Gallery: Amazingly Intricate Carpets Made Out of Everyday Objects

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    Wouter Kooken
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    We Make Carpets makes carpets out of everyday objects.
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    Wouter Kooken
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    Like rubber bands.
  • The three dutch designers stretched colored rubber bands from one nail to another to create the geometric pattern.
    Wouter Kooken
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    The three dutch designers stretched colored rubber bands from one nail to another to create the geometric pattern.
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    Boudewijn Bollmann
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    Sorta pretty, right?
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    Boudewijn Bollmann
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    Here is a carpet made from chalk.
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    Amy Kouwenhoven
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    A carpet made from folded A4 paper.
  • The designers folded more than 20000 pieces of paper into different patterns.
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    The designers folded more than 20,000 pieces of paper into different patterns.
  • That was enough to fill a 5300 squarefoot room.
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    That was enough to fill a 5,300 square-foot room.
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    They always begin by choosing a simple, versatile material.
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    Here you see colorful straws placed side-by-side to make a southwestern pattern.
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    Amy Kouwenhoven
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    The disposable carpet is made from disposable utensils and packaging.
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    Amy Kouwenhoven
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    From a distance, it's hard to tell this rug is really just made from sticking plastic forks inside plastic cups.
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