Urban Gardens

This beautifully crafted mahogany and maple table by California designer Greg Zulkie has three stainless steel pots for holding anything from plants to pens. Viewed from the top, one can see how the mahogany “stitches” the maple surfaces together.

Over time, as…

Muscle bench, Alexandre Mornonnoz

Spotted last month in Paris at The Design Observer exposition at the Cité des Sciences et de l’industrie, this sensual bench by French designer Alexandre Moronnoz caught my attention at just the right moment. I’d been walking for hours…

Based on continuous concentric circles representative of infinity, Russian designer Jan Schreiner has unveiled a visually compelling set of stools called the Twist. I’d love to group them as the colors work so well together.

I spent the day yesterday infusing myself with a strong dose of design inspiration at the Paris design fair, Maison & Objet. One of the themes permeating the fair is the blend of nature and technology and I was thrilled to…

It’s the dead of winter and you want to use this garden down time to plan for the spring. You’ve scanned the web and all your garden books for inspiration. Now it’s time to bring pencil to paper and dig your…