Quattro Hana Nui: Māla ʻAkamai o Loko Hale by Marco Coletti

Quattro Hana Nui: Māla ʻAkamai o Loko Hale by Marco Coletti is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Noho Competition Category.

KeleaweLako Hale Noho· 2023

Quattro Hana Nui: Māla ʻAkamai o Loko Hale

by Marco Coletti

Client: Kigarden

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Lako Hale Noho Category

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The Design

About Quattro Hana Nui: Māla ʻAkamai o Loko Hale

Kikokikona Puke: ʻO Quattro he māla ʻakakai no loko hale e ulu ai nā mea kanu ma ka home. He ʻekolu māhele ko ke kālai ʻana: he kumu wai ipu lepo ʻōmaka i uhi ʻia, ʻehā ipu lepo terracotta i uhi ʻole ʻia, a me kahi kukui ulu ma luna o kahi anuanu metala. Hele mālie ka wai ma waena o ka terracotta puka liʻiliʻi, no laila lawe wale nā aʻa i ka nui a lākou e pono ai. Hahai kēia ʻano hana i ka "olla," he ʻenehana hoʻoinu wai kahiko, a ʻae ʻia ke kūʻokoʻa wai a hiki i ʻelua pule. Hoʻohana ke kukui i nā LED mālamalama māla me kahi mīkini hoʻopaʻa manawa i hoʻonohonoho ʻia no ʻumikumamālua hola ma luna a ʻumikumamālua hola ma lalo. Ua hoʻoulu ʻia ke ʻano mai nā māla puni o nā hale malu o ka wā kahiko.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Quattro Hana Nui: Māla ʻAkamai o Loko Hale i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Quattro Hana Nui: Māla ʻAkamai o Loko Hale he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Quattro Hana Nui: Māla ʻAkamai o Loko Hale i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

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