Fans of small-space living and/or admirers of cleverly designed products will appreciate the space-maximizing design of this “balcony table.”  (via Cosmoligne.com)
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Fans of small-space living and/or admirers of cleverly designed products will appreciate the space-maximizing design of this “balcony table.” 

(via Cosmoligne.com)

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Students from the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam designed “brick biotopes,” made from plaster and sand, which serve dual functions:  1) as bricks, and 2) as a home for house sparrows, which often nest in cracks. During the past 20 or so years, sparrow populations have declined in many European urban environments. The hand-crafted bricks’ design allows plants and wildlife to “co-exist with architecture.” This video shows how they’re made. (via Brick Biotopes at Milan Design Week | Design Milk)
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Students from the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam designed “brick biotopes,” made from plaster and sand, which serve dual functions: 

1) as bricks, and 2) as a home for house sparrows, which often nest in cracks.

During the past 20 or so years, sparrow populations have declined in many European urban environments. The hand-crafted bricks’ design allows plants and wildlife to “co-exist with architecture.”

This video shows how they’re made.

(via Brick Biotopes at Milan Design Week | Design Milk)

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“Half pots,” designed by Gerard Moline (who was involved with the design of this previously mentioned item), can perch on edges of stairs, tables, and other surfaces.
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“Half pots,” designed by Gerard Moline (who was involved with the design of this previously mentioned item), can perch on edges of stairs, tables, and other surfaces.

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hyperallergic: Stevie Famulari’s new Green Line series — currently on view at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota — has fashioned five “elegant” garments (an opera gown, an asymmetrical gown, a lawn coat, a wedding gown and a laced gown) that are seeded with living plants and will grow, change and reseed themselves over the course of their lifetimes. The garments are lined with waterproof material and are completely wearable. This is another great addition to both the wearable gardens and art categories of Gardens in Unexpected Places.
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hyperallergic:

Stevie Famulari’s new Green Line series — currently on view at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota — has fashioned five “elegant” garments (an opera gown, an asymmetrical gown, a lawn coat, a wedding gown and a laced gown) that are seeded with living plants and will grow, change and reseed themselves over the course of their lifetimes.

The garments are lined with waterproof material and are completely wearable.

This is another great addition to both the wearable gardens and art categories of Gardens in Unexpected Places.

Source: plainsart.org

What’s special about this [dish rack], is that it’s got these cute little containers at the bottom of the rack that houses herbs. Essentially, the residual water from the washed dishes trickles down to the plants to water them. (via Trio Eco-Friendly Dish Drier by Jordan Bailey » Yanko Design)
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What’s special about this [dish rack], is that it’s got these cute little containers at the bottom of the rack that houses herbs. Essentially, the residual water from the washed dishes trickles down to the plants to water them.

(via Trio Eco-Friendly Dish Drier by Jordan Bailey » Yanko Design)

Source: yankodesign.com

Perhaps a companion to this table? (chair designed by Zhuo Wang; via Yanko Design)
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Perhaps a companion to this table?

(chair designed by Zhuo Wang; via Yanko Design)

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Inax’s porcelain tiles, designed to be used indoors or out, can hold moss, among other things. (via Dent Cube | Design Milk) Related: Earlier Gardens in Unexpected Places post here about a different moss tile.
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Inax’s porcelain tiles, designed to be used indoors or out, can hold moss, among other things.

(via Dent Cube | Design Milk)

Related: Earlier Gardens in Unexpected Places post here about a different moss tile.

Source: design-milk.com

In Holland, the architectural firm MVRDV is designing a horticultural theme park: Inside the Flowerbed Hotel’s greenhouse shell, stacked volumes will hold 280 floral-themed rooms, a conference center, 22,600 square feet of flowerbeds, and parking. The spacious lobby will include public space (including a sprawling garden) for day visitors, a private area for hotel guests, and a mixed zone—all connected by a semi-public route. The goal is to submerse visitors in the greenhouse climate. [The] firm expects to include sustainable features such as sun collectors, windmills, and underground cool storage to maximize energy performance in spite of the glass skin. (via MVRDV Builds Hotel, Placing Guests Inside A Blooming Greenhouse | Co. Design)
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In Holland, the architectural firm MVRDV is designing a horticultural theme park:

Inside the Flowerbed Hotel’s greenhouse shell, stacked volumes will hold 280 floral-themed rooms, a conference center, 22,600 square feet of flowerbeds, and parking. The spacious lobby will include public space (including a sprawling garden) for day visitors, a private area for hotel guests, and a mixed zone—all connected by a semi-public route. The goal is to submerse visitors in the greenhouse climate. [The] firm expects to include sustainable features such as sun collectors, windmills, and underground cool storage to maximize energy performance in spite of the glass skin.

(via MVRDV Builds Hotel, Placing Guests Inside A Blooming Greenhouse | Co. Design)

Source: fastcodesign.com

utnereader: (via Designboom) Argentinian-born and German-based artist Tomás Saraceno’s “Cloud Cities” installation is currently on display at Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin… . These inflated, bubble and spider web-like gardens form communal ground between the earth and sky, aiding in the reorientation of physical representation of environmental influence.
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utnereader:

(via Designboom)

Argentinian-born and German-based artist Tomás Saraceno’s “Cloud Cities” installation is currently on display at Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin… . These inflated, bubble and spider web-like gardens form communal ground between the earth and sky, aiding in the reorientation of physical representation of environmental influence.

Source: utnereader