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Patricia Urquiola has expanded her Mangas patchwork collection to include seating that looks like giant cozy sweaters.

Paris-based designer Samuel Accoceberry created a collection of rugs for Chevalier Edition called Tresse, which is French for plait, i.e. braid. Meant to reflect "the spirit of plaiting and hand work," the series uses a traditional hand-knotting technique to achieve the contemporary braided look of the design.

Have you seen the unusual temporary carpets we've featured before that the team of We Make Carpets create? They are modern day versions of traditional woven carpets of centuries past made out of everyday items like pasta, cotton balls, plastic forks, candy bars, and now sponges and old plastic bottles. The three-dimensional patterns look labor-intensive, much like the carpets they are meant to reflect.

Growing up, did you ever have one of those plastic green doormats with the daisies? The Daisy Garden rug by Joe Jin brings me back to those days.

Mini Moderns never ceases to amaze me with their creative wallpapers, pillows, rugs, and ceramics and their latest additions to the Buddha of Suburbia collection are no exception. The collection is inspired by all things to the east so Indian dhurries fit right in. Woven in Jaipur, the 100% cotton dhurries come in two styles, Backgammon and Zag, and are available in two colors each, Harvest Orange and Washed Denim, and the patterns tie in with the rest of the collection perfectly.

For this week’s installment of CMYLK, we’ve done something a little different. Instead of artwork and rooms, we've created Colourlovers palettes for three rugs from Spartanburg, South Carolina-based floor covering company Milliken. These abstract designs are works of art in and of themselves.

Artist Michelle Weinberg's paintings are pretty darn awesome, but it's her rug designs that made me do a double take.

Remember that really unique rug we featured before where it looked like land you saw while peaking out of an airplane window? Designer Flori