‘global warming rug’ designed by NEL, produced by nanimarquina

at this year’s international furniture fair in valencia, spain (23rd to the 27th of september 2008) nanimarquina will present the ‘global warming rug’ designed by nel colectivo. ‘global warming’ portrays a polar bear stranded on an ice floe, victim of melting polar icecaps and climate change.

global warming rug by nel colectivo for nanimarquina ‘global warming rug’ designed by NEL, produced by nanimarquina – (hand tufted , 100% wool New zealand + felt bear)

‘traditionally carpets have been tools to communicate a culture’s messages. at nanimarquina we want to continue
this practice. and so we have come up with our global warming collection as a platform for communication.
the mexican design collective, NEL, found us a way to carry out such a project, a way of spreading a clear message:
an invitation to reflect on the contemporary world around us. the name says it all: global warming. the loneliness
of a small polar bear surrounded by nothing communicates the urgency of the message. the global warming rug
is a proposition of hope; the potential for a better future, a possible world.‘ – nanimarquina

in 2007, NEL also translated another current affair into a rug with their ‘iraq’ design.

global warming rug by nel colectivo for nanimarquina ‘global warming rug’ designed by NEL, produced by nanimarquina

nel colectivo is a platform for experimentation formed by an evolving collective of mexican designers. the current members of NEL are ricardo casas (1979), alejandro castro (1982), héctor esrawe (1968), emiliano godoy (1974) and cecilia león de la barra (1975).more nel collective: http://www.nel.com.mx nanimarquina: http://www.nanimarquina.com