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Vintage Distressed Rug
357 × 270 cm · Muted Beige & Grey
A large vintage rug with a softly faded field, hand-knotted in wool and worn to perfection — in the muted, low-pile register that contemporary interior designers actively seek.
Provenance and Character
This is a generously sized vintage rug, finished in the muted, distressed register that has become one of the most-sought aesthetics in contemporary interior design. The original design — once drawn in saturated colours — has been softened, washed back and the pile closely sheared, so that the pattern now reads almost as a fine drawing across a pale beige-grey ground. The result carries traditional hand-knotted craft into a thoroughly contemporary visual register: the structure is still legible, but the saturation has settled into the kind of muted patina that pairs beautifully with linen, oak, raw concrete and natural light.
The piece was hand-knotted from 100% wool on a cotton foundation. The low, closely sheared pile gives the surface its characteristic flat, almost textile-like hand, and the whole rug carries its history visibly — that visible history is precisely what makes it valuable to contemporary design. As a genuine vintage piece, it is a unique one-off; the muted look is achieved through an elaborate finishing process in which the pile is reduced and the colours drawn back.
Colour and Composition
The palette is built on a quietly muted beige and ivory ground with softly faded motifs in soft grey and taupe — the saturations the rug carried when new have mellowed into a balanced, distressed register. “Worn to perfection” is the precise term: the surface bears the marks of being used and loved, in a way that gives the rug an authenticity no new production can replicate.
Presence in the Room
At 357 × 270 cm (9.6 m²) this is a generous large room-size piece in the international 9 × 12 ft format. Three contexts in which the distressed vintage rug reaches its full effect:
- Modern living room: the textbook scale for a full sofa group of three to four pieces — the distressed palette is the natural foundation for raw oak, linen and natural light.
- Stately dining room: under a long table for eight to ten, the softened field reads as a measured architectural anchor from above.
- Open-plan loft: the muted register pairs particularly well with raw concrete, blackened steel and natural materials — a piece that adds craft and history to a deliberately reduced interior.
Specifications
| Design | Traditional, distressed muted field |
| Origin | Hand-knotted (Oriental tradition) |
| Weave | Hand-knotted, low closely-sheared pile |
| Material (pile) | 100% wool |
| Material (warp & weft) | 100% cotton |
| Pile height | approx. 0.6 cm (low) |
| Dimensions | 357 × 270 cm (approx. 9 × 12 ft) |
| Area | 9.6 m² (large room size) |
| Era | Vintage, approx. 50–70 years, worn to perfection |
| Colours | Muted beige, ivory, soft grey |
| Condition | Good vintage condition with natural patina, freshly washed and restored |
| Underfloor heating | Suitable |
| Reference | #16295 |
Responsible Sourcing · Label STEP
Djoharian is a Label STEP certified dealer for fair-trade knotted rugs — a commitment to dignified working conditions and against child labour in rug production. Visit the Label STEP entry for Djoharian Teppiche →
Djoharian — Since 1967
With roots in the Grand Carpet Bazaar of Tehran and more than five decades of experience in the international rug trade, Djoharian has specialised in antique, designer and collector rugs since 1967.
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Every piece in the Djoharian Collection is expertly inspected in our atelier in Lohr am Main, professionally washed and shipped with a certificate of authenticity. We offer secure and fast worldwide shipping, fully insured, and personal consultation in our showroom or by video call.
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