July 14, 2015
You might say that French sculptor Francis Benincà was ahead of the curve. As a teenager Benincà worked alongside his father building sculptural “bubble houses” which strongly influenced the designs of the environmental sculptures Benincà creates today.
His father, Antonio … Read More...
Category: Creating
Tags: BlogTour, BlogTour Milan, land art, Modenus, public spaces
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March 14, 2015
Art in the City’s 16 inch balloon dog figurines.
On my recent trip to the Ambiente design fair, I spotted some balloon-inspired designs–furniture and objects which brought back fond memories of those iconic balloon sculptures of my childhood. Looks like … Read More...
Category: Finding, Garden Art, Gifts, Outdoor Furniture
Tags: Ambiente 2015, appropriation art, ballon-inspired designs, balloon dog-inspired, balloon sculptures, BlogTour, BlogTourAmbiente, design fairs, Dutch design, Frankfurt, funny furniture, indoor-outdoor design, Jeff Koons, Marcel Wanders, Messe Farankfurt, Modenus BlogTour, outdoor seating, whimsical design
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March 6, 2015
Never before have garden hoses been this glamorous.
Swedish company, Garden Glory, brings high style into the garden with their colorful fashion-forward garden hoses that hang out on whimsical antler-shaped wall mounts. Put them in your garden and you’ll soon … Read More...
Category: Finding, Water
Tags: Ambiente, BlogTour, BlogTourAmbiente, fashionable garden accessories, Frankfurt, Garden Glory, garden hoses, Swedish design
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March 3, 2015
Distilling down the top trends and themes from an international design fair the size of 60 football fields (that’s 1300 tennis courts) is not a simple endeavor. Nonetheless, as I trekked in Frankfurt in mid-February through the massive design fest … Read More...
Category: Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Outdoor Furniture, Reclaimed & Recycled, Travel
Tags: Ambiente, Ambiente 2105, BlogTour, BlogTourAmbiente, faux wood, German Design, Messe Frankfurt, Modens BlogTour, outdoor pillows
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February 12, 2015
I continue to be enamoured with Italian lighting design brand Bulbo, whose fashionably functional pieces I featured during my last BlogTour to Milan Design Week in April 2014.
Bulbo will be exhibiting their design-centric LED-powered vegetable garden systems at LOFT,… Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Finding, Great Finds, Herb Gardens, Indoor Gardening, Lighting, Travel
Tags: Ambiente 2015, BlogTour, BlogTourAmbiente, Bulbo lighting, LED plant lighting, Modenus, Modenus BlogTour, Plant Lighting
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February 2, 2015
The United States will soon be exporting a bit of America to Frankfurt, Germany where it is this year’s partner country at Ambiente, one of the world’s most important design trade shows.
American designer Scott Henderson’s Bud Vase for … Read More...
Category: Composting, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Food & Entertaining, Gifts, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Green Gadgets, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Indoor Gardening, Lighting, Travel, Urban Agriculture
Tags: Ambiente 2015, Ambiente Frankfurt 2015, BlogTour, BlogTourAmbiente, Design Trade Fair, Frankfurt, German Design, green design, Messe Frankfurt, Modenus, Modenus BlogTour, Scott Henderson, tabletop planters
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June 30, 2014
What was once an historic movie theater within the green Parco Trivisio of Milan’s fashionable Brera design district, debuted last year as a secret garden and wellness concept lab for Gessi, the Italian Private Wellness Company.
Photo: Gessi
Appropriate to … Read More...
Category: Experiencing
Tags: BlogTour, BlogTour Milan, Gessi, Salone di Mobile 2014
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April 22, 2014
I ran my hands across its smooth, solid surface, and fell instantly in love. Dekton at Salone del Mobile welcomed my touch as I embraced its strength and sheer brawn, its steadfast tolerance of anything under the sun, including the … Read More...
Category: Decks, Patios, & Paths, Finding, Privacy: Walls & Screens
Tags: BlogTour, Dekton, Eurocucina, Mialn, Salone del Mobile, solid surface material
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April 21, 2014
Photo: Haupt and Binder.
From the street, one would never guess that a magnificent narrative of Venetian history, art, and culture was hidden behind centuries-old plaster walls and a set of wooden doors marked 3201.
Pass through the entrance, and … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Experiencing, Garden Design, Lifestyle, Travel
Tags: BlogTour, BlogTour Milan, Italian palace gardens, Venice garden design. Contessa Anna Barnabò, Venice garden hostory, Venice garden tours, Venice gardens, Venice palace tours, Venice tourism, Venitian palaces
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April 2, 2014
Fuorisalone is where Angelo Grassi’s Ortofabricca will be on view.
I’m packing for my trip to Milan Design Week where I will be joining a stellar team of eleven design bloggers on the Modenus BlogTour. From Milan, I’ll report back … Read More...
Category: Experiencing, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, shopping, Travel, Vertical Gardens
Tags: Angelo Grassi, BlogTour, BlogTourMilan, Fuorisalone, Milan, Modenus, Salone del Mobile
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