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Planter, Table, or More?

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:08:47 +0000

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.

Biophilia–it’s Catching!

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:00:39 +0000

Artist Daniel Goers, whose Scrap Ecology botanical sculptures we recently featured, runs Autumn Workshop, a Brooklyn, New York design fabrication studio where he works with “the idea of biophilia (a natural bond between humans and other living systems) and … Read More...

Outdoor Sponge Lights Go With the Glow

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:36:37 +0000

It’s all aglow as a focal point for your patio, soft terrace lighting, a sensual piece to light up conversation on your balcony or in your backyard. Sponge, a spherical outdoor sculpture and lamp by Miguel Angel García Belmonte, … Read More...

Lighten Up Hardscaping With Glow in the Dark Leaves

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:00:24 +0000

For a little lighthearted fun on your patio, terrace, or balcony: Designed by Marta Laudani & Marco Romanelli for Plust, these luminous polyethylene Moon Leaves absorb sunlight during the day then offer a soft glow at night, illuminating hardscaping … Read More...

Outdoor Chandelier From Recycled Milk Containers

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:54:25 +0000

Got Light? Brooklyn designer, Alexander Reh, creates this outdoor chandelier which he calls Milky Way, from 14 recycled plastic milk gallon containers attached to a hula hoop and wired with 5-watt holiday lights.

As the designers says, the outdoor … Read More...

Photosynthesis Lamp Produces More Than Light

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:00:18 +0000

Tel Aviv-based product designer, Meirav Peled Barzilay, combines both light, nature, and sustainable design with her Photosynthesis Lamp, a customized hanging light fixture and “grow light” constructed of a metal grid with a vine at its base.

You simply … Read More...

Exterior Motives: Indoor/Outdoor Design Trends

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:38:40 +0000

Diallo Design’s Segou Rocker weaves beautiful color into outdoor seating.

What’s drawing people outdoors these days? Perhaps it’s rise of the “staycation,” originally driven by the economic down turn, or the increasing number of individuals telecommuting from home, that has … Read More...

Create Ambience With Glowing Cube Table or Seat

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:16:25 +0000

Set your patio, balcony, or other outdoor space aglow with this River Rock filled ambient light “sculpture”, table, or seat.

Designed by Canadian artist, Zac Ridgely, the Hudson Cube is created with natural river stones that function as the … Read More...

Flowerpot or Light?

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:32:07 +0000

It’s a grow-it-yourself plant kit that really isn’t. Schattengewächs, German Designer Maximilian Winkel’s light fixture, projects shadows of flowers, trees and even insects on to your wall. Don’t think of it as artificial flowers and plants, but rather as real … Read More...

Solar Garden Umbrella Offers Shade and Light

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:52:44 +0000

Offering the after-dark glow of a garden umbrella strung with tiny lights, this solar one does eco-friendly double duty. The Day Shade Night Light Umbrella, or DSNL Umbrella, soaks up the sun’s rays while protecting you from them while … Read More...