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‘Hiro’ as he’s known to locals is a Melbourne Based artist who I met on Monday. Born in Yokohama Japan, Twoone moved to Australia when he was 18 and quickly became a prominent part of the local street art scene. The artworks above are a small selection of some new and old pieces… beautiful lines,

The divine contemporary jewellery of Alidra Alic. ‘The jewellery pieces are statements of art and are worn by those who dare’. Thanks to Catkin and Teasel where I stumbled upon this incredible artist. 

An apartment building in Frankfurt, Germany Cacti garden Tropical with matching curtain. Thanks Maddie

photo credit: Miss Carolina Robinson x

baths aren’t so bad grass taking over our house sunshine in the courtyard 

These are just some of the prints from the very talented ladies at the boutique screen printing studio Ink & Spindle. I’ve been keeping an eye on these ladies through their blogging and they’ve been a great inspiration. Ink & Spindle design and produce their own range of ethical and sustainable textiles. Tegan Rose and

Click on the above and below pictures for the growing animation  Yes you’re looking at a font that grows! Haim Organic is a project by Israeli artist Tirza Ben Porat which was influenced by Gaston Bachelard’s “The Poetics of Space” in which it is stated that “inhabited space transcends geometrical space”. Tirza decided to check

These guys have taken a simple idea and made it work really well. Blik create removable wall graphics. They are unique, affordable and you simply stick them to the wall and peel them off when you’ve had enough.They have an extensive collection of designs to choose from, and you can DIY if custom is your

One Way Structure 7 Horizontal Lines One Way Structure Horizontal Verticals Organic Highway Memorial Grove for Elm Trees Mikael Hansen is a Danish artist whose body of work includes sculpture, paintings, indoor installations and mixed media. The photos above however are so called ‘earth-art’ or ‘landart’ installations at outdoor settings in Denmark, other parts of

I have discovered the house of my dreams! Wilkinson Residence is in Portland, Oregon and was designed to feel a part of the natural landscape whilst also addressing the flow of music as the owner was a music lover.  Completed in 2004,  The house reminds me of Frank Lloyd Wrights Fallingwater which I had the privilege of

Bob De Graaf has created a new order of species by combining animals and objects. Displayed in the style of a scientific catalogue, the work draws parallels between nature and mundane household trinkets, creating a witty effect. “This is a catalogue of different parts of animals and objects that I found in my surroundings. My

MyPotholes is a clever photography concept which came about after the artists – Claudia Ficca & Davide Luciano, had a ‘sudden collision with a canyon sized crater of a pothole’ which cost $600 in repairs. MyPotholes turns a useless pothole into a source of humour and creativity. I love the gardening one as pictured below.

The furniture collection below is by London based designer Asif Khan who used freeze-dried flowers from a common plant found around London – Gypsophila. The collection is called ‘Harvest’ and it was a part of the Designers in Residence program at the Design Museum London.

Where can I get these bottles? So many succulents in one place My living room is starting to resemble this one… especially since I got home from the flower show.This floral display was a bit left of centre, not as pretty as others but so much more interesting. Now to find out more about Ceclia

Karin Nussbaumer’s photography is about creating stories. “My imagination takes me to places that are not easy to find in real life so I create them”. His work is often a collaboration with Frank Visser from studio IJM – the creative collective based in the Netherlands where I found Fedor’s String Gardens. The dreamy photographs

String Gardens by Fedor van der Valk started two years ago as an IJM project (a creative collective based in Amsterdam). The beautiful objects below are a variation of Kokedama – a Japanese art where plants are covered with moss and placed in a bowl. The objective of Fedor’s String Gardens is to bring plants

Nienke Sybrandy is a Netherlands based artist who’s works arise from observations of daily life. Many of her works feature elements of nature as shown here, with more on her website. All text and images below are from http://www.nsybrandy.nl/ Natural ingredients improve the quality of personal grooming products. They refer to beauty and health and

How can we do something similar with bananas?

Behind the beach In the rainforest

Azuma Makoto is a Japanese rock musician turned florist come artist. He has exhibited works in Tokyo, Paris, Milan and New York to name a few and he runs his own boutique flower shop in Tokyo’s Ginza district called ‘Jardins Des Fleurs’ http://www.jardinsdesfleurs.com/ Pictures from azumamakoto.com and his blog http://amkk.blog.so-net.ne.jp/

Helmut Smits is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in The Netherlands. Nature and plant life is a recurring theme in many of his sculpture and commissioned pieces. Title: Football stadiumYear: 2002Materials: fruit crate boxes, fruit, wood, stands, halogen work lights, grass carpetDimensions:L 450 cm W 350 cm H 170 cm photo: Madeleine Heijmans Title: Football

The home made compost gives Jade a home The calm before the storm. 2pm Saturday March 6

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