{"product_id":"pleasant-place-8-garden-tools","title":"pleasant place #8 garden tools","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePleasant Place is a thoughtfully curated series of publications dedicated to the art of gardening. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssue 8 looks at tools.  More than a mere extension of the hands, the garden tool is what helps the gardener materialise their vision. Much like the painter’s brush and the sculptor’s chisel – without it, one would be helpless. This issue of Pleasant Place dives into the world of garden tools, the essential, the practical, and the beautiful. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluding:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eInstruments of Care –\u003c\/em\u003e An introduction by Norbert Peeters with some philosophical remarks on garden tools.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWardens of Good\u003c\/em\u003e – A visual essay of the wonderful objects of Garden and Wood, a business selling vintage garden tools and ephemera.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrusted Tools\u003c\/em\u003e – Gardeners like Piet Oudolf and Jonny Bruce talk about their favourite tools that are illustrated in detail by artist Floris Tilanus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePassing the Trowe\u003c\/em\u003el – A visit to Sneeboer, the Netherlands most famous garden tool company, where the trowel has been passed down for four generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eToolmorrow\u003c\/em\u003e – Artists are challenged to create new types of garden tools, for lazy gardening, stylish gardening and collective gardening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover by Lou-Lou van Staaveren\u003cbr\u003eInside cover by José Quintanar\u003cbr\u003eCentrefold miniatures by Zilan Zhao\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraphic design is by fanfare\u003cbr\u003eConcept and editing by Guus Kaandorp, Floor Kortman and Lou-Lou van Staaveren\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e40 pages, plus miniatures in centrefold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 18 × 24 cm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade in Holland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garden Objects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67992358158535,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.garden-objects.com\/products\/pleasant-place-8-garden-tools","provider":"Garden Objects","version":"1.0","type":"link"}