Alex Goldmark 
In another example of scrap material turned into affordable home decoration, Viva Terra has some clever and colorful floor coverings. They use scrap materials from flip-flops, and woven tape measures for kitchen and door mats.
They also have a hat stand made from roots, but that costs about five times as much, go figure.
(via Inhabitat)
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