In Buenos Aires, Alexandra Kehayoglou's family owns a carpet factory, where they manufacture all kinds of rugs. As you might imagine, there's often quite a bit of scrap material left over, and normally, it would be thrown away.
But that doesn't happen here. Because Alexandra is an artist, and she's taking her family's business to a whole new level.
Of course it takes training and talent to make a traditional carpet, but like one textile artist who bends and warps traditional patterns into dizzying, modern designs, Alexandra wants to turn her creations into something beyond what your average rug looks like.
And with her wild, nature-inspired designs and her carpets that run off the floor and onto the walls, we think she's onto something.
Alexandra uses the scrap threads and yarns from her family's factory to create her pieces, and models her rugs after fields, meadows, moss, and pastures, replicating in wool the natural "carpets" that cover the ground outside.
And the result turns a plain room into a gorgeous natural oasis.
Take a look at some of her creations below, and the next time you're outside, pay attention to the ground. You might just get inspired!
[H/T: Colossal]
Thanks to growing up in and around a carpet factory, Alexandra knows how to construct rugs.
In fact, she knows the process so well that she began experimenting with it, leading her to create these rugs that transcend what we think a "rug" can be.
Besides the massive, wall-hanging pieces, she also creates slightly more traditional rugs, using the natural ground as inspiration.
Her rugs mimic the irregularities found in nature, and often come in separate pieces in organic shapes.
And when they include the walls, she creates not only the ground, but the rest of the scenery on the vertically hanging portion.
In a room, they turn the indoors into the outdoors, and create little oases of green on an otherwise plain floor.
Her rich, multilayered carpets are more than just functional rugs. They're like little escapes.
Alexandra likes to experiment with different colors, designs, and motifs.
She doesn't always stick to green things, either, or floors and walls. This beachy rug doubles as a chair covering.
And this throw rug mimics desert vegetation in shades of beige and brown.
And check out these adorable little stools!
But she's clearly mastered the art of creating mosses and grasses out of carpet materials. Looking at this, you might not have any idea this was actually wool fiber!
And they look great in any space.
Here's Alexandra working in her studio. The rugs are constructed like any other rugs, but by building up layers of texture and color, Alexandra can turn an ordinary rug into a land form.
And they provide all kinds of imaginative inspiration for her fans!
No matter how young you are, you can appreciate good art!
