Flooring

Bear hugs from a floor rug?

This roaring-ly great bear-hug rug from Dutch designer Lise Lefebvre takes a classically cheeky view of consumer culture to make a socio-political statement.

Using repurposed blankets and children’s comforters to create the rug body and head covering, and the face is constructed with a synthetic bear head.

So lovely is it that we’re almost convinced to give up on our sofa and lie on this luxuriously homely home furnishing instead.

Certainly a statement piece in any room, the colour scheme and kitsch nostalgic dimension to Lefebvre’s bearless bear rug really sets the piece off as a crucial addition to your floor.

No need for feeling naughty, the green credentials from rehousing recycled blankets and animal rights kudos from avoiding acquiring a real bear skin come in spades with such a fabulous floor cover like this.

Check out some of her other eco work here. It’s seriously impressive stuff.

If you’re not a fan of silly or have a more traditional approach to furnishings, you’ll be better off with the considerably more sensible and seriously snuggly Entropy shaggy rug from nicerug.co.uk.

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