# 8-Bit Rugs The 'Digit' Pixelated Carpet by Nanimarquina Designs is Interior Design Genius By Vittoria Natarelli | Published 2010-05-21 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digit-pixelated-carpet References: [gizmodo](http://gizmodo.com/5542195/stop-zooming-in-on-my-rug-its-already-pixelated) & [nanimarquina](http://www.nanimarquina.com/en/products/rugs/digit) Instead of a photography faux pas, this 'Digit' pixelated carpet is a interior design *tada*! This fantastic walk-all-over conversation piece is the creation of Nanimarquina Designs. It is a pretty crazy-looking wool carpet indeed. Everyone else will have their fancy Persian rugs, but not you--you will have a pixelated 8-bit wool rug, and you will look nerdalicious (but awesome) doing so. Seriously, the Digit pixelated carpet speaks for itself--see more shots of it above. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 44% | Activity: 53% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Pixelated Decor:** Creating pixelated designs in home decor offers disruptive innovation opportunities for interior designers and furniture manufacturers to tap into the nostalgia and appeal of retro gaming aesthetics. - **Geek Chic:** The rise in geek and nerd culture-inspired fashion and home decor presents disruptive innovation opportunities for designers and retailers to cater to the growing demand for unique and geeky products like the 8-bit rugs. - **Conversation Piece Furniture:** Designing furniture and home decor items that serve as conversation pieces allows for disruptive innovation in the interior design industry by offering individuals a way to express their unique personality and interests through their living spaces. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Interior Design:** The use of pixelated designs in interior design presents disruptive innovation opportunities for designers to create unique and visually impactful spaces that appeal to a modern, tech-savvy audience. - **Furniture Manufacturing:** The incorporation of retro gaming aesthetics, like 8-bit designs, into furniture manufacturing allows for disruptive innovation by catering to the niche market of consumers seeking quirky and nostalgia-inducing home decor pieces. - **Fashion Retail:** Integrating geek and nerd culture-inspired designs into fashion and home decor items presents disruptive innovation opportunities for retailers to tap into the growing demand for unique, statement-making products that appeal to geek and pop culture enthusiasts. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Dynamic Flatwoven Carpet Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/matter-colection.md) - [Artistic Gen Alpha Rugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moooi-carpets.md) - [Exquisite Textured Rug Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/textured-rug.md) - [Pop Culture-Themed Rugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/my-world.md) - [Desert-Inspired Floor Coverings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dune-rug.md) - [Geometric Pastel-Colored Carpets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loggia-multicolored.md) - [Hand-Tufted Rug Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floordrobe.md) - [Patterned Retro Flooring](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-newstalgia.md) - [Ancient Kilim-Inspired Rugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doblecara.md)