Carpets for airports and casinos

If we think of large public carpets at all, we regard them as vast functional surfaces that are engineered to withstand and hide the abuse of thousands of dirty shoes, heavy carts, and spilled liquids. In the best cases, however, they can be highly considered design objects, enormous canvases of repeating patterns that subliminally provide behavioral and aesthetics cues. Good Magazine points to two articles that illustrate the use of carpet design to achieve specific ends.

In the Daily Mail, Claire Bates shows us the garish and almost psychedelic design of Las Vegas carpets. These amazing patterns were created specifically to overstimulate the overstimulated, because if you're sleeping, you're not gambling. They provide no rest for weary eyes, compelling you to look back up and direct your attention to the spinning wheels and green-felt tables that are slowly taking your money. (Shown above: the cartoon paisley design at the Bellagio.)

In Icon, George Pendle provides the visual and psychological opposite: airport carpets. The muted colors and subtle patterns found in airports can calm the harried and comfort the weary. He decries the "crimes against design" as airports choose undistinguished patterns or remove carpets entirely, but he fortunately provides a few examples of well-designed carpets. (Shown: The whorl pattern found in the Phoenix airport, which may reference the dangerous wind vortices that plague pilots there.)

Comments

[Ailith Blesington]

Absolutely! Carpets aren't just made for cleaning purposes. They are also made for designing one's home. That's why there are many pleasing carpet designs to choose from. It's a 2-in-1 product! Carpets prevent dirty and wet floorings, and beautify one's home at the same time. There are a lot of people who use them!

[Carpet Cleaning Crownsville]

I mus say that the design of that carpet was indeed perfect. I am sure that many more will be glad and happy if they have this carpets in their homes.

[Kathy Carbone]

Moreover, carpets provide a safer, softer, non-slip surface. In places like airports and casinos, people are busy and usually in a rush. Accidents can happen anytime. However, if you install carpets on public places, they can prevent harm as possible. They act as a natural cushion in the event of a fall – more than ever, if you have children and babies around.