February 7, 2014

I don’t know about you, but when I hear the words “garden shed,” I don’t immediately picture a gorgeous, sleek and impossibly well-designed structure.
So I thought it was pretty great that for the Woodlands Community Garden Club in Vancouver, … Read More...
Category: Finding, Shade
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January 31, 2014

Italian designer and artist, Marcantonio Raimondi Malerba, echos my feelings exactly when he says (my translation), “I never give up irony; irony is a serious matter. If a good idea is also fun, I cannot resist bringing it to life.”… Read More...
Category: Finding
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January 21, 2014
Photo from The Method Case
You may not get your kids to eat their veggies, but you may get them to eat with their veggies. No, the knives above are not edible. They are part of a collection of biodegradable … Read More...
Category: Finding, Food & Entertaining, Green & Sustainable, Reclaimed & Recycled
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January 11, 2014

If there were ever a design that was truly indoor-outdoor, it’s this one. Bliss is a magnetic planter that couldn’t decide if it was an indoor or outdoor container. So it decided to be both, and then some.

Made of … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Herb Gardens, Indoor Gardening
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January 4, 2014

Here’s an idea I love that’s at the intersection of urbanization, design, and nature.

Brike is series of modular bricks that together serve as a habitat for urban wildlife. The collection includes bee houses, birdhouses, insect hotels, and planters that … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Finding, Green & Sustainable
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