Floor Coverings: English Rush Matting
From Julie:
Once again MATERIALICIOUS clues us in to a great find—UK company Rush Matters, which makes hand-plaited floor matting, a welcome alternative to the usual sisal and sea-grass options. The company’s floor matting is used by the Frick, at Winston Churchill’s house at Chartwell, Kent, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which commissioned a giant floor mat for the recent Anglomania Exhibit. Felicity Irons, the company’s owner, uses freshwater bulrush and has recently begun weaving herbs such as rosemary, lavender, and thyme into the rush floor matting to further enhance the aromatic qualities.
Matting is made to measure; starting at £120 per square meter; binding is £20 per linear meter. They also do round rugs and bath mats (rush matting actually benefits from moisture). Rush Matters ships to the US. Go to rushmatters.com for more information:
Add comment November 11th, 2007
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