10 New Super Sick Carpets By Bev Hisey

You may not want Anthrax anywhere near or in your home, but if it's an area rug by Bev Hisey of the same name, you may change your mind.


above: Hisey's Anthrax rug (above image courtesy of mocoloco)

As part of Toronto based textile designer Bev Hisey's large collection, these hand tufted wool carpets emulate magnified infections, viruses and bacteria.




Named the 'Dirty Dishes' collection (as in petri dishes), the ten individual carpets are three dimensional, colorful wool renderings of Cholera, Botulism, Acinobacter, Anthrax, SARS, The flu, Anthrax, Strep, HIV and E.coli.

Cholera:

Botulism (that's what is in Botox):

Anthrax:

Acinobacter:

Streptococcus:

SARS:

Influenza:

HIV:

E. coli:


Bev Hisey has a large and beautiful collection of carpets, runners and cushions. In varied styles and materials, be sure to them all at her site here.

Bev Hisey
1066 Dundas Street West,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6J 1W8
tel: 416 703 3418 fax: 416 703 2771

Maude Decor's Patricia Baun: Floors With Flair

When I fist learned of Maude Decor and Patricia Baun (shown above), she simply had fabulous hand-painted canvas rugs which were first introduced in 2002. Those alone were worth a blog post. However, now the range has greatly expanded to include silk, flax and wool rugs, art prints, wall hangings and more-- all graphic and colorful and unique. Even unusual collections inspired by Canadian Mountains and Constellations.

Maude Décor’s canvas rugs can be crafted from any design in their collections – or custom made to the design of your desire. They are available with non skid backings and look great in commercial or residential spaces, kitchens or living rooms.



They are kid and pet friendly, keep your feet cool, easy to clean, fade and stain resistent...what more could you want from a rug?



Below are some of the canvas rugs. Keep in mind that each is available in several different color combinations and well as sizes. Patricia is so prolific and has so many designs, collections and options that I am not showing all of the products, so be sure to visit the Maude Decor website.

2005 Collection:







2006 collection:





zig zag series:

Letterbox series:


b&b series:


colour bars:

patches:


Just a few from her Star Quest series (like having little galaxies on your floor):






Her Canadian Mountain rugs (based on topographical images of the actual mountains):







below are just a few uses of her rugs.





Their rug designs are also available in made-to-order hand-tufted or hand-knotted wool, silk, flax or combinations thereof:






Since her rugs really are 'art', it's no wonder she offers them as prints too.





Above: Art prints of her Star Quest Series

Above: Art prints of her Canadian Mountains Series

Above: Art prints of her 2006 Collection

Above: Art prints of her 2005 Collection

Available on paper, the prints come in two sizes (6” X 9” or 8” X 12”) and can be selected from any of the options displayed in their gallery. For more information and pricing details click here.

And finally, she has just released this stunning rug, a collaboration with artist/designer Michael Staniszkis. Caaw is available exclusively at www.66degrees.com for a limited time. Only 20 will be created. Finished size is 8'x12'. Each will be hand-painted, signed and dated.


Buy it here.

Don't forget, there's more to see at Maude Decor.

Maude Décor
405 - 128 West 6th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
Canada V5Y 1K6