Second Life Rugs
Second Life Rugs: Ute Ketelhake
Second Life Rugs are hand-woven soft carpets made from Lana Cotta (pure boiled wool). In the manufacturing of the carpets, production residues from pure virgin wool are knotted together to create unique items. Valuable raw material residues are further processed using an innovative technique before being turned – via upcycling – into a new, high quality and durable product. The carpets are produced in cooperation with social networks, workshops or disadvantaged groups.
Award winner 2013 in the category »Produkt«
»A well thought-out upcycling production concept that recycles production waste from already spun and dyed virgin wool from controlled biological livestock into hand-made unique carpet items. All this, and in an aesthetically pleasing manner. An innovative approach further processes the valuable raw material residues to create a superior product.«
Prof. Friederike von Wedel-Parlow, jury member
