Edward Leedskalnin was born in Riga, Latvia and, at 26, became engaged to 16-year old Agnes Scuffs. She ditched him the day before their wedding. He eventually landed in Homestead just outside of Miami, where he spent the rest of his life building Coral Castle as testimony of his love for his “sweet sixteen.”
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We’re proud to announce that there’s an article about us in the online version of the current edition of Audubon Magazine, entitled “Grow a Garden with Seed Bombs” and featuring our 10 Seed Bombs with Slinger.
Lightborne is a design studio, production company and editorial house right in our neighborhood of Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati that just released the storybook iPad app MudBuddy, and we produced a line of seed bombs to accompany the launch.
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Our brand-new Cedar Sweater Savers are rugged linen sachets filled with fresh cedar shavings. Cedar naturally repels moths and carpet beetles, and leaves your clothes smelling sweet.
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We’re happy to announce that our Edible Garden Seed Bomb Kit is featured in the Spring 2013 issue of Edible Ohio Valley Magazine, in their seasonal roundup of Notable Edibles. You can check it out online or pick up a free copy.
Now that Spring has sprung, we’re proud to present three brand-new seed bomb kits, each symbolizing the sweet sentiments you may feel for the special people in your life: your mother, a friend and favorite pair of lovers.
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9 Ways SpringBoard Businesses Can Help with Spring Redecorating: SpringBoard, the creative entrepreneurship course we took, has a fantastic roundup of Cincinnati-made decor goodies, including our Over-the-Rhine-inspired Flourishing pillows.
Historic Jackson Brewery to Become Performing Arts Complex: interesting news about an OTR icon.
4 Neighborhoods Take Lead in Building a Better Business District: elsewhere in Cincinnati, neighborhoods look to replicate OTR’s transformation.
Pay Phones in New York City Take You Back in Time: “A project designed to promote an art exhibit has turned 5,000 Manhattan pay phones into time machines that take callers back to 1993.”
If the US Were a High School, Which Type of Kid Would Each State (or City) Be?: so silly.
Modern Gothic: Astley Castle: rustic Modernism coexists within the 12th century ruins of a castle
Cranbrook — Bloomfield Hills, MI: pretty Springtime eye candy from my alma mater.
Today is April Fools’ Day, but this isn’t a joke: we’re included in the CityBeat Best of Cincinnati 2013 issue as the Best Hometown Hero Design Duo [page 79]. Gosh, you guys…
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Cincinnati, OH — 15 U.S. Cities’ Emerging Downtowns: nice accolades from Forbes.
City Stores | Cincinnati: Cincinnati-centric videos, photos and more.
Wedding Favors: A First Class Wedding likes our personalized seed bomb wedding favors!
‘Rap Quotes’ by Jay Shells Maps Out Lyrics with Guerrilla Street Sign Installation: amazing; I wish I had embarked on this kind of wayfinding/placemaking campaign.
New York State Pavilion Documentary: Matthew Silva is raising funds for a worthy cause — a documentary about Philip Johnson’s iconic New York State Pavilion, built for the 1964 New York World’s Fair and now sitting in ruins.
Rent from on High: a heatmap of 1-bedroom rental prices in San Francisco, found on Burrito Justice.
Cultural Vibrancy: this essay, which “posits that ‘vibrant’ is the creative class’ code for urban gentrification,” had me alternately shaking my head and laughing my ass off.
We’re proud to announce that a few products by this Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati-based studio are included in the March 2013 issue of Sunset Magazine, in a feature entitled Seeds Take Over — Salad Greens, Herbs, and 10 Seed Bombs with Slinger.
