Urban Gardens

When I met Ashira Israel exhibiting her Micro-Orb collection of concrete vessels at Wanted Design, I knew I’d spotted an artist on the cutting edge of Brooklyn made sustainable design.

Israel is the owner and lead designer/fabricator for the industrial … Read More...

It is 97° F (36° C) and humid in New York City as I write this. So when I heard from Royal Botania about their Tender2, 2-story pop-up hotel on the sandy shores of Knokke-Heist on the North Sea … Read More...

While browsing the recent Architectural Digest Home Design for outdoor showers and appliances for outdoor kitchens, I came across some cool new outdoor furniture whose designs were inspired by skyscrapers and wearable architecture.

For his furniture pieces that live happily … Read More...

Gaga & Design’s woven furniture range includes some bright hues.

Launched in September at Tent London’s Super Design Gallery, the woven COD chair by Israeli designer Rami Tareef for Gaga & Design was one of my favorite pieces there.… Read More...

After a hurricane, a little wind disrupting an al fresco dining experience might almost seem like a pleasure, not an annoyance. However, designers Marco Marotto and Paola Oliva have come up with an outdoor furniture solution to address those strong … Read More...

Photo via Deco Design.

In less than three weeks I’ll be back in Paris again visiting the international design show, Maison et Objet Indoor/Outdoor. I’ve got an adorable little (really little) apartment in Montmartre and will share pics with you … Read More...

Every two weeks designer Catherine Op de Beeck scours the French Camargue beaches for driftwood to incorporate into her stylish, modern, and functional furniture collection, Baptized by Nature–a new made-to-order collection to be unveiled in Paris at Maison et Objet … Read More...

Ok, let’s call a spade a table. Using aluminium, pop rivets, hose clamps, and found spades, Stockholm designer Fredrik Paulsen has created the Garden Table.

Garden tools are also inspiration to Dutch designer Nic Roex in the form of his … Read More...

Only a single Lodge Chair, above, has been produced.

We love wire these days. Salvadorian artist Baltasar Portillo sculpts together powder coated wrought iron to form this collection of indoor-outdoor “art” furniture.

Portillo’s series of Armadillo and Lodge chairs are … Read More...

I’m smitten by Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek’s imaginative use of salvaged pipes upcycled into chairs and benches. They could be fabulous out in the garden or in the right indoor space.

The tube chairs and benches are made from … Read More...