May 13, 2013

Yonoh Studio’s Tyvek Opot wall planter arrives rolled in a tube.

You simply slip out and can fold it and hang it up on a wall in a matter of minutes via its two symmetrically placed eyelets.

Place a planted … Read More…
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Vertical Gardens
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April 11, 2013

Conceived as part wine rack and part hydroponics, a hydroponic bottle wall garden will spout from April 7-24 in the lower bar of a local Cornell University campus area venue, Stella’s Bar and Restaurant.

Architecture students Peter Gudonis and Carly … Read More…
Category: Container Gardening, Green & Sustainable, Green Walls, Greening, Hydroponics, Reclaimed & Recycled, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
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April 6, 2013

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…
Category: Creating, Green Walls, Hydroponics, Vertical Gardens
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April 2, 2013

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…
Category: Green & Sustainable, Green Walls, Greening, Rooftop Gardens, Solar Energy, Vertical Gardens
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March 26, 2013

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…
Category: Green & Sustainable, Greening, Indoor Gardening, Lighting, Reclaimed & Recycled, Vertical Gardens
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