Trendspotting: Laser-Cut Felt

Lately I've been noticing more and more products -- from tableware to lighting and flooring -- created from laser-cut felt.

It's such an interesting juxtaposition: The fuzzy, woolly, wintry felt gives weight, warmth, and earthiness to the delicate, even ethereal laser-cut designs.

Take a look:

Chrysanthemum Placemat, $42 for a set of six from Venucci

Snowflake Coasters, 12 pounds sterling (about $24) for four, and Little Doily Placemat, 16 pounds ($32), from Donna Wilson

Gabrielle Lewin Flowers Placemats, $32 for four, and Coasters, $10 for four, from the MoMA Store

Lacey Felt Placemat, $4 at Crate & Barrel

Sweat Pea Table Runner, 25 AUD (about $22), Black Tussie Mussie Table Runner, 35 AUD ($30), Sweat Pea Placemat, 7 AUD ($6), and Coaster, 4 AUD ($3.50), all by Venucci, available at Hart & Heim

Bouquet Placemats, $35 each from Out of Gray

Cappelletti Vintage Cushions, Sconcigli Cushion, and Lotus Throw from Illu Stration by Mary-Ann Williams

Sconcigli Pendant, Xolo Pendant, Bloom Light Chain, and Oak Leaves Pendant from Illu Stration by Mary-Ann Williams

Mixko Delight Light Shade, $161 at Rose and Radish

Laser Cut Felt Rug, $199 to $499, from Brocade Home

Cappelletti Rug from Illu Stration by Mary-Ann Williams

Doily Rug, 440 pounds sterling (about $880) from Donna Wilson

Wool Wall and Room Divider Panels from Bev Hisey