Vintage Wool Rug by Antonin Kybal, 1930s

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Rare and exceptional, large-scale constructivist woollen rug by Antonin Kybal, exemplary of the artist's geometric, architecturally-informed work of this period.

… Read more Rare and exceptional, large-scale constructivist woollen rug by Antonin Kybal, exemplary of the artist's geometric, architecturally-informed work of this period.

Conceived around 1930 — at the absolute zenith of Central European modernism — this monumental flat-woven wool rug embodies the spirit of an extraordinary cultural moment: interwar Czechoslovakia, a young republic drunk on ideas, where architects, painters and craftspeople were united by a shared belief that beauty could be democratic and rigorous at once.

At 345 × 240 cm, this is a piece of rare scale — substantial enough to anchor an entire interior, versatile enough to hold its own against both heritage architecture and contemporary design. Its palette — assertive yet ultimately warm — makes it one of those exceptional objects that reads as timeless as vital in a pared-back minimal space as in an eclectically curated one. I have official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs,
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