12 Bold Rugs That Double As Art

There’s no reason to stop at the walls: With bold strokes, vivid geometries, and impressionistic splashes, carpets can add painterly panache to a room

By Jacqueline Terrebonne April 6, 2017

David Weeks’s Bulle design for Christopher Farr, of wool. christopherfarr.com
Photo: Courtesy of Christopher Farr
Texture Collection CE355C by J. D. Staron, of wool and silk, to the trade. jdstaron.com
Photo: Courtesy of J. D. Staron
Baker by Rex Ray for Samad, of wool, to the trade. samad.com
Photo: Courtesy of Samad
Architect and designer William T. Georgis added extra punch to this art-filled living room with a custom-made Spin Art rug by V’Soske, of wool and silk, to the trade. vsoske.com
Photo: Courtesy of William T. Georgis Architect
Engrenage, of wool and silk, by La Manufacture Cogolin, to the trade. houseoftaiping.com
Photo: Courtesy of La Manufacture Cogolin
Ecriture II, designed by Christian Astuguevieille for Holly Hunt, of wool and silk, to the trade. hollyhunt.com
Photo: Courtesy of Holly Hunt
Intersect by Robin Gray for ALT for Living, of wool and bamboo silk, to the trade. altforliving.com
Photo: Courtesy of ALT for Living
The Paris living room of designer Jean-Louis Deniot features a geometric-pattern wool rug custom made by Galerie Diurne. diurne.com
Photo: Xavier Béjot, Courtesy of Jean-Louis Deniot
Doris Leslie Blau’s Contemporary Rug N11406, of wool and silk, to the trade. dorisleslieblau.com
Photo: Courtesy of Doris Leslie Blau
Riptide Ice from the Sapphire collection by Stark, of wool and silk, to the trade. starkcarpet.com
Photo: Courtesy of Stark
Fort Street Studio’s watercolor-inspired Desu Light, of wild silk. fortstreetstudio.com
Photo: John Bigelow Taylor, Courtesy of Fort Street Studio
Decorator Jamie Drake offset a sitting area’s understated furnishings with the Bedros wool-and-silk rug, an Alpha Workshops design for Edward Fields, to the trade. edwardfields.com
Photo: Marco Ricca, Courtesy of Drake/Anderson