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Dedicated to Design… Here is a piece of interesting news for you: winter sleep is officially over. It is time for spring, which means it is time to get outdoors, decorate indoors and get that garden project of yours going. Remember when 2017 started and you had your resolutions? Well, now it is time to make them happen. Below you can find five exciting, spring design ideas to help you get started. BY: THOMAS SCHROERS
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1. Working together with a social project in Ghana, ‘my Boo’ produces various bicycles with a bamboo frame. The ‘my Pra’, like all the bikes, is handmade, each frame taking around 80 hours of work. Comfortable driving quality, great stability and the latest technology make this a perfect bike for the city. From £1,300. www.my-boo.de 2. Place your flowers, inside or outside, on this beautiful, folding plant stand. Called FLORANA and produced in Germany by German brand Livendor, this stand is not only extremely functional, but comes completely assembled and ready for use. £276. www.livendor.de 3. Eye-catching. This is the only way to describe grassland’s delightful design lamp, made from grass, which gives private and public spaces a tangible natural feel. Available in multiple sizes and both conical and cylindrical, the lamps are a unique design object bringing one-of-a-kind accents to your rooms. www.grassland.eu 4. Maybe it is not picnic time yet, but this beautiful leather bicycle basket called Retrovelo is perfect for a ride into the city or nature nonetheless. Clearly female oriented, the basket is made in Germany and uses a well-designed system for the attachment to the handlebars. £345. www.heimatwerke.de Photo: © my Boo/Jake Campbell
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5. After you have finished riding that bamboo bicycle, you will want to put your head on a beautiful pillow and relax, right? taPETI designs a proper pillow cover for that. With a minimalist rabbit design, this is the perfect addition to your cosy spring home. £22. www.tapeti-shop.de