Photo by Alec Perez The name ‘Elephant Ear’ is shared by Alocasias and Colocasias who are of the Araceane family. With so many varieties, there is an Elephant Ear for every experience level. For those who are just getting into houseplants, pick up the deep velvet green-leafed Alocasia Regal Shield, which can be found at…
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Justina (and family!) in Rajasthan
India has been such an inspiration to me for my whole life, and I’d never had an opportunity to visit, so once we began producing some items for Jungalow in Jaipur last year I made a promise to myself that I would make a trip. Indian food has been Ida’s favorite cuisine since…
Plant-o-Pedia: Ficus Audrey
Introducing Ficus Audrey! I’m sure you’ve seen her around the internet constantly compared to her more popular cousins the Fiddle Leaf Fig — Ficus Lyrata — or the Rubber Plant — Ficus Elastica. This plantie is making a name for herself and is quickly coming for The Must-Have Plant title. If you know of the…
2020 Trend Predictions
I think most designers don’t like to follow trends. After all, as creatives it doesn’t feel exciting to just hop on a moving train and design pieces or spaces that look the same as everybody else’s. But despite my outward rejection of ‘trends,’ every year around this time I do like to look forward and…
Plant-o-Pedia: Pinstripe Plant
Photo by Alec Perez It’s a stripes on stripes moment on the Plant-o-Pedia as we take a look at Calathea Ornata aka the Pinstripe Plant. Native to the rainforests of Central and South America and also found in Africa and Thailand, Calatheas belong to the Marantaceae Family, or prayer plants, whose leaves open in the…
My self-care journey
It all started last spring with a clogged ear. After a shower one morning, I couldn’t seem to shake the water out of my left ear but was late for a meeting and so I just let it be clogged. That day turned into a week which turned in to a month which turned into…