IOTA shows how using planters to define space can yield an attractive result. IOTA’s Venice lightweight concrete trough planters were recently commissioned for a parking lot project in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. The results speak for themselves. Using planters not...
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Rooftop Garden Design and Landscaping with Planter Boxes
IOTA's Monaco range of planter boxes, made of natural slate were creatively used in this rooftop garden design. It was used to border the edge of the rooftop of a private residence in Rose Bay, Sydney. A total of 72 slate trough planter boxes were used throughout the...
Grosvenor House Apartments, London – Residential Modern Planters
Custom-made modern granite planters were installed at Grosvenor House Apartments, a luxury apartment-hotel in the heart of London. The polished granite planters added an elegant accent to a premiere establishment. These planters were used to add greenlife to the...
Brisbane Residential Poolside – IOTA Venice Lightweight Garden Pots
One of IOTA’s Brisbane residential projects  includes this poolside development in the suburbs of Brisbane. This project is a great example of how to properly use planters in poolside landscaping. Venice trough planters planted with low shrubs snugly hug the walls...
Ocean Sands, Gold Coast – IOTA Venice Lightweight Concrete Planters
Another one of IOTA’s Gold Coast projects is Ocean Sands at Main Beach. IOTA’s concrete planters add a soft touch to the hard landscape of the outdoor pool area of this premiere resort accommodation. The Venice lightweight concrete planters, particularly the Venice...
MEPC Milton Park – Commercial Granite Planters for Car Park Design
IOTA was recently commissioned for a car park design. The extra-large custom-made commercial spec granite planters were used for a parking space in Milton Park, a landmark development in Oxfordshire. The project required that planters should be appropriate for tree...
Plantation Wharf, Battersea Street Scape – Custom Granite Planters
IOTA custom-made granite planters were chosen for the Plantation Wharf street scape project at Battersea, London. The goal was to upgrade the exterior landscape design. The old steel planters at the wharf were replaced with 34 pieces of elegant granite planters from...
Landscape Art Design
A building that represents landscape art deserves to attract additional funding to deliver a quality landscaping design and treatment. Puzzling How many works of art reflect a love of the landscape? And doesn't art reflect the soul's need for balance? Seldom do you...
Artful Interiors
Particularly critical when an exterior site has gone missing, interior landscaping may need to project a more impactful design response. Occasionally, it also is an opportunity to present visitors with an outstanding design that rivals stunning artful interiors....
Eye of the Designer – Uluru’s Influence on Australian Design
It's a desert island in a desert sea. Looking at it from afar, Uluru or Ayers rock seems almost newly born—it just popped up out of nowhere. The truth is it's connected to Kata Tjuta, another wonder about 30 km away, by an underground mass apparently from time in...
Marsden Park Shopping Centre, Queensland – Venice Concrete Pots
Thirty Venice Trough Planterssee range) were commissioned by Alder Constructions at Marsden Park Shopping Centre. While the Venice Lightweight Concrete Pots are classified as light commercial and generally not suited to shopping centres, Adler retrofitted them with...
Condev Corporate Office, Robina – Granite Stone Pots
IOTA's granite stone pots were the planters of choice for Condev’s corporate office in Robina. IOTA’s elegant planter range helped provide for a plantscape design and add life to their office. Condev were more than happy with the result and love the look of the stone...
Tasmanian Design and Cultural Dedication
From a satellite, it resembles an old earthbound Amerindian arrowhead. Geologically, Tasmania holds the mystery of the difference between Australia and Antarctica. We will take a closer look at Tasmanian design and cultural dedication. How is Tasmania so different?...
Landscaping with Granite Pots in Brisbane at Admiralty Tower One
IOTA's granite stone planters beautifully line the front of the Admiralty Tower One on the bank of the Brisbane River in the Inner City. The Admiralty Tower One hotel is located in an area referred to as the Golden Triangle of Brisbane, offering guests proximity to...
Adding Indoor Planters to Glass Buildings
Glass buildings almost beg for plant life in indoor planters. Not only is there an abundance of light to nourish plants but adding greenery to these spaces adds contrast and draws the outside in when it's so plainly in view. Round pots can be a focal point all on...
Interior Landscaping
The clean and modern styling of IOTA planters suits today’s interior landscaping. Their quality and finish standard allows for a natural transition from outdoors to indoors. It gives the experience of green and the outdoors. Plants get the proper habitat and the...
Top Planter Ideas and Design Tips
Whether in a design for a small private garden, or a landscaping plan for a complex commercial development, planters can be much more than just a decorative accent. Used as functional tools to define different areas, to signpost features and to lead the eye, planters...
City Centre Regeneration with Outdoor Planters: Birmingham, United Kingdom
As part of its ongoing urban regeneration program, IOTA was commissioned by Birmingham City Council to supply granite planters for the downtown shopping district. These stone pots are sited throughout the district, along the pedestrianised zone of New Street to the...
Outdoor Landscaping with Custom-Made Granite Benches
IOTA provides a custom range of manufactured granite including outdoor furniture. These images showcase custom-made granite benches especially made for outdoor furniture at Castle Quay, a development comprised of residential, civic, and commercial spaces in St....
Centre Court Redevelopment Features Venice Cube Planters
Wimbledon 2008 will be remembered for the epic battle played out between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the longest-ever final in the history of The All England Club. Away from the headlines (but no less spectacular), the 2008 Championship also saw the unveiling of...