Who knew your leftover bath water could actually be useful.
In our ongoing efforts to be environmentally conscious, recycle frequently, and reduce our carbon footprints, a slew of green products and concepts have been hitting shelves to help us along with these collective goals.
The latest addition to the eco-friendly market is the Live Moss Carpet – a soft grass carpet that thrives from the few drops of water you leave behind when stepping out of the shower or bath.
Designed by La Chanh Nguyen, the base of the moss is made from decay-free foam called plastazote which prevents dangerous mold and other equally-nasty minuscule lifeforms.
There are three types of low maintenance moss – ball moss, island moss, and forest moss – within each foam cell. The humidity within your bathroom and those few water droplets are all that’s needed to keep your little moss garden sprouting all year round.
For more information about this sleek carpet, check out Yanko Design. Even though they maintain an online store, tracking down a price estimate for this carpet was quite the feat.
Price: Contact Yanko Design
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lol nice idea
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I love it! Gotta get one of these!
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Wouldn't this attract bugs?
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Wouldnt your feet just get dirty when stepping out again?
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this is silly. it would attract bugs and eventually you would wear out the moss and it would be just dirt. the creators obviously thought the idea was cool but never tried to figure out if it would actually work. soon to be deleted comment
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Hope there is no hookworm in that green pad! Hehe Very green there for sure.
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Well how long until anyone's bath mat gets worn out and matted? I think this is a good trade… I would feel like I'm killing it though. It would be fun just as a decoration elsewhere in the house. Like a piece of live art rather than something to walk on. I would be kewl with hanging it on a wall and spraying it occasionally. If it's ever sold like that, let me know.
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of course all mats turn old and worn out … just this one turns to mud and that's kinds the opposite thing you want going on in a bathroom … at least at my house it is….
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uhm way to read about the product bens(s)…. its based on foam
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Cool, but can my cats safely eat it? I know they will.
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Wow! Listen to the city folk proffess their ignorance. I currently use the shower outside my house in the country mainly because I am tired of picking up the towel/mat in front of the bathtub indoors when it gets really ratty looking. Stepping from the cement garden stone to soft grass for a stroll to air dry before going back indoors is very soothing. The little moss that can stand the heat in Central Florida is a welcome pad beneath my feet.
Sanitary (actually absorbs and metabolizes most biotoxins, sort of like how a wetlands filters city drainage runoff) and as safe for a cat to eat as…well, how do you keep your cat from eating your hardwood floors/linoleum/carpet/towel/tile now?↵ -
What! are you serious! Lola i love your info
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What a great idea! I’ll look into this.
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I saw this about a month back on some other website. Did some research on growing moss, went to a beach in Point Reyes, collected some moss off the rocky beach, and am now successfully growing moss in my bedroom. Wish I could make the mat too..
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This is a cool idea. Now correct me if I’m wrong but the moss is living so unless you totally kill it (not sure how you do that but there seems to be poorly educated people out there that I’m sure would try to clean it with bleach or somethign), it basically will continue to grow and “fix” itself. So technically the mat, instead of deterioriating would actually regenerate itself. My only question is that over time does the moss break down the foam its growing on?
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Alright, I love the mat – but then again, I also love the dark rock in the background framing the gorgeous green color. Is the rock slate…or does anyone know what it is – I feel ridiculous for not knowing.
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