It 's the most famous carpet in the world , has more selfies than Kim Kardiashian can throw a stick at , and has captured the imaginations of millions of travellers . But although time has finally been called on Portland Airport 's cult carpet , fans of the post-modern rug are still queuing up to say a fond farewell . Not only does the picture-perfect pile has its own Facebook page ( with almost 13,000 likes ) , Instagram account , and numerous twitter pages filled with thousand of images of Jon Schleuning 's iconic design , it has also inspired a range of Adidas trainers , poems , as well as countless mugs and T-shirts . Scroll down for video . At the last count . there were more than 42,000 foot selfies of the colourful carpet at PDX on Instagram . And last Friday , it was announced that a fragment of the carpet - which is in the process of being replaced - will have a staring role as the grand marshall in Portland 's annual Starlight Parade in May . 'We get it , he is a carpet , ' Starlight Parade chairman Jeff Deering told Katu.com . 'But most importantly , that carpet represents the hundreds and thousands of employees that work directly for and indirectly for the Portland International Airport . The airport brings in $ 9.6 billion of economic boon to our state . ' 'It 's Portland , we keep it weird , ' he added . Fans of the carpet shared their delight on social media . Greg Koenig ( @ gak_pdx ) wrote on twitter : 'Portland just made a chunk of carpet the grand marshall of a city parade . That ’ s why I live here ! ' , while Selena Larson ( @ selenalarson ) commented : ' I hope one day to love something or someone as much as Portland loves its airport . ' Its striking geometric pattern , by architects SRG Partnership , was something of a departure from the standard oatmeal carpets in 1980 's airports . It 's difficult to say what 's worse here ; the carpet of the flip flops and socks combo . Unusually for a floor covering , the carpet has amassed loyal following since it was first laid in the late 1980s . At the last count , there were more than 42,000 foot selfies of the colourful carpet on Instagram alone using the hashtag # pdxcarpet . Its striking geometric pattern , by architects SRG Partnership , was something of a departure from the standard oatmeal carpets in 1980 's airports , and was carefully designed to reflect the spirit of the northwest . 'Seeing the carpet means I 'm home , ' said one tweeter , Cindy Wilson ( @ mscynthialou ) , while Schleuning himself has said , 'people love coming back to Portland . The carpet represents home . ' Unusually for a floor covering , the carpet has amassed loyal following since it was first laid in the late 1980s . The geometric design also corresponds to Portland 's intersecting North-South runways , as seen from the airport 's control tower . But if you have n't managed to capture your own foot selfie with the distinctive carpet yet , there 's still time . Airport authorities expect the removal of 13 acres of carpet will take about a year . The carpet is treated to being walked on by some pretty new pumps here .
The carpet has its own Facebook page with almost 13,000 likes . Said to have inspired Jeff Deering designs as well as mugs and T-shirts . Tourists upload 'feet selfies ' to social networks in carpet 's honour . But iconic flooring is set to be pulled up this year - so get your photo fast .