Although rugs are generally referred to as such, there are many different ways they are made and the materials they are made from.
How can you use it in your room?
Wouldn't it be best to choose it for that purpose?
However, Layout is a rug shop that specializes in rugs.
I can't help but recommend rugs made from natural materials and handmade.
Starting from now, I will write about the materials used in rugs in several installments.
The natural materials used in rugs include:
Wool, silk, cotton, hemp, bamboo, rattan, and rush grass
There seem to be some,
Typical handmade pile materials include:
I think it's wool (though this is purely subjective).
We often hear customers say, "Wool is not suitable for summer..."
In fact, wool is quite comfortable to wear all year round.
"Summer? Wool in summer too? Really?"
This may be a little surprising.
But if you think about it, people who live in areas where the temperature exceeds 40 degrees during the day use it as a material for rugs and household items used as floor coverings in their nomadic lifestyle.
It has been passed down for thousands of years, so it's no wonder it's comfortable to use.
When you step barefoot on a wool rug, it feels cool.
I sometimes get the impression that
The reason for this is due to the characteristics of wool, which are "maintaining a surface temperature of around 20 degrees and being highly moisture absorbent."
One of the attractions of wool rugs is that they can be used comfortably even in summer.
It is said that the relationship between sheep and humans has been going on for about 8,000 years.
Perhaps they have been friends for a long time and are a perfect match.
(Excerpt from Layout News Letter Vol.1 (Published in 2017))