Biophilia–it’s Catching!

December 27, 2011

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 how … Read More…

Outdoor Sponge Lights Go With the Glow

November 3, 2011

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

August 9, 2011

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

August 5, 2011

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

May 31, 2011

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…

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