Glastonbury’s Technicolor Tent Grid Is the Design Inspo You Didn’t Know You Needed

The aerial shots of Glastonbury’s 200,000-person campsite are kind of everything. Shop rugs inspired by the most iconic views from above

Aerial shot of Glastonbury's colorful tented campsite in Somerset
While this is a previous year of Glastonbury, this year's grid is bigger (and better)
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You know you’ve been an interiors editor too long when even the most innocuous things start to resemble home decor. In painted street crossings, I see sleek floating shelves. In clothing hangers? A triangular-backed postmodern chair. So when I spotted the aerial shots of the Glastonbury Festival near Somerset, I didn’t see tents. I saw patterns. The best rug patterns.

To accommodate over 200,000 festival-goers, Glastonbury uses a color-coded tent system that denotes size, cost (some run up to £28,999), and location, forming an impressively psychedelic infrastructure of colorful canopies. The way each zigzag fits neatly into the next — both hypnotic and hyper-organized — is a Virgo placement’s fever dream.

This sort of setup is particularly appealing to me — not because color or pattern are my usual style (they’re not), but because the type-A-friendly organization of it all speaks directly to my soul.

Tufted Wool Diamond Delfina Rug

Anthropologie's Tufted Wool Diamond Delfina Rug captures a similar colorful, grid-like pattern to the Glastonbury tents.

(Image credit: Anthropologie)

Something about those rainbow-dipped grids had me craving a rug that’s busier, brighter, and bolder than I’m used to — a pattern that expands, but is scaled just enough to live underfoot.

So I can look down and feel that same buzz of aerial awe from my 5’5” vantage point (5’10” in Miu Miu platform mules) instead of through a pixelated drone shot on my screen.

Below, I've found where to buy rugs inspired by the best views of the festival — alive with color, geometry, and the kind of kaleidoscopic beauty that makes you wonder why you ever went monochrome.

They say the best design ideas come from unlikely places. To that, I respond: pattern, please.

And is that a cowboy hat, I spy? Of course, the most fashionable festival should tap into one of the biggest trends right now, "Cowboy cool."

Julia Demer
Style Editor

Formerly covering fashion at L’Officiel USA, style maven Julia Demer brings her love of design to Livingetc’s world of interiors. As the title’s New York-based Style Editor, Julia's work reflects a sharp eye for detail and an innate passion for aesthetics. Her journey began with a strong foundation in design, honing her craft at renowned establishments like The Row and even establishing her own eponymous fashion brand. Julia’s design background is evident in the way she thoughtfully curates shopping edits, always maintaining a focus on emerging trends while preserving timeless sensibilities. For Julia, fashion and interiors go hand in hand, reflecting her lifelong commitment to perfecting the art of style.