By Andrew Liszewski
While not a gizmo or gadget per se we here at OhGizmo still appreciate a unique bit of design when we see it. And these throw rugs modelled after manhole covers from large metropolitan cities definitely fall under unique design. Currently available are manhole covers from New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and even London.
They’re made from 100% recycled truck tires and are nylon flocked making them extremely durable and suitable for indoor or outdoor use. At 24 inches in diameter they certainly won’t go unnoticed either. If you’ve moved onto suburb life from the big city a few of these around the house might help ease the transition.
The Sewer Cover Throw Rugs are available from Perpetual Kid for $23.99 each.
Manhole Cover Throw Rugs…
There’s no definite reason why sewer entrances have to be covered with round metal discs and yet they are the world over, and those of us at Gizmodo with keen interests in all things urban are endlessly fascinated by……
and don’t forget the splendid and older
http://www.funmansion.com/html/Japanese-Manholes.html
Manhole cover rug/doormat…
Hey, remember the manhole cover doormats I posted about last year? It looks like a bunch of other sites noticed them this week:
+ http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/manhole-cover-throw-rugs-167343.php
+ https://ohgizmo.com/2006/04/13/sewer-cover-thr…
[…] After reading some of the Japanese Manholes website and also Sewer Cover throw rugs, i found that it is interesting that it just a cover on a manhole, no it isn’t. The manhole cover is actually something that protect us from falling down the hole without noticing the hole while in a heavy rain, and also some design that match the floor near it. […]