According to the Jab Anstoetz designers website below explains the amazing looking rug a little more… to me it looks like a collection of sea urchins…

“LASA is one of the winner of the “red dot award: product design 2006″. The soft carpet dream is made from a felted merino yarn. This new quality captivates with its cosy surface. For the first time an especially thick core yarn has been produced from the finest New Zealand merino wool. By using cutting-edge techniques the yarn has a very clear-cut surface which closes off the dark yarn core from the colourful sheath. The ground of the carpet is a dense pile from fine pure new wool. The ground and the surface are matching tone on tone. The brilliant colours range from apple-green over crimson-red through to orange.“