# Loading Failure Carpets 'Playing With Tradition' for the Strawberry Fields Project By Alexandra Choli | Published 2009-04-03 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Playing-With-Tradition-carpet-Richard-Hutten-Strawberry-Fields-Project References: [yatzer](http://www.yatzer.com/1480_strawberry_fields_project) If you have witnessed the warp speed of dial-up, then this mind-boggling carpet by Richard Hutten dubbed 'Playing With Tradition' provokes reminiscing that may give some chills. Caught in a dimension between traditional and digital, the [hand-knotted wool carpet](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hare-klein) looks like a picture that failed to load halfway to the floor. This could actually be how older generations feel in our rapidly-changing over-computerized world. The remarkable art piece is part of the Strawberry Fields project, which presents [unconventional rug creations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exodus) of artists and designers from widely different cultures and backgrounds. Irregular forms and [sculptural surfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rondin) are some of the inspiring details of these carpets, all of which are produced in limited edition in India and Nepal. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.7/10 - Popularity: 32% | Activity: 12% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Digital-traditional Hybrid:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating products that blend traditional and digital elements. - **Rug as Art:** Disruptive innovation potential in reimagining rugs as art pieces rather than just functional home decor. - **Unconventional Forms:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in designing rugs with irregular forms and sculptural surfaces. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Interior Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunities for incorporating digital elements into traditional interior design products like carpets. - **Art and Design:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in redefining the boundaries between art and design through unconventional rug creations. - **Textile Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation potential in the production of limited edition rugs with unique and unconventional forms. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Optical Illusion Carpets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-3d-carpet.md) - [Oil Painting-Inspired Rugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/antonio-santn.md) - [Artistic Gen Alpha Rugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moooi-carpets.md) - [Sustainable Rug Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fellow-metamorphosis-of-a-rug.md) - [Mesmerizing Artful Patterned Rugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electtrico-collection.md) - [Drought-Awareness Rug Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dryland-rug.md) - [Math-Inspired Colorful Rugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/weave-collection.md) - [Patterned Bright Carpet Collection](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/newstalgia-collection.md) - [Young-Artist Graphic Rug Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lineslineslines.md)