This issue of Pleasant Place dives into the world of garden tools, the essential, the practical, and the beautiful. An introduction by Norbert Peeters with some philosophical remarks on garden tools.
Including:
- A visual essay of the wonderful objects at Garden and Wood, a business selling vintage garden tools and ephemera.
- Sui Searle, Piet Oudolf, Jonny Bruce, Flo Dill and Michael Gibson talk about their favourite tools that are illustrated in detail by artist Floris Tilanus.
- A visit to Sneeboer, The Netherlands most famous garden tool company, where the trowel has been passed down for four generations.
- Four artists (Þórður Hans Baldursson, Oscar, Cemre Kara, Matilde Patuelli and Roberta Di Cosmo) are challenged to create new types of garden tools, for lazy gardening, stylish gardening and collective gardening.
More than a mere extension of the hands, the garden tool is what helps the gardener materialise their vision. Much like the painter’s brush and the sculptor's chisel - without it, one would be helpless.
This issue of Pleasant Place dives into the world of garden tools, the essential, the practical, and the beautiful. An introduction by Norbert Peeters with some philosophical remarks on garden tools.
Including:
- A visual essay of the wonderful objects at Garden and Wood, a business selling vintage garden tools and ephemera.
- Sui Searle, Piet Oudolf, Jonny Bruce, Flo Dill and Michael Gibson talk about their favourite tools that are illustrated in detail by artist Floris Tilanus.
- A visit to Sneeboer, The Netherlands most famous garden tool company, where the trowel has been passed down for four generations.
- Four artists (Þórður Hans Baldursson, Oscar, Cemre Kara, Matilde Patuelli and Roberta Di Cosmo) are challenged to create new types of garden tools, for lazy gardening, stylish gardening and collective gardening.
More than a mere extension of the hands, the garden tool is what helps the gardener materialise their vision. Much like the painter’s brush and the sculptor's chisel - without it, one would be helpless.
