Urban Gardens

When my kids were little, they enjoyed a family hydroponic gardening project conducted on the kitchen counter. You may have done the same experiment with your kids. We put a few plant clippings into a clear glass of water so … Read More...

How’s this for inventiveness? During Milan Design Week at Zona Tortona, designers from Testi di Legno exhibited a cool compact kitchen design assembled entirely from select Ikea pieces.

Designers Elia Maurizi and Francesco Pepa’s Unacucina kitchen would work well in … Read More...

Designer Ruth Fore artistically crochets wire into stunning one of a kind chairs, planters, and garden sculptures.

In a process similar to biomimicry, where design emulates patterns in nature, Fore examines the characteristics and possibilities of raw materials, handcrafting unique … Read More...

Eternit, the creative Swiss brand behind the whimsical Relax Man planter featured in our Container Porn post, produces their Palma planter of their patented version of Fibercement–a composite concrete material made of sand, cement and cellulose fibers often used … Read More...

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...

City Planters, which debuted at the recent show, Dwell on Design and were named in the LA Times Top 11 of the show, are the latest in contemporary outdoor living creations from the design team at one of my favorite … Read More...

Handmade of Ohio of white stoneware clay in their small Illinois studio, these modular planters from Good Erdle can be creatively configured to suit your space. The pots were inspired by designer/partner Andrew Erdle’s desire for a good-looking tabletop modular … Read More...

I’m smitten by Hungarian-born designer Gabriella Asztalos’s hanging planters, which she calls Floating Gardens–suspended from above by thin metal cables, they appear to float in mid air.

The sleek metal planters bring an industrial aesthetic to an interior or … Read More...

As I learn more about the benefits of indoor plants–such as how they improve air quality by filtering the air and removing toxins–I also contemplate how to integrate them with a room’s design.

I consider these indoor plants much like … Read More...

Gotta say, I just love these lightweight concrete dog and cat houses that double as planters from French company, Loft Dog. Even if you don’t have one, almost makes you want to get a pet just to have one … Read More...