Urban Gardens

Photo from FastCompany

When she inherited a bunch of vintage candy machines from her dad, recent Otis College of Art and Design grad Kim Karlsrud and classmate Daniel Phillips thought of filling them with candy to try to turn a … Read More…

Photo from funtimehappygardenexplosion.blogspot.com

The aresenal of guerrilla gardening weapons is growing. My post a while back about the Seedbom, a grenade-shaped seed bomb, generated so much discussion that I am inspired to toss out a few more ideas.

You … Read More…

Now that New York City has lifted its ban on urban beekeeping, stylish New Yorkers eager to set up hives may want their new bee abodes stylistically on par with their own chic apartments.

Omlet, makers of designer chicken … Read More…

Now that we’ve experienced living roofs–aka green roofs–and living walls–aka green walls–aka vertical gardens, all which grow something living over an otherwise concrete or plain surface, it’s time to for living furniture, not to be confused with green furniture which … Read More…

Plantoy’s designer, Elodie Delassus, says she was inspired to create the product because most urban people dream about a natural space at home, but that requires the time, knowledge, and attention that many don’t have.

Plantoy is a set … Read More…

Designed by Paola Navone for Italian manufacturer EMU, this luminescent pouf, part of the Ivy line, is constructed of ironed metal sheet metal and fitted with a photovoltaic device which enables it to collect and store solar energy. At … Read More…