德國設計師創意“會長草”的地毯

Green-fingered city dwellers can now enjoy the feeling of grass under their feet even in a high rise flat - with the creation of a living rug.

Lovers of the great outdoors can cultivate a green space in their living room that will provide them with their own freshly cut lawn - as long as they remember to water it.

The living carpet, created by designer Pia Wustenberg, will set gardeners back up to £1,000 a time.

The rugs begin life as a soft grey pillow - then as the seedlings begin to take hold, the grass grows through in a specially chosen design - curling flowers or spirals and, as her website says, bringing “the qualities of a living organism to an inanimate object.”

Pia, who was born in Germany but is now based in London, said: “I love the hustle and bustle of the inner city, but I really miss having a garden to sit in and care for.”

“That's how I got the idea for the garden rug. Moss and grass seeds are carefully sewn into the lining of the rug, and then you just need to water it.”

“The rugs are made from alpaca fibre, which is soft, but encourages the moss to grow.”

“It takes a lot of time and effort to stitch the moss onto the rug - and a full-size rug takes about 3 full days to make, and costs about £1,000.”據英國《每日郵報》11月23日報道，一位德國設計師創造出一種會長植物的地毯，讓注重綠化的城市居民即使住在高層，也能夠享受到腳踩綠草的感覺。

戶外愛好者可以在自己的客廳裏開闢出一塊綠色空間，只要記得澆水，就能擁有新鮮草坪。

這種會長植物的地毯由設計師皮婭-溫斯頓伯格設計，售價高達1000英鎊(約合人民幣9800元)。

這種地毯開始時是一隻灰色軟枕，隨後地毯內部的植物種子開始發芽，綠草會從里長出來並按照設計好的圖形繼續生長。這些圖形有卷邊花朵或螺旋圖形。如同她在自己網站上所說，“這將給無生命的物體帶來生命。”

皮婭生於德國現居倫敦，她說：“我喜歡城市中心的喧囂氣氛，但我真的想要擁有一個能坐在裏面休息和喝咖啡的花園。”

“這就是我設計這種花園地毯的初衷。地毯的內部縫有苔蘚和青草的種子，你只要給它澆水就行了。”

“這種地毯是用羊絨毛製成的，雖然很軟，但能幫助苔蘚生長。”

“在地毯內縫上苔蘚種子是很花時間和精力的，製作一張最大尺寸的地毯要花費大約3天的時間，花費大約1000英鎊(約合人民幣9800元)。”