Grass is Greener

A garden installation by Sydney-based landscape architecture firm Habitation asks viewers to question whether the grass is indeed greener on the other side.

April 11th, 2011

The 11th Reford Gardens International Garden Festival in Quebec asked designers to create a garden installation responding to the keyword ‘Paradise’.

An Australian team – David Vago, Simone Marsh and Nick Brown of Sydney’s Habitation – was chosen as one of 3 practices to create an installation for this leading international festival.

Habitation’s winning entry was inspired by mankind’s relentless and often destructive pursuit of paradise.

As we exploit and ruin what’s around us in search of paradise, are we really looking for a figment of our imagination, an idea that doesn’t exist? Should we instead be finding paradise in what’s around us?

A simple construction of steel, timber and turf, the installation invites viewers to interact with it as they ask themselves if the grass really is greener on the other side.

A reimagined Grass is Greener will also feature at this year’s Reford Gardens International Garden Festival.

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HOSPITALITY :: A design double header with @Kori_i

HOSPITALITY :: A design double header with @Kori_icecream and @architectseat !

Kōri Ice Cream is here! A new ice cream parlour has opened in Melbourne that features retail interior design at its very best. With summer on its way, this new destination will wow both young and old and is certain to be the place to meet and gather. With outstanding icy products, and an interior design that is more than impressive, Kōri Ice Cream is a stand out on every level.

Ice cream has a special place in everyone’s life and now this cold sweet treat has an exciting new, purpose-designed home that pleases the eye while satisfying the cold treat cravings. Designed by the exemplary, and aptly named, Architects EAT, Kōri Ice Cream is certainly making a name for itself for excellent ice cream and stunning interior design.

Located in Hawthorn on busy Glenferrie Road, queues have been known to form just to taste the delicious and unusual flavours of ice cream but it’s upon arrival at the shop that the experience really begins. The outside hints at what is inside, the heritage façade is painted white with a large terracotta/red (Dulux Retro Disco) stripe on the side.

Words @janhenderson_
📸: Shannon McGrath

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