January 6, 2013
The shrinking bird population in urban settings led Netherlands-based product designer Klaas Kuiken to design an archetype Birdhouse Rooftile that replaces a standard ceramic roof tile.
The rooftop nesting place, composed of a specially designed removable basket with access below, … Read More…
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Finding
Tags: bird feeders, bird house, bird nesting boxes, bird population, birdhouse, Dutch design, urban birds
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June 5, 2012
Funny how some people find their passions. After tripping over an overgrown creeper’s tendril in 2008 and fracturing his hip, Johannesburg, South Africa-based designer, Joe Paine, was inspired to design products for plants.
Kreep Planter System by Joe Paine.… Read More…
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Furniture, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Urban Agriculture
Tags: bird feeders, bird houses, handcrafted, handmade, modular outdoor furniture, planters, Vertical Gardens, wall planters
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February 17, 2011
Birds will break and enter here for a bit of seed. Dennis Nino Clasen invokes a sense of humor in his bird house designs. The BirdAlarm, which the designer calls, “the latest product in green home security,” is a … Read More…
Category: Finding
Tags: bird feeders, bird hosues, designer bird houses, humorous bird houses
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May 9, 2010
Cubist Bird House
If I were small enough, I’d move into one of these really cool houses St.Louis artist Joe Papendick builds for birds and other living things. All crafted by hand from a variety of metals, the artist works … Read More…
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Finding, Garden Art, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable
Tags: bird feeders, birdfeeders, birdhouses, Garden Art, garden sculpture
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June 13, 2009
Share your urban garden sanctuary with your fine feathered friends: create an oasis that’s for the birds. The organic bird table by Eva Solo is a 5-liter glass container with a synthetic base that floats above the ground. The table … Read More…
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Finding
Tags: bird baths, bird feeders, bird houses, bird tables, birds, urban gardens
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