Three Cool Wall Planters

July 9, 2012

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...

Baby Carriage Packaging Recycles Into Bird House, Chair, and Lamp

July 7, 2012

When my kids were babies, they had more fun playing with the boxes than they did the gifts that came inside. Dutch stroller manufacturer, Joolz, may have had this idea in mind when they devised a second playful and … Read More...

Growing Spinach on a Bicycle Wheeled Vertical Garden

July 6, 2012

Here’s another cool spin on recycled bicycle wheels for the edible garden, this time upcycled into an urban hydroponic vertical garden wall.

For his Bike Rim Planter, which extends from the wall by steel supports, Brian Carter replaced … Read More...

Brass Birdhouse Made From 2,500 Reclaimed Bullets

July 5, 2012

From fighting to feathering, this creation says war is for the birds.  A single protruding bullet functions as a perch for this stunning brass birdhouse made from over 2,500 stray bullets recovered from hunting sites in Lebanon. New York City-based … Read More...

Pop-Up Mobile Urban Forest Sows Seeds of Change

Guerrilla gardens, including mobile gardens, are really a kind of pop-up with a message. For the town of Bristol’s Big Green Week, local residents created a pop-up Mobile Forest consisting of a fleet of a few dozen … Read More...

Fourth of July in the Garden or On the Balcony

July 2, 2012


Banner made from vintage fabrics from ArtToGo.

For years we hosted a huge barbecue in the front garden of our Connecticut house next to the park where the town launches its Fourth of July fireworks display.

We’d provide the main … Read More...

Man Builds and Lives in Giant Nest on Skyscraper

It’s not news, but it’s cool. Pedestrians on the ground below flocked to the scene when Dutch artist Benjamin Verdonck hatched the idea of building himself a giant bird’s nest in which he lived for six days on the facade

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Vegetable Lover Tattoos

June 29, 2012

You might enjoy growing your own vegetables, or maybe just wearing them.

Design your own wearable salad with this healthy set of eight tasty temporary vegetable tattoos created by Julia Rothman for Tattly™.

Set includes Broccoli, Corn, Tomato, Green Beans, … Read More...

Green Roofed Paris Shelter Offers WiFi and City Guides

Who isn’t looking for a small peaceful urban haven at which to chill out, check email, figure out what’s next?

For an urban development project commissioned by the city of Paris, JCDecaux, inventor of the “street furniture” concept of … Read More...

Mini Kitchen Garden Watered By Draining Dishes

June 28, 2012

The multifunctional Fluidity is a dish drying rack that at the same time cultivates a mini kitchen garden right on your countertop. Water recycled from draining dishes in the rack provides irrigation for two built-in mini herb or plant containers.… Read More...

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