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Parthenocissus tricuspidata
The city center is a mix of the city on and under the hill. The part on the hill is called “Stari grad” (the Old city) and represents the old center of the town. As we strolled along the cobbled streets, ancient grape ivy plants (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) kept us company. These have reigned on the walls of buildings since time immemorial, growing wherever they pleased. Grape ivy plants on buildings act as green insulators, protecting against the heat in the summer and purifying the air.
In our search for the right fruit of the wild grape ivy, which attracts plenty of birds, I came up with the idea of mixing the young and the old, the new and the traditional, yesterday and tomorrow. So I picked two fruits – one fresh and firm, the other dried and SHRIVELED BUT BOTH STILL FULL OF LIFE. I found the fruits in an abandoned garden with a beautiful view of Zagreb and played the song “Moj Zagreb tak imam te rad” (Ivica Šerfezi).
The Zagreb Green Insulator is available as jewelry in the form of a necklace and a unisex bracelet.
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