Urban Gardens

Young Dutch designing duo Nathan Wierink and Tineke Beunders think herb planters suck. Their transparent planters adhere right on the window with suction cups. Kitchen gardening just got really cool.

“Buy your kitchen herbs ready-made in a supermarket,” instruct the … Read More...

Influenced by both Japanese and Scandinavian design, French designer Alexandre Reignier sleekly bends a white lacquered aluminum base topped with slats of bleached natural ash wood resulting in a simple curved piece that could work well in a number of … Read More...

A close friend of mine, who happens to be a fabulous cook, is weathering a very difficult time in her life. So she cooks. Using some of her home-grown food, she cooks, not just for sustenance and distraction, but to … Read More...

Passing a yin-yang floor mosaic that leads to the front door. Photo: Robin Horton.

On a warm Saturday at the end of June, armed with a GPS, I navigated around the labyrinth of Los Angeles freeways and surface streets for … Read More...

Amid the proliferation of gourmet food trucks serving up gastronomic choices comparable to those found at three and four star restaurants, The Flower Truck, a Los Angeles mobile flower shop has parked it’s petals. So from Design Truck, … Read More...

Don’t these flowers look happy? High quality garden compost can come from the strangest of sources…my friend in the UK shared this with me and I had to pass it along to you:

“A friend of mine does maintenance work … Read More...

This is the debut of a series of exchanges between Urban Gardens and Seasonal Wisdom, exploring the latest in gardening, green living, and design. Teresa O’Connor of Seasonal Wisdom shares her know-how for growing food in urban garden containers.… Read More...

Photo: The Examiner.

Photos by Pia Wustenberg

In response her observation of increased global urbanisation and our collective reliance on foreign food sources, with IndoorFarming, London designer Pia Wustenberg explores the practical and emotional consequences of furniture that grows food.

Couch Potato?
Part … Read More...