Planter, Table, or More?

January 17, 2012

A large ceramic vase form the base of this table–or is it a planter–or a lamp? Perhaps all three…

Vasolo’s large vase-base can be fitted with a lamp, a shelf, a vase of flowers, a potted plant…use your imagination.

The … Read More...

Bricks With Flowerpots

November 5, 2010

Korean designers at Nothing Design Group have produced something more than just white bricks containing flower pots.

It’s a modular system that can be used to assemble planted borders, barriers, privacy walls and screens

stacked they can become … Read More...

These Garden Containers Take the Cake

May 17, 2010

My insatiable sweet tooth draws me to these outdoor planters, pots, whatever they may be. Dutch designer Beerd van Stokkum gives new life to the classic cupcake liners (what do you call them?) with his line of Sweet Cake containers.… Read More...

Got Nature in the Bag

January 31, 2010

bacsquares

Spotted recently at the Maison & Objet design fair in Paris, the clever and very au courant Bacsac flexible container system really piqued my interest. Constructed of double-walled polypropylene canvas, a “geotextile” fabric, they are lightweight yet strong, impervious to … Read More...

Instant Messaging Your Plants in the Garden

July 30, 2009

chalkboard_planter

In this day of IMs and Twitter, who says you can’t communicate with your plants? Take note of this ceramic planter with a chalkboard area for writing, well, whatever you feel like. I would probably use the area to remind … Read More...

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