Quattro Intelligenter Zimmergarten by Marco Coletti is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in Bronze in Hauswarendesign Competition Category.
BronzeHauswaren· 2023
Quattro Intelligenter Zimmergarten
Client: Kigarden
A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Hauswaren Category
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The Design
About Quattro Intelligenter Zimmergarten
Quattro ist ein intelligenter Zimmergarten für die Pflanzenaufzucht zu Hause. Das Design besteht aus drei Teilen: einem glasierten Keramik-Wasserbecken, vier unglasierten Terrakotta-Töpfen und einer Pflanzenleuchte auf einem Metallgestell. Das Wasser dringt langsam durch die mikroporöse Terrakotta, sodass die Wurzeln nur die Menge aufnehmen, die sie benötigen. Diese Methode folgt dem Prinzip der Olla, einer antiken Bewässerungstechnik, und ermöglicht eine Wasserautonomie von bis zu zwei Wochen. Die Leuchte nutzt gartenbautaugliche Leuchtdioden mit einem Zeitschalter, der auf zwölf Stunden Licht und zwölf Stunden Dunkelheit eingestellt ist. Die Form ist von den umschlossenen Gärten mittelalterlicher Kreuzgänge inspiriert.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in Bronze
Quattro Intelligenter Zimmergarten ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von Quattro Intelligenter Zimmergarten wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. Quattro Intelligenter Zimmergarten befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Quattro is a ceramic smart garden with the best light for plants.
We use an ancestral and very effective and 100% natural irrigation system, the “OLLA”. The oldest known traces were found in China 4,000 years ago. Ancient Rome also used this technique. Thanks to the use of micro-porous terracotta, the roots draw the quantity of water necessary for their needs. In this way, the water shock is avoided and plant growth is harmonious. In addition, reduction in water consumption with a water autonomy of up to 2-3 weeks.
In addition, Quattro is provided of a special Grow lamp with an integrated timer that reproduces sun sequence.
With this eco smart garden you can literally grow almost every type of plants indoor with a GREEN technology. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Product type: eco smart garden series
Design: Marco Coletti, 2018
Materials: metal frame, aluminium box lamp, terracotta pots (top part), glazed ceramic base (bottom part)
Frame colours: matt white
Pots colours: natural anthracite
Base colours: matt white
Leds: Osram Leds for horticulture with specific frequency for plant growth
Timer: 12h On/12h Off (sequence without stress for plants)
Diffuser: satin PMMA (children product safety)
Low power consumption: 8W/240V
Temperature: 3500K
Cable: white woven colour, 1m lenght
Power supply: 12W / 24V 0,5A, white colour, EU connector
Weight: 4,5 kg
Dimentions: 29,4 x 28 h. 37,4 cm
Packaging: 33 x 39 h.14,5 cm - Tags
- kigarden, marcocoletti, quattro, smartgarden, ecodesign, ceramicvase, selfwatering, ceramic, italiandesign
- Production Technology
- Quattro is composed by three parts: the glazed ceramic container for water, four unglazed terracotta vases and the grow lamp. The investigation done around terracotta with the right ratio between dimensions and porosity, allowed to obtain the best natural system for growing plants at home.
- Inspiration
- The design is inspired by the hortus conclusus, a feature from medieval cloisters.
The aim of that project was to connect our present to the past, through the discovery of ancient traditions. - Project Duration
- The project started in 2018 between Paris and Treviso. After a long process of validation is now available the 2.0 version on our e-commerce.
- Operation Flow
- Quattro redefines the interaction between human beings and the healing power of plants with an easy-to-use tools, including eco-design, green technology and botanical innovation. With Kigarden’s products everyone can discover the extraordinary restorative power of nature, “growing its own wellness” literally in a funny and fascinating way.
- Image Credits
- Image #1 : Photographer Daniele Rocco, 2023
Image #2 : Photographer Igor Pierotti, 2019
Image #3 : Photographer Igor Pierotti, 2019
Image #4 : Photographer Igor Pierotti, 2019
Image #5 : Photographer Igor Pierotti, 2019
Video : Igor Pierotti, Grow your wellness, 2019
Music : Francesco Coletti, 2019
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