Month: November 2013

Walk through the Edible Parterre

Overall design and concept are by Joy Froebel

This walkway is lined with beds of lush produce plants- herbs, fruit, veggies & companion plants to inspire and promote growing our own food in our home gardens.

These garden beds are a 21st century Australian version of parterre gardens . They are set out in near symmetry, but are edged with recycled metal railings in place of the traditional hedging . The beds are raised, and will envelop visitors as they walk to the entrance.

via Kitchen Garden Walk through the Edible Parterre » Bolin Bolin Gallery at Bulleen Art & Garden.

Break::The::Box

Frank Lloyd Wright ushered in Modernism when he began to design from geometric abstraction rather than traditional stylistic forms.

S. Lloyd Natof, furniture designer, woodworker and Wright’s great-grandson has a unique perspective on Wright’s furniture.

Toys | Harvard Gazette

Tadashi Tokieda drops a small cedar ball into an empty soup bowl and begins swirling the bowl on a tabletop with his hand.

As the bowl moves in circles, so does the ball.

“It’s not that I knew a piece of science and designed a simple toy to illustrate; I find a raw phenomena … interesting to children and professional scientists alike. Professional scientists may find it even more interesting than a child would. … Children and great professors of Harvard University can share the surprise.” said Radcliffe Fellow Tadashi Tokieda.
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