December 14, 2014
In the hands of Parsons School of Design grads, Miriam Josi and Stella Lee Prowse, a local sail maker’s post-production sailcloth waste and scrap boat covers have been reborn as planters. Not just planters, but portable flat-folding, space-saving babes that … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Indoor Gardening, Sky Planters, Vertical Gardens
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June 1, 2014
Caesarstone featured Urban Islands incorporating plants directly into the solid surface. Image by Caesarstone.
Green was trending everywhere during last month’s Milan Design Week 2014. Stylish, sustainable, and integrated edible and ornamental indoor gardens and microgardens sprouted everywhere. And I … Read More...
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March 14, 2014
When San Francisco designer/entrepreneur Michael Good’s house plants began taking over most of his apartment’s available counter space, he realized that necessity (and Good design) would be the mother of his invention.
During an unsuccessful search for a hanging planter … Read More...
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March 10, 2014
Think of it as a sort of inverted green roof. For their low-tech, low-impact installation, Ann Ha and Behrang Behin used recycled milk crates as a framework for growing the planted surface of Living Pavilion–a curvatious environment whose interior … Read More...
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