Retro hipsters have embraced the macrame tradition that I was brought up on during the 70s. Travelling along Melbourne’s - too cool for school – Brunswick Street in Fitzroy one will find a giant overscaled hanging planter x 2 in the front of hairdresser’s salon. I love the idea….its always fun to experiment with [...]
These planters caught my eye whilst waiting for fish and chips on St Georges Road in [...]
Now check this out: the guys at Boskke have teamed up with Jaguarshoes Collective in London’s East end to make indoor gardening rather hip indeed. Upside down ceramic planters are being wallpapered with bright bold retro prints. Products to be released onto the market in October. Just in time for Christmas. Are you wondering [...]
Images taken from Samantha Robinson website Can you believe that the barrel shapes above are garden stools made from porcelain? I have never seen any garden furniture quite like it. And the stools are robust – according to designer Samanatha Robinson. Its a relief to finally see such rich patterns and fabulous colours being [...]
OOO am loving the organic shapes of these contemporary planters that Garden Beet now has in stock – Tao. Designed by MyYour in Italy. The Tao Planters are available in a multitude of colours, two finishes: matt and gloss and three sizes. I am not really into these bright colours and high gloss [...]
My garden clock faces the street. And its all to do with the sheer frustration of designing public landscapes. Public areas are political. And political spaces are a nightmare for any designer.There are so many stakeholders and so many opinions that often the most skilled design team will create yet another blah blah space. Perhaps the [...]
Why aint there a flagship garden lifestyle centre in central London? Why has National Geographic got a spot on Regent Street and not a garden centre. Its going to happen soon enough, me thinks, as I cruise around London to see how Selfridges, Anthroloplogie and Liberty address their visual merchandising this xmas season. 6th Jan 2011. BINGO. Perhsam [...]
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers Madison Square Garden can seat 20,000 people for a concert. This blog was viewed about 67,000 times in 2010. If it were a concert [...]
This park bench aint narrow and upright. Jackie O’Shea designed a series of benches that allowed for true relaxation on a spring sunny day. She understands the park users needs. Located in Melbourne Australia these resting spots are dotted along a creek abutting a large road corridor. These photos were taken around 2003 so I [...]
Thank god I was playing around on twitter yeserday. One of my customers decided to share his lounge room. And now his lounge is on my blog. How fab-ba-lis-tic is this white white house with those green green lush plants? They are planted in a Woolly Pocket. Very beautful. And a very London look as well [...]
