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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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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January 3, 2015
The Life of Plants is proof that you can’t tell a book by its cover. Flip it open to reveal the soil from which sprouts a living, breathing, narrative.
Designer Yasuko Furukawa’s planter/flower pot thrives incognito, at home among the … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Indoor Gardening
Tags: Ambiente, BlogTourAmbiente, containers, design fairs, Frankfurt, Japanese design, Modenus, planters
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Art in the City’s 16 inch balloon dog figurines.
