With the aestetics of asian culture and the ability to use earth or rather soil to dye fabric miss Hyun Jin Jeong has created some rather exquisite textiles. She comments on her work on the St Martin textile blog: My vision of textile futures is the re-discovery of everyday materials from nature. There are many different natural materials that were once used but are now forgotten. I think rediscovering these materials and using them wisely is essential for a sustainable future.
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I cant open one eye. My back hurts. My throat. I think Im coming down with something. But it’s spring and I can feel it! Want to throw away my shoes and jacket, put on some sandals and a dress and go walking by the beach…or rather just lay down on the beach and sleep. I bough a trensh yesterday on Etsy. I have been looking at it for months…fantastic cut! Need to buy some carrot cream to prepare the skin for the sun – I adore the packaging, and also some eco products from the home. Want to redo our living room to a fun playground for all and I am also considering buying tons of plants and just randomly place them, effortlessly by the window and dont make so much fuss about it.
Your old tires aint workin no more? This is a very cool way to reuse them among all the other excellent ways ive seen. I guess this got me cuase with the green grass and all it just lightens up the grey city. Plus kids can play and jump on them. Which reminds me of how much I want to change career and start drawing playgrounds.
So this weekend it was pooring down the whole saturday so we went to IKEA and bought some orchids for the two beautiful vases I got from my sister. Manage not to break them from Stockholm to Barcelona! They are just so pretty. On my wish list for the lovely green color there is also these plates from Jason Polan, the garden journal at this etsy shop and the herb mill. I wish I had a herb garden though…
Recycle garbage and make cute signs: from lovely blogger Me and Alice.
Ateranvand gammalt skrap och gor sota skyltar utav: fran underbara bloggare Me and Alice.
Modern solutions:
Smart homes:We dont want the speaking fridge but what we do applaude it when service, technique and care goes hand in hand. For example, alarms, locks and surveilance is taken care of and superviced from you mobile and can be stored in your computer. A heating system that regulates itself dipending on the needs of the owner. A system that works remote controlled with one device for all the entertainment in the home such as tv and internet.
Green thumb: The intrest for gardens and greens are enourmous and you dont need to live in a villa in order to live out your passion for getting dirt under your nails! The new trend is urban farming, comunity farming and farming on your balcony. You want to grow your own veggies!
Energy efficiant: Houses that are so well isolated that they in principle does not use any energy at all. More people are looking to produce their own energy through suncells, using the wind etc. Heating is done with the help of sun catchers and pellets. New EU directives makes demands that makes it allmost impossible to build houses that are heated with electricity – practically banned
Flexibility: If you are one week a big family with 4 kids and every other week just 2 adults then it would be good to be able to open up or seperate room for example with movable walls, sliding doors and hidden sleeping cots. Today in Sweden the norms and rules of reconstruction your house are very details and complicated and puts a stop to all personal solutions. Read the rest of this entry »
Urban farming is a trend we’ve been following for years, but between the recession and the recent focus on sustainability, it’s showing no sign of slowing down. The latest spotting? French Bacsac, which offers a line of geotextile bags that can be used to transform any space into a growing, living garden.
The Bacsac is a lightweight and portable bag that can be used indoors or out, on terraces, balconies, rooftops and yards. Users simply fill the permeable bags with soil—there are versions in round pot shapes as well as divided squares for larger, modular gardens—and plant to their heart’s content. The bags are made of double-walled and fully recyclable geotextile fabric that maintains the necessary balance between air, soil and water; it’s also resistant to sun, frost and tears. Pot-sized Bacsacs range from 3- to 150-litre sizes, with hanging and window-box styles also available. Bacsquares range in size from two to 16 interior compartments. Custom sizes are also available. With prices starting at about EUR 15 for a 3-litre pot, Bacsac products are available at a variety of retailers worldwide.
from SPRINGWISE
If you live in Barcelona you can buy them here:
C/ Sant Gervasi De Cassoles, 56 08022 Barcelona, Spain 93 418 53 18
www.floresacanto.com
and there are also these shops on-line:
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