Crocheted Chairs and Planters Emulate Nature

February 7, 2013

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Designer Ruth Fore artistically crochets wire into stunning one of a kind chairs, planters, and garden sculptures.

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In a process similar to biomimicry, where design emulates patterns in nature, Fore examines the characteristics and possibilities of raw materials, handcrafting unique … Read More...

Save Space: Hang Up Your Garden

February 6, 2013

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StudioGorm, whose very cool “living” Flow Kitchen we previously featured, has unleashed its creativity again in the design of Peg Garden, a space-saving grouping of cedar elements that, when not being used, can hang out of the way on Read More...

User-Designed Table Using Recycled Wine Bottles

January 30, 2013

 

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In part a celebration of the social aspects of wine, Brazilian designer Tati Guimarães created Dvinus as an interactive user experience that forces one to contemplate reusing otherwise disposable objects for a sustainable design.

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Dvinus is a collection of … Read More...

Sit Around a Flower Vase

January 20, 2013

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Here’s a piece of fantasy multi-tasking furniture. With its central blown glass vase, designer Roberto Lazzeroni’s Large Flower bench for Ceccotti Collezione offers seating and a way to display flowers. 

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I love how the bench does double duty circling the … Read More...

Gardening Chair Offers Mobility for Aging Green Thumbs

January 18, 2013

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Many gardeners will continue to dig in and garden well into their golden years, but let’s face it, squatting and kneeling down doesn’t usually get easier with age. California designer Han S. Hong’s concept for an OXO gardening chair is … Read More...

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