Tonight at Design Within Reach (1913 Fillmore St., SF) from 6 to 8 p.m., Flora Grubb will offer her gardening expertise to us urban dwellers, including climate-appropriate planting tips for apartments, balconies and decks. We just wish we had an outdoor space for one of those lovely vertical gardens. One can only dream. And, of course, Design Within Reach can provide you with cool modern planters and the tools to help your garden flourish. Refreshments will be served. more ›

As a fan of modern design, we don't want our house to look like it's been pulled striaght out of Ikea, but we also find Design Within Reach, well, out of our financial reach. And we're too damn lazy to do a ReadyMade project every time we have a hankerin' for a new coffee table. more ›

Tonight: at 6:30 there's the reception for the San Jose State University Junior and Senior Industrial Design Show, at the Santana Row Design Within Reach. "The presentation will feature concept projects ranging from product design to interaction design that explore the wide range of possibilities in materials and manufacturing, user analysis, and form development." more ›

sfist interviews jared rusten more ›