December 23, 2013
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...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Indoor Gardening, Outdoor Furniture, Reclaimed & Recycled, Solar Energy
Tags: Brooklyn-made, concrete planters, concrete vessels, planted bench, planted seating, planter seating, recycled sawdust, solar energy, sustainable design
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November 19, 2012
While at The Tramshed, a specially curated lifestyle/design event I visited recently at DesignJunction, I got a chance to try out De La Espada’s Lin Pod Bench, which Tokyo and London-based designers Leif.Designpark created to provide an “intimacy … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Outdoor Furniture
Tags: BlogTour, De La Espada, DesignJunction, indoor planters, indoor plants, London Design Festival, Modenus, planted bench, planted furniture, planter bench, The Tramshed
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September 9, 2011
Strolling down West 79th Street in Manhattan the other day, I came across the same bench planted four different ways. Each was in front of a different apartment building.
I don’t know if all the buildings are owned by the … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Experiencing
Tags: city benches, planted bench, planted city bench
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