KÜTAHYA Vintage Kilim 260x155cm
Simple, powerful, protective
This hand-woven vintage kilim comes from a small village in the Kütahya region of Western Anatolia. Created in the 1960s – not for sale, but for its own home – it carries the silent power of Anatolian aesthetics.
“İçi boş” is what the people there call kilims like this: clear in pattern, with a lot of free space – yet full of depth. A woven still life that quietly combines protection, beauty, and meaning.
Kilim Symbols & Their Meanings
At the center of this kilim is a large, solitary rhombus – the Göz (eye) – a symbol of protection, clarity, and conscious alignment. It is surrounded by small Cicim embroideries along the borders, in which Yıldız (star) and Küpe (earring) are hidden – symbols of happiness, love, and emotional connection.
The calm composition gives the kilim a meditative quality. The open space provides room – to breathe, to work, to be.
A Play of Colors with Character
An intense, shimmering pomegranate red runs through the surface – like pomegranate peel in the sunlight. The central rhombus plays with mint green, lavender, tangerine, and delicate natural white. The borders introduce earthy nuances of olive green, rust brown, and saffron. Fine abrash gradients give the kilim a lively depth and natural harmony.
For Rooms with Soul
With its medium format, this kilim is versatile – as a quiet eye-catcher in the living room, under the dining table, or in open living areas. The powerful color brings warmth without being obtrusive. Ideal for rooms seeking clarity, tranquility, and grounded beauty.
Gently Restored & Sun-Cleaned
Like all our pieces, this textile work of art from Wild Heart Free Soul has been carefully restored, meticulously shaped, and naturally cleaned with the power of the sun – ready for new chapters in new spaces.
A kilim from Wild Heart Free Soul is like a prayer beneath your feet.
It carries the essential within – the gentle, the enduring,
and the memory of beauty, origin, and returning to yourself.
KÜTAHYA Vintage Kilim 260x155cm
Wild Heart Free Soul
Kastanienallee 55
10119 Berlin
Germany
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- Unique Vintage Rug - only one available!
- Material: 100% high-quality, hand-spun sheep's wool
- Craftsmanship: Flat-woven by hand on a traditional wooden loom
- Age: Vintage / Semi-antique. Approx. 1960s
- Condition: Vintage in like-new quality due to extensive cleaning and restoration process
- Origin: Kütahya, Anatolia
- Dimensions: 260cm x 155cm, Pile height: 3mm
Anatolian kilims are far more than mere textile utility items – they are woven memories, personal messages, and an expression of lived culture. For generations, women from nomadic tribes and villages wove their wishes, hopes, and stories into the fabric – freely, intuitively, and full of symbolic power.
This kilim was also woven in an Anatolian home – from the wool of their own sheep, shorn, washed, carded, and hand-spun. The yarns were often dyed with natural pigments from madder, reseda, walnut, or indigo – but from the 1950s onwards, synthetic dyes increasingly made their way into the villages. The world became faster, more colorful – not every kilim remained purely vegetable-dyed. Many pieces from the 1960s and 1970s bear in their colors the traces of a cultural transition: between old and new, craftsmanship and modernity.
Weaving was a ritual act – accompanied by songs, stories, silence. Often, several women sat together at the loom: mother, grandmother, sister, neighbor. Every knot, every line, every symbol carried meaning – protection, fertility, connection, strength. Symbols like the eye (Göz), the cosmic mother (Elibelinde), or the scorpion became carriers of deep messages.
They were used, loved, passed down – and some of them slept for a long time in chests until they were brought back to light one day.
Today, we clean and restore these pieces with the utmost respect: washed with olive soap, dried in the Antalya sun, repaired in our Istanbul studio.
Some pieces are with us for only a few months, others accompany us for years – because we don't rush anything. Every kilim is restored with time, care, and respect. Some wait for the right restorer, for the summer months, to bask in the sunlight – for their quiet transformation back into a living work of art.
A kilim from Wild Heart Free Soul is not a product.
It is a heritage. A woven wish.
And perhaps a companion for your home of tomorrow.
A Kilim is a long-lasting companion – if treated with love and cared for attentively, it can outlast many more generations. It doesn't require elaborate care, but rather the right kind of care.
We recommend gently vacuuming or shaking out the Kilim once or twice a month to remove dust and dirt. Please do not use a rotating vacuum cleaner for this; instead, ideally use a brush attachment or a gentle hand-held device. Too frequent, intensive vacuuming can eventually fatigue the fibers.
Every few months, it's worth turning the Kilim over and vacuuming the underside as well. Turning the rug slightly once a year ensures even wear and maintains the balance in the weave.
For deep cleaning, we recommend professional hand washing every 3 to 5 years – with pH-neutral shampoo or olive soap, gently worked in by hand and thoroughly rinsed. Please never put your Kilim in dry cleaning or steam cleaning – this would damage the fibers. If you need assistance in choosing a suitable cleaner, we are happy to advise you. We work with experienced oriental rug specialists and are happy to pass on our special conditions.
And if an accident does happen: Immediately blot fresh stains with a clean, dry cloth. If necessary, carefully dab with a little olive soap and a slightly damp cloth – without rubbing, without soaking. For stubborn dirt, please consult a specialist directly. Liquid that spreads along the fibers can become permanently trapped, especially in flatweaves.
Dried food residues can usually be carefully scraped off or brushed out – ideally with a steady hand and without haste.