The husband and wife duo behind Union 18 piece together carpet cast-offs to create area carpets that represent the essence of recycling’s three R’s.

Via Shelterrific.

This post marks my first – apparently much belated – introduction to rya, “a traditional Scandinavian rug with a long pile” according to Wikipedia.  There are lots of rya images floating around the web but this one from Mod Livin’ wins the prize for vibrancy.

Here’s a new carpet with a funny shape and a warm, old-world feeling by designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.

Via Yatzer.