June 22, 2012

At the intersection of architecture, science, and art, The Greenhouse and Cabinet of Future Fossils is a futuristic greenhouse “tunnel” with seating where, in in numerous portable and removable cold frames or mini-greenhouses, edible and ornamental plants are cultivated. The … Read More…
Category: Experiencing, Garden Art, Green & Sustainable, Urban Agriculture
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March 2, 2012

From the mold of a genuine Chesterfield sofa, a glass textile reinforced casting was created to produce this concrete rendition suitable and “sittable” for indoors or out.

Originally created by UK-based company Gray Concrete to demonstrate the company’s molding techniques … Read More…
Category: Experiencing, Furniture, Garden Art
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February 27, 2012

Photo via Cal Lane.
Artist Cal Lane wields her welder’s torch into steel objects like wheelbarrows and shovels, cutting into them delicate and intricate lace patterns transforming the once utilitarian tools into works of art.

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Category: Creating, Garden Art
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January 19, 2012

Only a single Lodge Chair, above, has been produced.
We love wire these days. Salvadorian artist Baltasar Portillo sculpts together powder coated wrought iron to form this collection of indoor-outdoor “art” furniture.

Portillo’s series of Armadillo and Lodge chairs are … Read More…
Category: Finding, Furniture, Garden Art, Great Finds
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December 14, 2011

Created from a lightweight concrete, plants, and moss, artist Robert Cannon refers to his sculptures and containers as Terraforms, which literally means “earth-shaping” or the process of “deliberate modification of the atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology to be … Read More…
Category: Container Gardening, Experiencing, Garden Art, Garden Design, Rooftop Gardens
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