Drought-friendly lawns, gangsta gardener, Aeron chair

Hosted by Frances Anderton Apr. 04, 2017

Fear of drought has inspired a new look in landscaping. But could an abundance of rainfall bring back bad old habits? Plus, gangsta gardener Ron Finley fights for his Eden in South LA. And Aeron chair co-designer Don Chadwick explains why designers should not be "dumbhanded."

Photo: Ron Finley in his garden in South LA (Avishay Artsy)

From this Episode:

Drought-friendly lawns

The City of Santa Monica works hard to incentivize its residents to conserve and capture water, even offering rebates of up to $8,000 for switching out their front lawns....

13 min

Gangsta gardener

South LA's "gangsta gardener" Ron Finley wants to bring locally-grown food to areas that desperately need it, and to change ideas about what it takes to make a healthy...

11 min

Redesigning the Aeron chair

The newly designed Aeron chair Photo courtesy Herman Miller Design firm Herman Miller first launched its popular Aeron chair in 1994. Designers Bill Stumpf and Don...

5 min

Credits

Host:
Frances Anderton

Producers:
Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy