Choosing an Outline for a Mid Century Modern Rug

Kinetics I is drawn as three upright panels, and the outline you choose in the Jubi Customizer decides how they read. As a square the panels sit in equal thirds and the piece becomes a composed block under a coffee table. As a runner the three columns narrow and run the length of a hall, three grids striping the floor side by side. In a round or an oval the seams cross the curve at two points and the arc crops the grids, which softens the geometry.

Think about where the seams fall. Under a dining table a square or rectangle keeps all three panels visible around the chairs, and in a round the two seams become the lines that center it. Color follows the same logic: choose a palette where the center is lightest and the rug reads as a window, or pick custom colors that darken one side so the composition leans.

Hand-tufting holds the lines. In our Bhadohi studio the design is set through a backing by hand in New Zealand wool, then sheared level so grid and field sit flush and each edge stays sharp. See more in Mid Century Modern Rugs, Runner Rugs, and Square Rugs, or compare designs across Customizable Rugs. Each Kinetics I is cut to the outline and numbers you enter.