Urban Gardens

Money may not grow on trees, but you can grow money. They look almost like real pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters…but this money actually grows into something when you spend it.

Seed Money are hand-illustrated and letterpress printed “coins” embedded … Read More...

Spanish researchers have developed a living concrete that may define a new method for creating vertical gardens and living walls on building facades.  Capturing rainwater, the multilayered cement encourages and sustains the growth and viability of specific mosses and lichens … Read More...

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...

Update 3/2021: This business is no longer in operation, but as it was one of the first of its kind, I encourage you to read further:

When industrial designer Ben Green and grower Tyler Nevers saw a need for supplying … Read More...

Commissioned For New York Fashion Week 2011, London and São Paulo-based Studio Swine dreamed up Seed Socks, a portable DIY dyer’s workshop that connects seasonal fashion with seasonal plants.

Packed in a stylish wooden suitcase with a leather handle, … Read More...