A flat-woven decorative carpet originally produced in France, characterized by floral designs, medallions, and architectural elements in pastel colors. Traditional Aubussons were handwoven tapestries used by French nobility.
Carpet patterns and textures inspired by nature, designed to bring elements of the natural world into interior spaces. Part of the broader biophilic design movement that aims to increase occupant connectivity to the natural environment.
The "skirt": a supplementary band of design at one or both ends of a Turkmen rug, outside the main border, often woven in a deliberately different technique or pattern from the rest of the piece. Elems served practical roles on tent bags and animal trappings, and for collectors they are a fingerprint — the style of an elem helps attribute a piece to a specific tribe such as the Tekke, Salor, or Yomut.
The spiraling, leafy vine scroll also called the arabesque, which links the main elements of a rug’s field or border. In Nain weaving the name is also given to a less common design in which several star-shaped medallions are scattered across the field like a constellation.