Solar Sunflowers Light Up Electric Garden

January 11, 2010

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Photo courtesy Harries & Héder

When the city required Austin developers Catellus to mask an unsightly expanse of store-back loading docks in order for a large retail lot to receive a green light, they hired Massachusetts-based public art firm Harries & Héder to…

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Slip Something Over on Your Balcony

January 3, 2010

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This clever container system by az&mut is named  the Pot Cavalier or Cavalier Pot, not because it’s arrogant, offhand, or unceremonious, but because it’s mounted over your balcony railing much like soldiers mounted their horses and is derived from the same word,…

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Getting Fresh Indoors

December 28, 2009

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Andrea is an award-winning designed air filter capable of absorbing toxic gases, such as formaldehyde, from home and office environments by enhancing the natural absorptive properties of regular household plants. While plants alone in an interior setting are more efficient than…

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Great Last Minute Urban Gardener’s Holiday Gifts

December 18, 2009

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It’s the Holidaze, and you may have waited till the bitter end as I have. For your garden and green-loving friends and family who may be short on space, here are some cool last minute gifts that I love either…

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This Green Kitchen Has Room to Grow

September 10, 2009

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If you can handle worms in your kitchen, then Studio Gorm’s Flow Kitchen might appeal to you. It’s a living kitchen where nature and technology are integrated in a symbiotic relationship, processes flow into one another in a natural cycle, efficiently utilizing…

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