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Stuka Aeroplane Kit Is a Flying Carpet, Literally

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:20:00 +0000

My career in model making finished with a P-51 Mustang which ended looking like Dick Dastardly’s aeroplane with an epoxy overdose. Fortunately, this JU87-G Stuka carpet kit by Katharina Wahl doesn’t require any glue. [Mocoloco]

This Rug Has Not Finished Downloading

Mark Wilson — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:40:00 +0000

Remember the days before broadband when images would get all, you know, stretchy and weird?

The Playing With Tradition rug by Richard Hutten is a throwback to an era when you didn’t dare scroll down a webpage until images were done loading, lest you witness that half-loaded, crudely photoshopped Sandra Bullock release a torrent of lactation upon your screen.

It’s not for sale because it’s art. Sorry. [booooooom via apartment therapy]

El Luminoso Rug Uses Wool and LEDs to Bring the Galaxy to Your Floor

Addy Dugdale — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:57:00 +0000

Designed by Esti Barnes, El Luminoso is a made-to-measure carpet that mixes LEDs into the pile. Given that the last rugs I ~~writhed upon with gay abandon~~ wrote about were the Wurst rugs, a selection of sausage-inspired floor coverings that looked like a pool of puke, Esti’s design is bleedin’ gawjus. No idea of the price, but expect it to be hefty, given that it’s a commission-only piece. [Top Floor via MoCo Loco]

Smart Carpet Can Help Seniors Who Fall and Can’t Get Up

Sean Fallon — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:10:53 +0000

Yes, the Life Alert slogan is cliche, but how can you avoid it when talking about a “smart carpet” that can assist the elderly when they fall? The carpet is the brainchild of researchers at the University of Missouri, and it has the capability to electronically monitor a senior’s location and sound an alert in the event of a fall. This is made possible using a new sensor that can be printed on thin, flexible sheets using equally flexible and inexpensive “organic ink.”

These organic Ink sensors can be utilised in the thousands on a sheet layered between a room’s carpet and carpet pad. Currently, the researchers are working on a system that would feed the data collected by the sensors to a computer for display and electronic analysis. Caregivers could then use this information to determine whether or not the elderly individual was in danger. If all goes well, the device could be used in real world testing scenarios inside two years. All-in-all, a device like this would have a significant advantage over other warning systems given the fact that the individual in question would not actually have to be conscious to summon help. [University of Missouri]

Cablet Carpet Helps You Hide the Evidence of Your Geekyness

Sean Fallon — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:40:02 +0000

I’m not all about typing on the floor like the dude pictured here, but I do have quite a few cords criss-crossing the rooms of my home. For the most part, these cords are hidden in a very half-assed manner behind couches and under rugs —resulting in a geeky ghetto look that is as dangerous as it is hideous. My guess is that a scenario like the one I just described is fairly common, which is why Paul Kogelnig and Gabriel Heusser designed the Cablet Carpet.

The carpet features a series of cable ducts that you can use to run your cords from gadget to outlet. These ducts are made from a soft foam that makes them undetectable when you walk over them —which means no more tripping and busting your ass. All-in-all a very simple solution to a very annoying problem. Pricing information is available upon request. [Product Page via DVICE]

Contraforma Imperial Tiles

Seamus Byrne — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:37:57 +0000

The Contraforma Imperial Tiles are modular carpeting, perfect for quick fixes after spills (or cat puke, if you live in my home).While Treehugger frowned upon Contraforma’s use of synthetics/killing whale babies/etc, we’re still digging the prospect of putting our rug together, painting a big picture on it, selling it with the house and then disassembling it just to be jerks (minus one piece). – Mark Wilson

Product Page [via treehugger]