November 11, 2013
As a lover of sustainable design, gardening, and environmentally friendly practices, I am always excited about projects that aim to reducing landfill by recycling, repurposing, and upcycling trash into useful and decorative wares.
Anu Tandon Vieira from The Retyrement Plan… Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Garden Art, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Reclaimed & Recycled
Tags: garden sculpture, kickstarter, landfills, recycled materials, repurposed tires, repurposed trash, Retrash book, sustainable design, upcycled for the garden, upcycling
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September 15, 2013
Here’s how to create an urban garden in a snap. A couple of friends, a designer, and two “produce evangelists” from Portland, Oregon (where else, right?) have joined forces to develop a Lego-like modular system for making easy-to-assemble raised beds… Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Garden Design, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, No-Dig Gardening, Raised Beds, Reclaimed & Recycled, Square-Foot Gardening, Urban Agriculture
Tags: mobile garden containers, modular containers, portable, recycled materials, snap together
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January 19, 2011
The sensual curves alone of Joel Escalona’s SoSo outdoor chaise or sun bed is enough to get your blood flowing.
Constructed of earth-friendly recycled woven fibers and metal, even if you never lie in it, just having the gorgeous shape … Read More...
Category: Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Outdoor Furniture, Reclaimed & Recycled
Tags: chaise lounge, outdoor furniture, recycled materials, sun bed
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July 2, 2010
Designed by Nicholas Groves-Raines of Groves-Raines Architects as an extension to the garden at Inverleith Terrace, Edinburgh, this sensually curving composting shed includes both a composting area and garden store.
The structure is constructed entirely from industrial concrete reinforcing bar … Read More...
Category: Composting, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Greening, Reclaimed & Recycled
Tags: architectural awards, garden sheds, green architecture, recycled materials
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May 13, 2010
The wind was so fierce that I nearly blew down the street Saturday en route to the BKLYN Designs show, then was blown away by the Katch Design Company’s Lucky Beam tables.
Inspired by the I-beams found in NYC subways, … Read More...
Category: Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Outdoor Furniture, Reclaimed & Recycled
Tags: Brooklyn Designs, New York City, recycled furniture, recycled materials, urban garden furniture
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September 7, 2009
The winner of the 2008–2009 INDEX: AIGA Aspen Design Challenge, “Designing Water’s Future,” is Joanna Szczepanska from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, selected for her urban gardening design, VeggiePatch. The Aspen Design Challenge is a biennial call to students … Read More...
Category: Composting, Container Gardening, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Green Walls, Hydroponics, Irrigation, No-Dig Gardening, Reclaimed & Recycled, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
Tags: drip irrigation, ecodesign, flood irrigation, food cycle, gray water, recycled materials, reduce eco-footprint, sustainable, Urban Agriculture, urban farming, urban gardening, vegetable gardening, vermicomposting
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