Elissa Medina's vibrant animal-shaped rugs modernize the concept of a traditional animal skin rug. Instead of coming off the back of an animal, Medina's colorful creations are made entirely of small hexagonal felt pieces that have been stitched together. Each rug takes about 80 hours to put together by hand, which truly makes them labors of love.
Medina's rugs capture the essence of an animal skin rug and Mexico's folk art style with a contemporary twist. Up close, the small hexagonal pieces resemble pixels. These interesting rugs have been made in a warm and a cool color palette, which work beautifully as home accents. What's even more impressive about these rugs is that they're completely waterproof and fire retardant.
The vibrant animal-shaped rugs were first revealed at the Abierto Mexicano de Deseno 2013. (Mexican Open Design)
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Geometric Animal-shaped Rugs
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the use of unconventional shapes and materials in traditional home decor.
- Mixing Traditional and Contemporary Styles
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Blend classic design elements with modern aesthetics to create unique home decor products.
- Hexagonal Felt Pieces as Pixels
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Utilize pixel-like structures to create visually intriguing and customizable home furnishing items.
Where This Applies
- Interior Design
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine traditional and contemporary elements to redefine interior decor and create new market segments.
- Home Furnishings
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Experiment with unconventional materials and shapes to introduce innovative and eye-catching products for the modern home.
- Textile Manufacturing
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new manufacturing techniques and materials to produce durable, waterproof, and fire retardant textile products.
