
Erica Weiner's eco-minded jewelry creations emit just the right mix of cute, clever and earth-friendly. Case in point: these Terrarium Necklaces, which are actually vintage watchmakers' vials carefully planted with two tiny living specimens of moss — royal pool moss at the base and reindeer moss curling upwards. Charcoal at the base of the plant keeps the little ecosystem......read more
Brooklyn-based artists Edina Tokodi and József Vályi-Tóth, aka Mosstika, have made it their mission to liven up the cold streets of New York City with doses of green. The eco-minded guerrilla art collective, whose work we recently spotted at Flavorwire, create living street art in the form of moss installations representing animal figures and camouflage outgrowths. "We......read more
Nothing like a little mossy microcosm to add a calming effect to a room. This Moss Terrarium Bottle from Uncommon Goods brings the tranquility of the outdoors inside. Housed in a recycled wine bottle, the terrarium features three types of moss, along with soil, drainage materials and a bamboo chopstick for shifting things around. It looks so nice and cozy, you may just want to climb in for a......read more
"I raised my head. The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky--seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness." - Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness The Congo, Africa's volatile beating heart, has for centuries represented a vast unknown to the Western imagination. Irish......read more