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...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Green & Sustainable, Reclaimed & Recycled
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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...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Herb Gardens, Irrigation, Reclaimed & Recycled
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June 26, 2012

Take one decommissioned bicycle wheel, insert a felt soil pocket between the wheel spokes, grab some wood and some bits of hardware and you’ve got yourself a rotating vertical garden.
In Rethinking the Wheel, Vanessa Nevers, a graduate student in … Read More...
Category: Creating, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Reclaimed & Recycled, Vertical Gardens
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June 21, 2012

For Perches and Pews, a student competition to design public benches for the London Architecture Festival 2012, designer Robert Johnson recycled an old oil drum into a rotating outdoor bench. To keep the seat steady when not in
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Category: Experiencing, Green & Sustainable, Outdoor Furniture, Reclaimed & Recycled
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May 1, 2012

Here’s a great way to extend and blend the boundaries between indoors and out. For a designer show house where I helped convert a potting shed into a Creative Garden Retreat, I upcycled ordinary terra cotta garden pots into … Read More...
Category: Creating, Lighting, Reclaimed & Recycled
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