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A cute little garden idea from our friends over at Urban Gardens.
singapore garden festival > e-ga wins first place
For those of you who didn’t attend the 2010 Singapore Garden Festival which I’m tipping is most of you, our friends at Eckersley Garden Architecture took out first place with their incredible Fantasy Garden display. It’s easy to see why the guys won with this concept, it’s a magical textural treat for the senses. Kinda [...]
profile of the week > facade in ottawa
Now this is a hot facade, courtesy of our friends at Desire to Inspire we bring you another beauty, this time from John Donkin in Ottawa. It’s 1700 square feet and includes amongst other things, a visitors’ apartment which has been cantilevered sideways to create a shaded area in summer and a covered [...]
a little hurrah for our Paul
Ok so last weekend wasn’t all about Saturday in Design, we also had some eco peeps competing in the City to Surf. Apologies for the watermark but just wanted to share with you some stunning photos of our very own Paul Meredith who ran in the race and got quite a good time he tells [...]
SID > the event that was
For those of you who didn’t make it down to Melbourne for the latest Saturday in Design, shame. There were loads of great showrooms open and most people put on their proudest displays, dusted off their fancy pants and took their game face to work for what was not only a great business development event, [...]
Sat in Design > this weekend
Saturday in Design officially starts this Friday but the big action happens on Saturday. If you’re planning on being part of the fun don’t forget to drop in to see us here at Eco Outdoor in Burnley Street Richmond where we’ll be showcasing our latest outdoor designed furniture ranges for the 2010>11 season. We’ll also [...]
eco story > how porphyry is quarried
Porphyry is an igneous stone which consists of large grained crystals such as quartz, dispersed in a dense fine grained matrix. It’s a very dense volcanic stone which has a significant amount of colour variation.
In stone speak the word “igneous” comes from a Greek word for fire. Deep inside the [...]
a new spin on fresh flowers & herbs
Here’s one company who have put a refreshingly new spin on fresh flowers and herbs. We’d like you to meet Urban Crop, introduced to us by Lucy at The Design Files.
The philosophy behind Urban Crop is all about keeping your herbs and flowers alive. Instead of harvesting them – think tulips which have been hacked [...]
are you or do you know a sales superstar?
Don’t you wish your current job made you feel this happy? We know how you feel. So you’re probably looking through this site and thinking to yourself, ‘gee what a cracker of a company, I wonder how I could work for them….’ or better still you’re thinking to yourself, ‘I’d love to work for Eco, [...]
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