are the floor dressings from Bill Blass and Calvin Klein, and the collages and pop art of Andy Warhol. The lines of contemporary rugs are sleek and bold, straight and curved; the colors are rich and earthy, dramatic enough to shout from across the room. To briefly describe contemporary rugs is as much an injustice as to describe the works of all contemporary artists in a few words.

Shapes of Things to Come
Contemporary rugs are hand-knotted, hand-tufted, hooked, and braided; they're machine-made. Contemporary rugs are rectangular, square, round, oval; they are small enough to place at an entranceway, or large enough to fill a room. Contemporary rugs can have thick pile and short tufts, or they can be thick and unshorn, with luxurious 2-inch shag. Contemporary rugs can be made of wool, silk, cotton, acrylic, polyester, polypropylene, olefin, bamboo, and leather. Contemporary rugs can be inexpensive knock-offs, modestly priced, stylish, and durable, or lavishly priced originals destined to become tomorrow's heirlooms.

Contemporary rugs are the spark, the attitude, and the style that reside inside you.