Urban Gardens

It’s winter, in some areas it’s indoor planting time. Don’t have enough space? No problem. I recently came across California designer, Eric Trine, who describes himself as “a maker of things.” He’s created this wonderful handcrafted mountable planter system … Read More…

Gitta Gschwendtner’s Stack Pots and Stack Vases make me smile–a play on wares.

The ceramic plant pots and vases were commissioned by the British Council to commemorate their 75th anniversary. The vase was then based on the original design for … Read More…

A large ceramic vase form the base of this table–or is it a planter–or a lamp? Perhaps all three…

Vasolo’s large vase-base can be fitted with a lamp, a shelf, a vase of flowers, a potted plant…use your imagination.

The … Read More…

Alexia Michel de Chabannes weaves foam rubber tubes for Goom Chair.

So you may have already heard that Tangerine Tango has been singled out as the 2012 color of the year–the one color expected in the next 12 months … Read More…

Designer Robert Cannon, whose Terraform gardens we featured a while back, has designed some cool terraformed furniture made using a metal mesh armature covered with layers of stucco cement. The resulting furniture is strong, comfortable and weatherproof.

Cannon designed and … Read More…