Sometimes the floor gets an upgrade. Carpets and rugs add color, pattern, and texture to otherwise simple domestic or studio settings—and when photographed from above, they can function almost like a flat plinth, framing the model against a single surface.
1. Mike Dee on a shag carpet.
2. Gavin Reed by Jim French lying facedown on a tan carpet that compliments his coloring beautifully.
3. Brian Kendal by Vista Studios, a major competitor of Colt Studios in the late 70s to early 80s.
They can also date an image instantly: shag, mustard, and other unmistakably mid-century choices sit alongside more theatrical Persian rugs and animal skins.
4. Rod Stevens lying face up on a dark carpet.
5. Wink Davis on a beige carpet.
6. David Knight on a leopard print rug.
7. Frank Hollfelder seated on a white rug.
And unlike most furniture, carpets invite the model all the way down to floor level—to sit, stretch out, or recline. There’s something intimate about that. Like a bed, a soft rug suggests comfort and proximity: a place to lounge, wrestle, cuddle, watch TV—or imagine what might happen after the camera is put away.
8. Jack Thomas kneeling profile on a throw rug.
9. Frank Hlivjka lying on a bear skin rug.
10. Ray Fuller on a sheep skin rug.
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