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These rugs, which depict the five senses of touch, smell, sight, taste and hearing, seem to leap out as three-dimensional shapes as you look at them. Weirdly, though, they are in fact perfectly flat.
The designs were created using a wireframe 3D model of the human body, and then translated onto the 2D surface of the rugs. The result is a real sense of depth, which makes the images look like they’re literally popping up out of the floor.
There’s no denying they’re cool—but cool comes at a price. Handmade from pure New Zealand wool, they take 3-4 weeks each to make and, as a result, cost a heady £650 a pop. [Lazerian via Moco Loco]
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£650 for 3-4 weeks work plus material cost is very inexpensive. I’m still not having one though.
From the website they are an even headier £1,000 a pop. They would go nicely with the £7,050 lamp shade they also sell.
So much for living in times of austerity; I’m sure an oligarch’s servant will send one of their servants to buy them.
They also have a £13,000 cardboard sofa!
…But they do look flat…or is it just me not seeing an optical illusion?
They look flat to me to, and a bit shit to be honest….LOL
You can’t beat a good Iranian or Afghan rug. I find handmade rugs from oppressive regimes have that extra bounce in them. Most satisfying.
Am I the only one who looked at the one of the nose and instantly thought “boobies” ?