http://blog.designpublic.com Fresh New Design Featured Often Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:22:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was so excited to see that New Canaan Connecticut is making great strides in preserving its inventory of modern homes (think The Ice Storm, The Harvard Five, modernhousenotes). The New York Times reports today that "Modern Homes Survey: New Canaan Connecticut" is now available online. Lose yourself in this ... http://blog.designpublic.com/2009/07/02/new-canaan-preservation-update/ Did you overplant your veggie garden in an overzealous micro-local food movement frenzy this year? Do you want to plant a vegetable garden but wonder what you'll do with 25 cucumbers all at once? These are not problems. Check out Plant a Row for the Hungry at gardenwriters.org to find ... http://blog.designpublic.com/2009/07/02/extra-veggies-dont-fret/ In a continuing attempt to find green products that are right under my nose, I'm concentrating on art this week. Here are a few of my favorite sustainable products for adorning your walls: Columbia Forest Products Alexander Girard PLYprint® - Love Heart: In collaboration with the estate of Alexander Girard, and Pfeiffer ... http://blog.designpublic.com/2009/07/01/green-product-of-the-week-art-for-your-walls/ A friend of ours up in Maine told us where he was working on a house so we went and checked it out. At the edge of the forest where the dark, moss-covered spruce trees meet the cliffs of the rugged coastline, Marty's house is perched on a bunch of ... http://blog.designpublic.com/2009/06/30/montys-house/ I love this use of beautiful reclaimed wood. This is from Flickr member laurasmera. Wait, that name sounds familiar, I'm having serious deja blog right now, I think laurasmera has made it to favorites before. I just hope it wasn't this image! Back to the photo, I would never be able ... http://blog.designpublic.com/2009/06/26/flickr-faves-on-fridays-10/ Is it just me, or is this peacock turning up a lot lately? This one is in the July/August Elle Decor: While the peacock is beautiful, I'd rather have a LIVE peacock strolling the grounds of my estate than a dead stuffed one up on a ladder in my living room. ... http://blog.designpublic.com/2009/06/25/design-drinking-game-ubiquitous-peacock/ In a continued effort to find environmentally friendly design right under my nose, I present the Netto Collection Moderne Dresser. I've been rather obsessed with all things David Netto since that iconic Ione Skye issue of Domino. It has influenced my personal style so much, from the doughnut phone to ... http://blog.designpublic.com/2009/06/24/green-product-of-the-week-netto-collection-moderne-dresser/ In case you missed it, here's a great link to Aparment Therapy's Complete Composting Guide. I've been thinking of getting a worm composter for my brother for his birthday and did not know where to start. Lo and behold, I was browsing AT and all my questions were answered. Check ... http://blog.designpublic.com/2009/06/23/its-easy-being-green-composting/ Do you have a favorite outdoor space? Please share it with us; I'd love to amass a whole bunch of photos and share them with everyone. Please post a link to your picture in the comments section. Also, we'd love to see it in our Fresh New Spaces group on ... http://blog.designpublic.com/2009/06/23/outdoor-spaces/ One really cool thing that happened in Maine last week was the lighting of Robert Indiana's EAT sign atop the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland Maine. Best known for its incredible Wyeth exhibits,  the Farnsworth does a great job of keeping up with the art world, and is finally honoring one ... http://blog.designpublic.com/2009/06/22/robert-indiana-in-rockport-maine/