Modern Home + Living

With their asymmetrical design and deep earthy tones, Patricia Urquiola’a Cintas’s Carpets think outside the generic rectangular box. These eclectic carpets, made from the Micrasterias Algae found on the floor of freshwater lakes and oceans, are an innovative step in carpet conception.

Because the aquatic breeding grounds of the algae that comprise these rugs are threatened by the fertilizer polluting the residential and agricultural, Cintas’s Carpets have also become somewhat of a environmental statement. Described by Urquiola as “an island to stretch out upon , rather than a work of art”, this dynamic rug collection offers consumers an artistic and functional addition to their modern homes.