Mid Century Carpet  

wishin' and hopin'
Any Jack Lenor Larsen afficianados with any thoughts on this design?

Could be a designer piece,not a Rya
Doesn't look Danish from the front,although a picture of the backing would certainly help to ID it.

rya
no definitely not a rya, the store closed in the 1980's and stocked, danish designs such as verner panton, Poulsen lighting, arne vodder furniture, kaj franck ceramics, but also B&B italia, Jack Lenor Larsen. Can't show the backing yet as not at home right now. thanks

I see this design all the tim...
I see this design all the time, in places like EQ3 or generic "contemporary" furniture makers and stores. It doesn't look Danish at all to me.

perhaps guyinSF what you see...
perhaps guyinSF what you see are low cost derivations of this type. above I mentioned some of the designers and suppliers to this store. It only stocked the very best of merchandise from Europe (at a time when Europe made stuff) and some from U.S. such as Lenor Larsen.fair play that the image I have shown does not convey the size nor quality of the carpet.

Rug
This is a hand tufted rug. It is not fine enough to be a V'Soske. A common design of squares that are incised.

thanks Shovel. I'l examine...
thanks Shovel. I'l examine the backing later today as advised by Tulipman. Now i know i don't have to be too concerned about being a bit rough with it.

Hey ship
you have a nice rug and should enjoy. The backing can only tell you if tufted vs woven. If you give me a size I can give you a cost on what it would take to reproduce in wool. In fact I can tell you that it would be $30 to $75 per s/f depending on which mill you choose. You look at quality of the wool, the finish of the field and tailoring of the edges. Also there are different skill levels on the incising. The amount of wool and density would have to be considered. By the photo I would say a 10x10 rug would cost $4000.

V'Soske
Enjoyed the V'Soske site so much so thanks for pointing out the name. after being interested in design for so long its only now I'm getting around to carpets! I've always liked the moroccan beni ourain, a trip to Tibet made me more attentive to their work and of course the likes of Marion Mahler. thanks for the information.

incising?
Oh, I meant to ask what kind of cutting exactly is incising and how is it done?

Hey Ship
There are different qualities of incising. The finest is done by hand. You cut between the colors or texture. This technique give you more definition to the overall design.

Shipwright,
what he's talking about, your carpet doesn't have it. If you picture a deep beveled edge between the colors/squares, you will have a better idea.
To my eye this carpet is just "meh", nothing special. Sorry! It's obviously not Danish, Swedish or anything great. Maybe English, i.e. Habitat?

can it really be old?
that color scheme screams post-1990 "retro" to me....

Hey Ship
The finer incising cannot be seen. It is a fine line between the color or texture. Only a few mills are skilled in this technique. The heavy beaveling is a cheap way attempting to give line a definition. The Chinese rugs are a good example of mills using the bevel technique. Your rug is incised.