Step into the world of Japanese photographer Daisuke Hamada…
All images by Daisuke Hamada.
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“Like a vintage shop for plants”, Pre Loved Roots is a green oasis in the middle of Alexandria. They rescue unwanted plants, give them some love and then sell them out of a little greenhouse set over the canal. While I was there the girl was also propagating some succulents and caring for little vegetable seedlings. I’m about to move into a new place and I’m itching to splurge on new plants to add to my collection.
75-85 O’Riordan St, Alexandria Sydney. More details on their Facebook page.
All photographs by Sophia Kaplan & thanks Livy for the hot tip.
Welcome to the mean streets of Osaka (not really, this feels like the safest place on earth). Everything seemed to be in bloom – I can only imagine what cherry blossom season is like – and most homes and shopfronts have a pile of pot plants out the front. There is a strong connection to nature here, even in super urban cities like Osaka.
All photographs by Sophia Kaplan.
This growing light fixture is designed by Ryan Taylor of multidisciplinary studio O\I. It usually sets you back $448 (Canadian) but they have 15% off until May 31st. Get it here.
Thanks to Mel for sharing!
Artist and ceramicist Kim Jaeger has been creating these super cute ‘potheads’ since 2011.
Historia Films (a collaboration between photographer Mike Smith and blogger Laura Quattrocelli) have made a little film about Jaeger’s work. You can also check out an interview with her on The Design Files.
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My mother has a vase at home which reminds me of these potheads. It’s by Arab Australian artist Salwa El-Shaikh.
Photograph by Sophia Kaplan.
I love the plants (and clothes, and styling) in this lookbook for (now defunct) English brand Aubin & Wills’ spring 2012 collection. The photographs feature Blur’s bass guitarist Alex James and Romanian/ Canadian model Irina Lazereanu.
All images and video from Aubin & Wills.
Although Karl Blossfeldt’s botanical photogravures are his most famous work, he was also a well respected sculptor and professor of art. His interest in and eye for form and texture are evident in these images, which are striking in both the complexity of the subject and the simplicity of his photographic style. He used a homemade camera and had his work published in 1929 in his book Urformen der Kunst (Archetypes of Art).
Whitechapel Gallery in London is currently exhibiting a selection of his images until June 14, 2013.
All photographs by Karl Blossfeldt.
Recently I commissioned my friend Lucy Allen to create some of her quirky botanical drawings. Two as a gift for my boyfriend, two for me. Each plant has an animal lurking in it. Try and spot the squid, fish or squawking birds. I had them framed in pairs in dark wood, floating about an inch off the back.
The Secret Garden 