wooden carpet image © designboom

[d3] design talents, currently in its fourth year at imm cologne 2010, is presenting a showcase of design projects by students, recent graduates, young professionals and design studios. it is divided into the three events: [d3] contest, [d3] professionals and [d3] schools.

amongst many other invited talents, german textile designer elisa strozyk is showcasing her wooden textiles carpet made from veneer offcuts. her technique in creating this piece is to laser cut the veneer pieces and bond them onto fabric. the wooden carpet can lie flat on the floor, but can also be playfully positioned due to its surprisingly flexible form. conceptually, her work intends to look at materials in new ways. she is interested in re-evaluating our presumptions about the resources we use, especially as our environmental wealth continually diminishes today.

elisa strozyk: wooden carpet wooden carpet, 0.06cm X 110cm X 210cm

elisa strozyk: wooden carpetwooden carpet flat on the floor

elisa strozyk: wooden carpet detail image © designboomelisa strozyk: wooden carpet image © designboom

elisa strozyk: wooden carpet image © designboom

elisa strozyk: wooden carpetwooden carpet rolled up

elisa strozyk: wooden carpet textile table

elisa strozyk: wooden carpet

elisa strozyk: wooden carpetdetail of textile table

elisa strozyk: wooden carpet textile bench

elisa strozyk: wooden carpet

elisa strozyk: wooden carpettextile sewing box

elisa strozyk: wooden carpet

elisa strozyk: wooden carpet

elisa strozyk: wooden carpet

elisa strozyk: wooden carpet designer elisa stroyzk portrait © designboom