2008-now
The Flying Grass Carpet
www.flyinggrasscarpet.org

team: HUNK-design and Studio ID Eddy
award: Dutch Design Award, public prize 2009

material: Astro Turf
size: it differs from 18 x 22m to 25 x 36m.

Locations:
Amsterdam, Aachen, Rotterdam 3x, Budapest, Berlin, Madrid, Eindhoven, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Essen, Pécs, Utrecht, Shanghai, Istanbul, Shenzhen, Deventer, Oldenzaal, Hengelo, Enschede, Roosendaal, Almere

concept:
The Flying Grass Carpet is an unique temporary and fun park that travels around the world. It’s designed to look like a gigantic Persian rug with the different patterns executed in different types of artificial grass. In having this artwork travel, people, globally, and from all economic backgrounds, are able to share this experience. The Carpet is a social art piece that shows how connected we all are. Its design and stories invite people to use their imagination. As this carpet has become intimate parts of cities and neighborhoods, the public has used the carpet to celebrate togetherness for day-to-day activities, as special moments.

Quotes:
How nice it would be when it actually flies. It would make the imagination, the fairy complete. Instant happiness the size of a pocket park. A temporary garden in an artificial world. Three dates later and
the carpet lies somewhere else. Stories are written, relationships evolve, and the carpet continues its journey. Ultimate urbanity on 1800 m2.
Richard Koek
Urban designer The Hague The Netherlands

Das Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst in Aachen beglückwünscht HUNKdesign zu seiner phantastischen Idee: ein überdimensionalerGrasteppich wie in den Märchen von 1001 Nacht wird zu den “TemporärenGärten” der EUREGIONALE 2008 nach Aachen fliegen und anschließendseine Reise zu weiteren Stationen fortsetzen. Die Muster des Teppichsberichten von stilisierten orientalischen Paradiesgärten und verweisenso auf die kulturellen Wurzeln der Menschheit. Das verwendete Material, der Kunstrasen und die verschiedenfarbigen Sportbodenbeläge, sind demHightech-Sportbereich entnommen. So gehen Natur, Kultur und industriellhergestellte, synthetische Elemente aus der Welt des Sports einepointierte universelle Verbindung ein.
Annette Lagler
Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany

Committee of recommendation:
Hugo Bongers : Secretary of the Art and Culture board Rotterdam
Mark Dytham : Klein Dytham Architects, Tokyo Japan
Annette Lagler : Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen Germany
Floris Alkemade : Chief Government architect The Netherlands
Gerben Hermanus : Organisator international artfair Kunstvlaai Amsterdam
Daniel Spaenger : Landscape architect, Berlin Germany
Nelly Voogd : University board Erasmus University Rotterdam
Pablo Berastequi : former coordinator, contemporary art center Madrid, Spain
The Flying Grass Carpet
www.flyinggrasscarpet.org