Growing Rings & Necklaces by HAF, Now Available

Talk about your green thumb. Or rather, finger. Hafsteinn Juliusson is an Industrial/Interior designer from Reykjavik, Iceland living and working in Milano, Italy who has come up with the idea of combining living organisms with sterling silver jewelry.




Growing Jewelry from HAF, designed by Hafsteinn Juliusson
Growing Rings and necklaces are a mix of jewelry and plant, couture and organism. The rings and pendants hold actual living greenery and are now available in limited production. This collection is a handmade product made in Iceland and all pieces are made out of molded silver.

The images you see below are available. Other sizes are available by special request.

The Rings:






The Necklaces:





Rings like the one shown above are available by special request only.
above photos by Harpa Hödd, Saga Sigurðardóttir and Sóley Þórisdóttir

It is important to take care of the Growing Jewelry. For best results water it only once every 5 weeks and be careful not to water too much. It’s also good to store the ring in deep freeze to preserve it. The moss can stay green for up to 8 - 12 months but Hafsteinn Juliusson takes no responsibility for that :)



The rings and necklaces can be purchased directly from the designer here.
Or from Gnr8.

Books Become Planters At Gartenkultur Of Italy

Gartenkultur of Italy has found a way to repurpose and recycle old hardback books. By drilling all the way through a book (or a stack of books glued together) adding a mesh net and some dirt, they become planters. Succulents, bonsai trees and other small greenery can happily live in these novel homes.



The pages do not get wet when watered because each book is covered with an insulating material. If the plant dies, you can simply put in a new one.





Making the planters in Italy:



Gartenkultur will soon be opening an online store, but for now you can order them (or have a custom one made from your favorite book) by contacting them directly.

Perhaps you will no longer need to talk to your plants since they may be doing some heavy reading of their own. Order them here.



Other creative uses for old books:

Re-bound Design turns old books into handbags.


The Book Sculptures of Mike Stilkey


The Book Book laptop cover