This Planter Has Got the Edge

April 24, 2012

Just as its name implies, Barcelona industrial designer, Gerard Moliné’s terra cotta Half Pot sits on the edge of an indoor or outdoor table, office cabinet, or top of a low wall.

It could also work on the edge of … Read More…

Urban Farm Pop-Up Shop Sprouts in Brooklyn

April 17, 2012

Brooklyn’s new urban farming  pop-up shop, Hayseed’s Big City Farm Supply, is part of the emerging trend of retailers who are going beyond merely making products available–they are creating an experience–selling a lifestyle in offering knowledge and ideas … Read More…

Floating in a Suspended Cocoon Chair

April 16, 2012

I spotted these bentwood suspended chairs in Paris at last September’s Maison et Objet Outdoor show. Designed for his company, Concept Suspendu by William Lelasseux, the chairs offer a feeling of weightlessness while hanging (literally) out in the garden, or … Read More…

Spring Nights Call For a Cool Fire Pit

April 13, 2012

Appropriately named, Brandy, is a cast-iron fire pit shaped as a brandy glass. Standing just over 3 feet, the heat-resistant Brandy will keep you toasty while drinking up a cool spring or summer evening outdoors.… Read More…

Balcony Agave

April 1, 2012

On a visit to Terrain last month with my friend and fellow writer, Laura Matthews of Punk Rock Gardens, we spotted this fabulous Balcony Agave plant. Talk about easy to care for–it requires no water, sun, or fertilizing at … Read More…

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