“People are more willing to get their hands dirty. [They’re] becoming aware of the fact that, as a homeowner, you’re part of the garden team. A great garden is usually defined by the person watching it—[which is usually] the person who lives there. Water features [are] coming up a lot. There was a stigma because of water use, but if you do them right, they really don’t increase water use much. The idea of sound in the garden should be considered—the revival of the wind chime or the sound that certain plants make, [whether] that’s bamboo, dried leaves, or water features.” —Carlos Campos Morera, landscape designer and cofounder of AD100 firm Geoponika, Los Angeles
“We want smart technology to be more invisible. It’s not cool to see screens. Of course we have to deal with ecological elements, like how to regulate heat and to have smart houses. [We] want to feel it but not see it. We [also] want to come back to natural materials and textures. It’s more about working with artisans. [There’s a] return of the ’30s, where people were working with [craftspeople] and techniques, where you show the hand of the artisans. Not everything needs to be symmetrical or perfect.” —AD100 designer Hugo Toro, Paris
This article originally appeared on Architectural Digest.
Photo-illustration (clockwise from left): William Jess Laird (Toro); Maggie Shannon (Morera); Ralph Gibson (Mori); Anson Smart (Flack); Miguel Flores-Vianna (Moran); David Powers (Herrero); Amy Lombard (Grattan); Guarionex Rodriguez Jr. (Zewde); Seth Caplan (Yantrasast); Ludovic Balay (Nuriev).
