June 18, 2012
Parlaying off the success of their award-winning Urban Campfire outdoor fireplace, Modfire has introduced Tablefire, an exact 1/2 scale replica for the tabletop. Tablefire burns an eco-friendly, clean burning gel fuel that’s safe for indoor or outdoor use–so take
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Category: Finding, Great Finds, Heating & Cooling
Tags: indoor tabletop fireplace, outdoor fireplace, outdoor tabletop fireplace
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June 13, 2012
Three Double Knock Out® Roses surrounded by their own foliage. Photo: Robin Horton, Urban Gardens.
It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.
–Antoine Saint-Exupéry
I always thought roses were the … Read More...
Category: Bulbs and Plants, Experiencing
Tags: p allen smith, rose garden, small space gardens
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June 8, 2012
Even in a contemporary garden, these rustic twig plant markers would be a nice accent.
I love mixing it up–rustic with sleek, shiny with matte, new with old. I’m going to include some twig elements in my summer decor, both … Read More...
Category: Finding, Food & Entertaining, Great Finds
Tags: outdoor dining, rustic decor, table decor
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June 7, 2012
If you can grow food in a spacecraft, you can do so in the confines of a small urban space. Developed by NASA and readapted by Italian studio, Design Libero, the Green Wheel is a rotary hydroponic system concept … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Garden Software, Greening, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Urban Agriculture
Tags: compact hydroponic gardens, hydroponic gardening, Hydroponic Gardens, Hydroponics, indoor gardening, indoor hydroponic gardening, smart garden devices
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June 6, 2012
For Milan Design Week 2012 at the Instant Stories exhibition by DMY in Ventura Lambrate, Berlin and Singapore-based architect Werner Aisslinger unveiled his Chair Farm–a living “plantation chair” produced in an agricultural lab.
The steel corset trains the vine.… Read More...
Category: Greening
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Opera, an über-luxurious mobile tent, was part of my curated piece for Very Short List. Photo: YSIN.
I was honored to be today’s curator for one of my favorite sites, Very Short List. It’s a cool daily e-mail that … Read More...
Category: Experiencing
Tags: backyard camping, glamping, luxury camping
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June 5, 2012
Funny how some people find their passions. After tripping over an overgrown creeper’s tendril in 2008 and fracturing his hip, Johannesburg, South Africa-based designer, Joe Paine, was inspired to design products for plants.
Kreep Planter System by Joe Paine.… Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Outdoor Furniture, Urban Agriculture
Tags: bird feeders, bird houses, handcrafted, handmade, modular outdoor furniture, planters, Vertical Gardens, wall planters
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June 4, 2012
The slatted seating surface of François de Vecchis’s Eco Wave Bench for GrupoHewi supports the bench’s modular Hi-Mac tapered triangular pots.
Containers function interchangeably as planters, a cooler to hold ice and drinks, or to hold various other items … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Outdoor Furniture
Tags: bench, bench container, multifunctional furniture
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June 3, 2012
I’m smitten by Parisian designer Thomas Grenier’s à Partager–a vertical planting system and arbor that integrates both potted plants and vines. Seed, sow, and shade yourself with this great multifunctional design for any size outdoor space or garden.
Its … Read More...
Category: Finding, Shade, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
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