9 different people’s vomit not pictured

Riffing of a recent post on casino carpets I was drawn to this Flickr set of patterns from public transport seats. Like a technicolor DPM, the fabric’s design aims to camouflage the seats from the accumulated urban grime but ends up becoming an enduring symbol of grubbiness itself. (via boingboing)

Gary Butcher
Posted on Thursday, 25th of January 2007 Permalink Comment (1)