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Post published:February 22, 2010

10 Super Sick Carpets. Bev Hisey Dirty Dishes Area Rugs.

You may not want Anthrax anywhere near or in your home, but if it’s a Bev Hisey area rug of the same name, you may change your mind.

Bev Hisey Area Rugs

Bev Hisey Dirty Dishes Area Rugs — above: Hisey’s Anthrax rug (above image courtesy of mocoloco)

As part of Toronto-based textile designer Bev Hisey’s large collection, these hand tufted wool carpets emulate magnified infections, viruses and bacteria.

Bev Hisey Area Rugs

Named the ‘Dirty Dishes’ collection (as in Petri dishes), the ten individual Bev Hisey area rugs are three dimensional, colorful wool renderings of Cholera, Botulism, Acinobacter, Anthrax, SARS, The flu, Anthrax, Strep, HIV and E.coli.

Cholera:
Bev Hisey Area Rugs

Botulism (that’s what is in Botox):
petri dish rugs

Anthrax:
anthrax area rug

Acinobacter:

Streptococcus:
Bev Hisey Area Rugs

SARS:
petri dish rugs

Influenza:

HIV:
bev hisey area rugs

E. coli:
e coli area rug

Bev Hisey has a large and beautiful collection of carpets, runners and cushions. In varied styles and materials, be sure to them all at her site here.