Rug made out of recycled cigarette butts

Smoking is injurious to health. But it does help make beautiful rugs too! Here’s a rug made out of cigarette butts. Created by Puerto Rican artist, Jesus Bubu Negron, this rug is a masterpiece of recycling. The artist got a handful of street cleaners to pick up and collect cigarette butts shamelessly tossed on streets and with the help of a few helpers, created this piece of art.

Though this rug won’t satisfy your nicotine needs, it does make for a beautiful recycled innovation. The paper used in cigarette butts was unrolled and layered. The yellowish orange filter paper and the white cigarette roll form a pattern just like a textile rug. This would be a softer rug to tread on, had Jesus Bubu Negro have used the soft filter found in cigarette butts too!

[Designboom]