Designer Farrah Sit’s Hanging Gardens

June 28, 2015

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Remember those Isosceles and Scalene triangles you learned about in school? Brooklyn designer Farrah Sit would make Euclid proud. She creates objects, like her Tetra, Graphite, and Ballast planters using these geometric shapes. 

FarrahSit-NicoleFranzen_614Ballast collection of matte stoneware planters.

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Hanging Ceramic Pots Inspired by Mexican Jicama Plant

April 3, 2015

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Crece Jicama is a collection of hanging ceramic pots inspired by the shape and texture of Jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus), a native Mexican climbing vine and root vegetable popular in Mexican cuisine. 

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The handcrafted pots hang from long rust-hued leather straps, … Read More...

Urban Gardens 2014 Holiday Gift Guide

December 3, 2014

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Drumroll! It’s that time of year and we’re excited to present our 2014 holiday gift guide, a curated list of 12 fun, functional, and fashionable items for home and garden. Have you been naughty or nice? No matter, we’re not Read More...

New Opus Garten Hängen Self-Irrigating Wall Planter

March 14, 2014

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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...

Cool Indoor-Outdoor Modular Cylinder Planters

November 1, 2012

Update 6/2022: This product is no longer available, but another similar system is available here. However, you can still draw inspiration and get ideas from this post!

As soon as I saw the Décor Fiori Cylinders, it was instant love.Read More...

Handcrafted Wood Vertical and Hanging Planter Frames

March 14, 2012


The Six-Frame Hanging Planter Frame. 

Update 2022: This product is no longer in production, but this post may offer some DIY inspiration. See this one on Etsy.

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Burro’s Tail Hangs Out

July 26, 2011

Paris Lowitz, a recent graduate from the Carnegie Mellon University School of Design, designed this elegant styrene plastic plant vessel for the Burro’s Tail plant. Her vessel is suspended from a thin wire “to accommodate the Burro’s Tail natural … Read More...

Suspended Vertical Gardens

November 8, 2010

Hanging from adjustable cables, the Etcetera vertical garden system from French company, La Corbeille, forms a planted curtain where you can grow your own edibles or ornamentals while also creating privacy screening indoors or out. The modular use of … Read More...

Things Looking Up for Your Urban Garden

August 25, 2010

Lacking floor space or just want to add plants to the upper reaches of your living space while at the same time conserving water and purifying the air you breathe? You may want to consider the Boskke Sky Planter.

Since … Read More...

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