May 10, 2013

Table Lamp.
Back from the sustainable design drawing board after the success of her Live Screen vertical garden we featured last year, designer Danielle Trofe, will be debuting her new Hourglass lighting series at Wanted Design during New York Design … Read More…
Category: Green & Sustainable, Greening, Lighting, Reclaimed & Recycled
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May 8, 2013

Underground mushroom farm and park by Fletcher Priest. Photo: Fletcher Priest.
The success of the High Line, an elevated park extending from the Meatpacking District up to 34th Street on Manhattan’s West Side, has begun inspiring similar projects. From Santa … Read More…
Category: Green & Sustainable, Greening
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April 28, 2013

Photo by Caroline Voagen Nelson.
What happens when a New York–based treehouse architect gets a hold of oak trees felled by Hurricane Sandy?

He creates a site-specific art installation at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Treehouse architect Roderick Romero utilized salvaged … Read More…
Category: Green & Sustainable, Greening, Reclaimed & Recycled
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April 24, 2013

A contemporary twist on the Victorian Tête à Tête love seat–aka the courting bench, kissing bench, or conversation bench where two people face opposite directions–the outdoor Double View bench easily switches from a side by side to facing position.

Just … Read More…
Category: Finding, Furniture, Green & Sustainable
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April 23, 2013

I spotted and fell in love with these colorful outdoor poufs for which Australian designer Cindy-Lee Davies utilizes post-consumer waste, employing traditional crocheting techniques to weave nylon equestrian ropes over old tires.

Whimsically called Tis Knot, the covers are fully … Read More…
Category: Finding, Furniture, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Reclaimed & Recycled
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