My Urban Garden Deco Guide

 Love this outdoor garden light that has lightscaping value and unsurprinsingly won a Red Dot award! It can also be used as seat or table... and be fitted with a series of color alternatives.[More lighting options  HERE, Outdoor garden and patio lighting]

By Josep Lluís Xuclà for DAB, Barcelona, Spain
'Empty is an outdoor light and the first in a series of lamps in different sizes. It has a metal structure and is available in rust or silver. The light source is a TC-F 1x36W 2G10, which provides indirect light. Empty is more than a simple light source, it is a sculpture with a variety of applications, which can be used as a seat to relax or in a group as a table. As such, it has a very pleasant light. Furthermore, the light can be filtered by different colours to emphasise certain zones or serve as a guiding light.

Empty has been designed for use in a natural surrounding.

The rust variant integrates completely into all kinds of gardens.

I was checking out the aluminum lounger below...when this led me to discover Francesc Rife.

At the young age of 39 he is responsible for a number of products that make the success of Gandia Blasco. He also works for Samoa , and IZ is a line rich with sun loungers, chairs, stools, sun chaises , tables and this lounger.

Check out more at STYLEPARK - [ More outdoor and  garden furniture HERE]

I am in total shock over the events in India and feel it even more important we value calm, loving surroundings that we are very privileged to enjoy!

I found this great outdoor fire-pit designed by http://www.insidethegreenroom.co.uk
... they designed this outdoor space [as others they to their credit] with a real sense of gathering.

My grand parents and my  mother were interior designers and forged my view on what is good decorating.I believe its ultimate value is not to show of money or means or even trendiness but to make your place one people will be happier in.

http://www.insidethegreenroom.co.uk   deliver on that and that is great.

 Just discovered Fueradentro : ' a young design furniture label based on the Prinsengracht canal in Amsterdam. A city where progressive attitudes go hand in hand with its rich cultural traditions.' They have 3 lines of outdoor furniture plus an interesting-if not revolutionary- line of outdoor 'art'.

Bloom by Hugo Post are outdoor paintings, handpainted acrylic on waterproof mdf.A three dimensional bouquet of roses, each individually hand painted . The BLOOM collection paintings are equally suitable for exterior or interior use. Painted using acrylic paste, which is resistant to any kind of European weather.

Available in different shades, the paintings are a limited edition and are individually numbered.

As the X mas season comes closer, the question of gifts creeps up! Unless you are a very fortunate big bonus banker [hmmm] the 'urban tree  house' below may be a bit expensive but it is an idea: why not up the game in the garden and make it a better paradise for the kids? I was at the beautiful LIBERTY store in London over the week-end and saw great books about very accessible treehouses.

This variation seen on Mocoloco.com

'+ The fourx4 playground playscape designed by Nocturnal Design Lab at eye candy. "Conceived as a suburban tree house (where the landscape is often devoid of large trees), four x 4 becomes an abstraction of nature on multiple levels.".'

I guess for any brand, being accepted for product placements in a Bond movie is something of an event.So congratulations to Dedon' s leaf lounger which appears ( not though at its best) in a scene of the new Bond.

Dedon have a fabulous site with great /inspiring shots of the 2009 collections they previewed at Maison et objet.

It is worth the visit: www.dedon.de. [ More outdoor and  garden furniture HERE]

  Juampi Sammartino  from Argentina created this  brilliant 'cisca: urban seat' which incorporates a section for poted plants. The pictures speak for themselves

www.juampisammartino.blogspot.com/

[ More outdoor and  garden furniture HERE]

An original prototype of this classic 60s design will be a highlight of the Cold War Modern exhibition at the V & A (Victoria and Albert museum in London). Designed by Peter Ghyczy, the chair was eventually mass produced in East Germany and is one of the few design products of the Cold War era, sold in both East and West. Celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year the chair is now produced by Felix Ghyczy, the designer's son. Suitable for use in the garden. Only available for sale online  in yellow 09

You know change is becoming maistream when the BBC decides to dedicate a series in prime time on the issue...

And that is what the BBC is doing with the new show : Get Wild about your garden [trailer here]

It is about making the urban garden space wild again, unsophisticated and full of creepy crawlies!

I am of those who strongly believe cows and mini farms are coming back to cities!