My husband Andrew recently moved into a new office with a nice big window, being a smart man he figured this was the perfect spot for a few plants. I would have been happy to fix him up with a fine selection (in fact I’d already bought a couple I thought he would like) but he had a vision of his own…
Which as it turns out is far cooler than anything I could have come up with.
First there's a Squid, in natural ink.
Which holds a Pachypodium.
The Sardine, in tomato sauce.
With an Aloe bowiea and a pair of Gasteria batesiana.
And finally the Coconut Jam.
With an Aloe divaricata.
Pretty darn cool I think. I wonder if I can get him to design another set for home?
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Super, super cool. Also: I love coconut jam.
ReplyDeleteSeriously? You really eat that stuff? We should have saved it for you instead of tossing it.
DeleteI've never had it from a can but I've made my own. The coconut jam toasts at Ping are incredibly delicious.
DeleteIf your cookies are any indication of your jam making skills then I'm sure your's probably is amazing.
DeleteVery very cool!
ReplyDeleteGlad you agree!
DeleteToo cool for school(house!) Did he find the cans and make these himself or find them somewhere?
ReplyDeleteShopped for the plants first, then the cans, and then designed the system for hanging them. I guess I should have mentioned that in the post!
DeleteSo simple and elegant! Now I want to see a succulent mobile, a la Alexander Calder!
ReplyDeleteIt kind of has a Calder feel doesn't it?
DeleteI'm glad to see you went with the "Fancy Quality" canned squid. Believe me, you don't want to go for the cheapest squid you can find. :)
ReplyDeleteThe next version of this design should be a mobile.
Interesting that you and Fifi think alike!
DeleteI want some coconut jam. I wonder if I can get some at Uwajimaya. Kudos to Andrew for coming up with a great hanging display.
ReplyDeleteI bet you can. We bought this selection at Fubon, a sort of local version of Uwajimaya.
DeleteHoly Smokes. That's cool.
ReplyDeleteI'll let him know you thought so!
DeleteThat Andrew: kinky cool and creative. He "completes" you?
ReplyDeleteKinky? You calling my husband kinky? (yes, he does)
DeleteI am so UNcool that I don't even associate the work "kinky" with its seamier side. Sorry, Andrew. I forced R to visit your blog to see these planters and now there is another fan.
DeleteI'm sure he wouldn't mind, either way!
DeleteYou did not like the Kaya? I am addicted to the stuff! My boyfriend's mom sends bags full of it every time someone in the family comes up from Malaysia, and still I always run out of it.
ReplyDeleteIn all honesty I was outside when he opened and emptied the containers so I didn't actually see or smell it. I can say that jams and jellies aren't my favorite things...
DeleteAwesome! I like how the Pachypodium is kind of squid shaped too.
ReplyDeleteHe planned it that way and will be glad to know somebody commented on it!
DeleteA very cool idea - did he provide drainage or does he plant to water sparingly?
ReplyDeleteNo drainage, he's using a teaspoon to water.
DeleteIs it the School House Electric building? I think I recognize the green house.
ReplyDeleteWow good eye! Yes it is, how do you remember that green house?
DeleteWell done, Andrew! Amazing how level it hangs. Big fans of sardines in this house. Squids too. Great little table Andrew has too. And if this new office is a promotion, well done again, Andrew!
ReplyDeleteI was a little doubtful that he could get them to hang level, but of course he pulled it off. That table is the original that they based this one on (http://www.schoolhouseelectric.com/home-and-office/furniture/owen-steel-end-table.html) I think it's pretty cool too.
Delete(not a promotion just a reconfiguration of the existing office spaces...he had been sharing a large office with his department managers)
Ãœber hip!
ReplyDelete:)
DeleteYou guys are both so creative! You should open your own shop a la Potted or Flora Grubb, but in Portland. No! Make that Austin.
ReplyDeleteI've dreamt of doing that, but then the reality of retail comes flooding back to me.
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