Posted July 22nd, 2011
by Lilly Kibble
A classic estate agent’s “balcony”, amounting to a three-inch ledge overlooking a busy road, hardly screams “kitchen garden”. For city dwellers, outdoor growing space comes at a hefty premium, but not everyone wants to spend years on the allotment waiting list.
Thankfully, a number of companies realise this and are coming up with ideas and products to help the urban vegetable grower. Prince Charles, as ever, is at the head of the charge. Next Sunday is his “Start Day”, comprising three different London events aimed at encouraging people to live more sustainably. Included are exhibits designed to help urban gardeners .
In Clarence House gardens – open to the public for free – visitors will discover how to grow organic produce in 11 sq ft patches. Around the corner Read full post…
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Posted August 8th, 2010
by Lilly Kibble
Growing Furniture is not a new concept, though I find this one particularly interesting. I read about it on dornob, and it is a bit short on actual DIY details, but I think that it would be fairly easy to re-construct Michel Bussien’s Growing Chair design with some perspex or Plexiglas. And when the chair is finished growing, the frame can be kept or removed….though I kind of like the idea of keeping it. What do you think?
All of these living furniture ideas (of which I have seen many over the years) I think need to be created with the idea that they are more about a message and design challenge or artistic endeavor than truly usable and practical furniture. Michel Bussien has his own Nature Manifesto that accompanies the idea behind this chair.
Having evolved from nature, we have gradually differentiated ourselves from it. Modern s
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