March 3, 2015

Distilling down the top trends and themes from an international design fair the size of 60 football fields (that’s 1300 tennis courts) is not a simple endeavor. Nonetheless, as I trekked in Frankfurt in mid-February through the massive design fest … Read More...
Category: Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Outdoor Furniture, Reclaimed & Recycled, Travel
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February 28, 2015

Step aside Starbucks. There’s a new caffeinated kid on the block and she’s on a roll. With 50 cafés sold to 12 countries in nine months, the world’s smallest but fastest growing coffee chain is coming to a corner, or … Read More...
Category: Green & Sustainable, Greening, Reclaimed & Recycled, Solar Energy
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April 29, 2014

What is this impossibly interesting object? It is the Street Football Seat Ball designed by Guatemala’s FÁBRICA, made from repurposed soccer balls. Of course it looks extremely cool– but I promise you, the aesthetics are only the beginning of … Read More...
Category: Creating, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Lifestyle, Outdoor Furniture, Reclaimed & Recycled
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March 7, 2014
New York City rooftop gardens, design and photo by PullTab Design.
With your busy life, it’s highly possible you missed one of the wonderful things we’ve shared recently on Urban Gardens. Understandable. The good news is, we’ve rounded up the … Read More...
Category: Composting, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Indoor Gardening, Lighting, Reclaimed & Recycled, Sky Planters, Vertical Gardens
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February 18, 2014

There’s a cool fungus among us. Danielle Trofe, the creative mind behind LiveScreen, the indoor hydroponic vertical garden that can double as a room divider, just let me know about her newest creation: Mush-Lume, a compostable lamp shade that’s … Read More...
Category: Composting, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Lighting, Reclaimed & Recycled, Vertical Gardens
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