These Deliciously Colourful Picnic Rugs Are Made From Recycled Plastic!

A  good picnic rug must do two issues properly; be massive sufficient to suit at the least two individuals plus a pizza field, cheese plate or unfold of fish and chips; and be sturdy sufficient to face up to ketchup, crimson wine spills, and damp grass. Clearly, if they appear cute too, that’s an enormous bonus.

This standards could be very acquainted to Daisy Clementine, founding father of Australian label Peek Neek, for whom picnicking is not only an event, however a pastime. 

‘Peek Neek is a real illustration of my picnic-loving soul,’ she explains. ‘I’ve had numerous nervousness at factors in my life — one part of which meant I couldn’t sit in cafes or eating places in any respect — so picnics have at all times been a supply of security for me, and I believe that would perhaps be true for different individuals, too.’

An idea that feels significantly related after the previous few years, throughout which picnics noticed a definitive revival. 

Daisy’s picnic rugs are designed to be the attractive backdrop to your most scrumptious reminiscences. ‘I felt like we have been doing our refined attractive snacks a disservice by utilizing the plastic rug we’ve had stuffed at the back of the cabinet for years,’ she says. 

However, greater than being a trendy answer to a black canvas mat, Peek Neek’s brightly colored gingham rugs (playfully named after totally different flavour combos resembling, ‘Pinot and Pavlova’ and ‘Olive and Brie’), are additionally comprised of recycled plastic bottles. 

‘We examined numerous totally different supplies after we went by way of sampling, as I wasn’t set on this R-PET materials from the start,’ explains Daisy. ‘However, it turned out to be the absolute best materials for a picnic rug due to its “pure” water resistance, making them virtually inconceivable to stain.’ 

With regards to sizing, Daisy is aware of what picnickers want. Peek Neek’s Thicky Rugs are 140cm by 180cm, which means they’ll comfortably match three to 4 individuals (and we hear there are some even greater Thicky Rugs within the works!).