Urban Gardens

We love multi-functional objects that transform themselves for different functions–they are perfect for small spaces and urban gardens.

Like the new Rebirth Pod, a biodegradable flower vase which becomes a planter when turned upside down. You might start indoors using … Read More…

Now you can print and plant a brick.

Planter Bricks are 3D printed concrete masonry units that double as vessels for growing plants and vegetation.

Created by Emerging Objects, a design and research subsidiary of Rael San Fratello Architects specializing … Read More…

While action toward building ‘greener’ more sustainable structures is gaining momentum in Europe and America, an office tower from down-under is putting Australia on the green buildings map.

A 30 story high-rise office tower in Sydney, Australia’s central business district, … Read More…

One of my favorite Brooklyn artisan-makers is the collaborative design studio, Autumn Workshop, whose Scrap Ecology lighting we featured a while back. The studio creates a variety of lighting that derives its inspiration from biophilia, the natural connection between … Read More…

Complex and intricate living art arrangements composed of thousands of plants climb the interior walls of of Isetan Shinjuku, one of Japan’s oldest department stores.

For a recent unveiling of the store’s “Fashion Museum” botanical artist Makota Azuma’s The Art … Read More…