Well, I don’t really know how to categorize the following topic – architecture? art? interior design? artful interior architecture?! Nevertheless, as it merges a little bit of each, it’s definitely worth mentioning Boskke’s Sky Planters. Why? Because they’re upside down!
And this is how the designer describe their pot plants of the future (cited from their website):
We’ve turned thinking about gardening quite literally on its head.
The SKY PLANTER allows you for the first time to grow plants upside down inside your home or office.
Using a ground breaking internal reservoir system to feed water directly to the roots, means no water evaporates or drips. We also lock in the soil so there’s no mess.
With a SKY PLANTER you only water your plants once a month, leaving you time to relax on the beach knowing they’ll be thriving when you return. It’s also a great way to conserve water.
The SKY PLANTER is suspended from your ceiling, so it takes up zero floor space, making it a practical solution for smaller apartments, where space is limited.
In short: The internal reservoir system feeds water directly tot he roots, no leaks, no evaporation, using 90% less water than the ordinary pot. The soil is locked in, so no mess with drizzling soil. Thus you’re plant is happy if you just don’t forget to water it once or twice a month.
And this is what the Sky Planter – winner of the U.K. New Designers ceramic design award 2006 – might look like:
I’ve not found out yet whether the plants do actually like to grow upside down, or if there’s certain kinds that do, while others don’t. In any way it does look innovative and sounds rather eco-friendly!
More about the New Zealand design artists Boskke. And the article on inhabitat that brought them to my attention.
