Author Archives: Jen @ Eco Outdoor

books as planters . . what the?

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Gartenkultur of Italy drilled holes in hardback books, puts in some mesh, and paints the pages with an insulating layer so that the pages won’t get wet, fills up the hole with soil and plops in a plant. It’s a bit meta, since, of course, books are made from trees, and now trees are growing [...]
Written by Jen @ Eco Outdoor. Posted on June 30, 2011. Filed under garden art. 2 Comments.

handmade italian cotto > slow flooring

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For those of you traditionally considering natural stone outdoors, here’s a little something to wrap your peepers around. Handmade Italian Cotto is one of our more specialty products. We source it from an old school Italian cotto factory where each piece is carefully crafted by hand and left to dry out naturally in the sun. [...]
Written by Jen @ Eco Outdoor. Posted on June 16, 2011. Filed under eco outdoor, eco training videos, terracotta tiles. Tagged , , , , , , , . No comments.

organic style comes standard with material teddy

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Okay so the people over at Yellowtrace have been checking out the ‘This Way’ exhibition by the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands staged as part of Milan Design Week. If you haven’t run your peepers over the content at Yellowtrace, now would be a good time. One of the things they’ve presented as part [...]
Written by Jen @ Eco Outdoor. Posted on May 31, 2011. Filed under design events, design exhibitions. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.

bathing granite

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A spiffy new residence which was freshly baked and delivered into our inbox via Design Milk is this striking modern sensation from Fitt De Felice. Elida De Felice and Kylie Fitt have been in the business for over 20 years and been published in loads of really important books and architectural collections. Both ex- SJB [...]
Written by Jen @ Eco Outdoor. Posted on April 13, 2011. Filed under architecture, bathroom design & accessories, granite pavers. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , . No comments.

pet architect launches in edinburgh

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A cute little idea we saw on Springwise this morning about a new architectural site which launched last week in Edinburgh > Springwise writes . . . As anyone who has undertaken renovation or construction in the past will know, the world of architectural specifications and planning permissions can be an overwhelming prospect. Hoping to [...]
Written by Jen @ Eco Outdoor. Posted on April 7, 2011. Filed under architecture, useful design tools. Tagged , , , , . No comments.

a modern granite adds the finishing touch

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Tamizo Architects is small group of young and talented designers from Poland who practice across disciplines of architecture, interiors, applied graphics and industrial design. This is what they have to say about their work: We are mainly interested in ambitious projects whose source is simplicity and functionality. We act according to the philosophy that ‘less [...]
Written by Jen @ Eco Outdoor. Posted on April 6, 2011. Filed under architecture, granite pavers, houses. Tagged , , , , , , . 2 Comments.

outdoor showers make a splash

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The Outdoor Stylist is going to be featuring some of the best outdoor showers and we’re going to tag along [literally] and follow the feature to bring you some of the hottest outdoor water features for the outdoors. Here’s a taster to get you started. .jwsharethis a {margin: 0 10px 0 0; text-shadow: 0 0 [...]
Written by Jen @ Eco Outdoor. Posted on April 3, 2011. Filed under bathroom design & accessories, outdoor bathing, water feature. Tagged , , . No comments.

rolling stone landscapes cleans up at mifgs

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Well the winners of Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show have been announced and our friends at Rolling Stone Landscapes have cleaned up! The team won 4 awards > The Gold Medal, The Best in Construction, The Best in Design and The Best in Show. Not bad for a few boys north of the border. [...]
Written by Jen @ Eco Outdoor. Posted on March 31, 2011. Filed under design events, garden design, landscape designers. Tagged , , , , , , . No comments.

australian garden in chelsea

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The Chelsea Flower show, also known as the “Mount Everest” of the gardening world, is coming up in late May. This year Australian Landscape designer, Jim Fogarty has been invited to craft an Australian show garden telling the metaphorical story, “The Journey of Water” The design will feature specialised Australian plant species and explore the [...]
Written by Jen @ Eco Outdoor. Posted on March 31, 2011. Filed under design exhibitions, garden design, landscape designers. Tagged , , . No comments.

armadillo & co comes to eco

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Following the  launch of their first collections of hand woven floor rugs under the Armadillo & Co banner, collaborators Jodie Fried and Sally Pottharst have expanded their product offer. Working with new communities of artisans in India who specialise in finer weaves for new smaller items, the company has created two new collections: Table Top, [...]
Written by Jen @ Eco Outdoor. Posted on March 30, 2011. Filed under homewares, interior design. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.