Via Inhabitat: Few would challenge the introduction of a bit of greenery into a city environment. Toronto residents, Eric Cheung and Sean Martindale, are making this basic urban space ideal into a reality with their Poster Pocket Planters. The duo carve their way through existing posters to create little pockets, then fill them with potting soil and plants to create an impromptu green wall system. The result is a bit of greenery that effortlessly blends into the existing urban landscape. Best of all, Eric and Sean want to empower eco- and locally-minded folk by keeping the process open source– and are making their cutting patterns available online.
The duo want to keep the idea of Poster Pocket Planters open believing that the idea of the pockets “belong to this city and other urban environments.” They also admit that their technique is not yet perfected, and open-source will allow anyone to contribute to the development of the idea that they sparked. So when they say urban activism, they mean you interacting with your urban surroundings — and they are offering their origami-like instructions online. So what are you waiting for?
