iPlant Flower Pot by Arvin Maleki and Ayda Mohseni is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Futuristic Design Competition Category.
IronFuturistic· 2020
iPlant Flower Pot
by Arvin Maleki and Ayda Mohseni
Client: Futuredge Design Studio
A' Design Award Winner in Futuristic Category
Verified Award Winner
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About iPlant Flower Pot
An innovative water supply embedded system in iPlant guaranties plants life long for a month. A new intelligent irrigation system is used to provide the necessary water for roots. This solution is an approach for water consumption concerns. Also, smart sensors could check soil nutrients composition, moisture level, and other soil and plant health factors and, according to plant type, compares them with standard level and then send notifications to the iPlant mobile application.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award
iPlant Flower Pot is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. iPlant Flower Pot is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. iPlant Flower Pot is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Interviews
Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
The origin of this idea is given from the Ozon layer. Growing plants' difficulties in home and office by untrained or without agricultural knowledge peoples was our concern to design an intelligent flower pot. Taking care of plants will help humans to have a more delicate environment, better and fresher weather, more oxygen, healthier psychological atmosphere, but not everyone could do it. iPlant is a combination of artificial intelligence and an agricultural information base device that helps humans to care for plants in the best possible status.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
iPlant is going to help people care plants without any specialized knowledge, helping to keep plants in top condition and maximize their longevity.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
We are going to produce it. We design to make my idea real.
Grand Interview
Your innovative approach to integrating IoT technology in the iPlant Flower Pot addresses a significant challenge in urban plant care - could you elaborate on how the intelligent irrigation system evolved from initial concept to final implementation?
The intelligent irrigation system in iPlant was developed to simplify plant care for urban users who lack agricultural expertise. The journey began with understanding common challenges in plant care, such as inconsistent watering. By integrating IoT technology and smart sensors, we created an automatic irrigation system that provides water directly to the roots based on real-time soil data, ensuring optimal hydration while conserving water.
The iPlant Flower Pot's design seems inspired by the ozone layer - how did this environmental influence shape your decisions regarding the pot's form, functionality, and its contribution to creating healthier indoor spaces?
The ozone layer served as an inspiration to emphasize protection and sustainability in iPlant's design. The smooth, circular form reflects the continuity of nature, while the intelligent features promote healthier indoor environments by ensuring plants thrive. This design not only enhances air quality but also creates a more serene and oxygen-rich atmosphere, making it ideal for homes and offices.
Your integration of smart sensors in the iPlant Flower Pot represents a significant technological advancement in home gardening - could you share the research process behind selecting and calibrating these sensors for different plant species?
The research phase involved extensive studies on soil composition, moisture levels, and nutrient requirements for various plant species. We collaborated with agricultural experts to identify the most effective sensors for measuring these factors. The sensors were then calibrated to provide precise data, allowing the iPlant system to adjust watering and care recommendations based on each plant’s unique needs.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- An innovative water supply embedded system in iPlant guaranties plants life long for a month. A new intelligent irrigation system is used to provide the necessary water for roots. This solution is an approach for water consumption concerns. Also, smart sensors could check soil nutrients composition, moisture level, and other soil and plant health factors and, according to plant type, compares them with standard level and then send notifications to the iPlant mobile application.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Embedded sensors in this pot could be configured to check the plant and soil status according to different kinds of plants. In addition, a new irrigation system is invented, this plant pot that irrigates plant from the root that is a new approach. Its height is 19 cm and the circle radius is 12.5.
- Tags
- Sustainable Design, IoT, intelligent sensor, Green flower pot, plant pot
- Production Technology
- IoT technology, WIFI Connection, Intelligent Sensors are the most essential techniques that are used in the iPlant.
- Design Challenge
- Finding sensors for plant growth factors and embedding intelligent components in the pot is the most challenging part of iplant.
- Research
- Many peoples have plants at home or office, but they could not care for them because caring plants need necessary agricultural information and skills. Also, irrigation is a significant concern for ordinary peoples. Plant fertilizer, temperature, environment light, and many other factors should be considered for caring plants.
- Inspiration
- The origin of this idea is given from the Ozon layer. Growing plants' difficulties in home and office by untrained or without agricultural knowledge peoples was our concern to design an intelligent flower pot. Taking care of plants will help humans to have a more delicate environment, better and fresher weather, more oxygen, healthier psychological atmosphere, but not everyone could do it.
- Project Duration
- It started in Tehran, Iran in March 2019 and finished in May 2019.
- Operation Flow
- Sensors check soil and plant status and send this information an electronic board. Embedded software will check this information to a standard level and will send a notification to a mobile application to make the user aware of plant status. All this mechanism will help the user to care plant completely.
- Team Members
- Ayda Mohseni
- Image Credits
- Image#1: Creator Arvin Maleki, iPlant, 2019
Image#2: Creator Arvin Maleki, iPlant, 2019
Image#3: Creator Arvin Maleki, iPlant, 2019
Image#4: Creator Arvin Maleki, iPlant, 2019
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