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sunday newsletter
a designboom.com publication
October 2011, 23
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every sunday we choose a topic from the vast archive of designboom,
today: urban gardening
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krstyna pojerova: glass greenhouse lamp
published 10.10.11
the light has been created to satisfy the desire to grow fresh herbs within an urban kitchen.
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LEGO greenhouse at london design week 2011
published 09.20.11
made entirely of LEGO bricks, the form features a pitched roof that looks like an ordinary suburban glasshouse.
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jailmake: plantable garden table at london designersblock 2011
published 09.16.11
a table which aims to reintroduce nature back into the experience of gathering, preparing, cooking and eating a meal.
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haldane martin: wallflower vertical garden system
published 03.03.11
the modular system is made up of wall mounted planters that come in three different sizes - designed for the differing soil depth requirements for a range of vegetables - that create a hexagonal pattern, greening the concrete jungle of the city.
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offecct: green projects at stockholm furniture fair 2011
published 02.09.11
the 'oasis' concept brings together a group of designs, which in combination with flowers and plants, are meant to enhance and add value to one's interior environment as well as improve indoor air quality.
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az & mut: hanging gardens + tutrix
published 01.31.11
paris-based studio az & mut explores at-home balcony gardening.
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az & mut: eco urban gardening with cavalier, teddy and pli pots
published 01.31.11
az & mut's collection features a number of solutions for urban and balcony gardening.
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atelier gras: eethuis - green scaffolding
published 01.07.11
charmingly translated to literally mean 'eat house', the project consists of plastic produce crates, mesh and packed soil to grow vegetables along its structure.
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growingcity: urban agriculture
published 10.10.10
the design proposals imagine an alternate possibility, one in which urban dwellers can grow their own food - expanding the economic base of the city, connecting people to a natural food cycle, and reducing food cost while increasing food quality.
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'spiral garden' by benet dalmau + saida dalmau + anna julibert + carmen vilar - iida awards 2010
published 10.06.10
the light mesh structure is a spiraling green space which provides a place for urban gardening, encourages social interaction between neighbors and serves as a place to lock up your bike.
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caroline prisse: seated garden
published 09.13.10
the chair is made from a sturdy, wooden construction which has 'pockets' in which plastic pots are placed and used to house and grow plants or produce.
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soil table by ori mishkal
published 07.31.10
the 'soil table' is a bit of a disturbing object, where one is accompanied by the strange feeling of plants on the hips when sitting at the table.
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set + drift: shopping cart farming
published 05.21.10
this experimental project uses abandoned and repurposed shopping carts as the main tool in growing portable gardens. in doing this, the goal was to create a replicable model for urban cultivation and pocket farms.
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gionata gatto: 'urbanbuds' portable garden
published 05.14.10
a new way to use public spaces and meet new neighbors through the activity of urban agriculture.
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bag for plants
published 02.02.10
BACSAC is an alternative solution to avoid the constraints of creating a roof garden in town.
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