Maison et Objet: Outdoor/Indoor Living Design Preview

September 4, 2011

6 Cylinders Lounge Chair, from David Rouyer’s collection of concrete furniture.

“From sofas in the garden to chaise longues in the living room, from terrace showers to weatherproof rugs…the outdoor spirit is blowing through our homes in a joyous melting Read More…

Food-Growing Hydroponic Christmas Trees

November 13, 2010

Just in time for the holidays, the team behind the Windowfarms Project, has discovered that vertical hydroponic gardens make “mighty fine Christmas trees.” Their mission is to populate the windows of the world’s existing buildings with vertical hydroponic food Read More…

Suspended Vertical Gardens

November 8, 2010

Hanging from adjustable cables, the Etcetera vertical garden system from French company, La Corbeille, forms a planted curtain where you can grow your own edibles or ornamentals while also creating privacy screening indoors or out. The modular use of … Read More…

Bricks With Flowerpots

November 5, 2010

Korean designers at Nothing Design Group have produced something more than just white bricks containing flower pots.

It’s a modular system that can be used to assemble planted borders, barriers, privacy walls and screens

stacked they can become … Read More…

Living Walls Flourish in Urban Gardens

March 3, 2010


Inca Wall Garden surrounds terrace

Vertical gardens and living walls are of increasing interest to urban gardeners looking to maximize their garden space for harvesting their own food or for simply beautifying their surroundings. A “growing” trend, there are several … Read More…

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