Ferro Articoli per la Casa · 2023
Uno Vaso autoirrigante per piante
- A' Design Award di Ferro 2023 in Articoli per la Casa
- CLIENT: Kigarden
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About Uno Vaso autoirrigante per piante
Uno è un vaso autoirrigante per piante da interno, realizzato artigianalmente in Italia in terracotta. Il vaso è composto da due parti: un contenitore in terracotta non smaltata che accoglie il terriccio e una base in ceramica smaltata che funge da serbatoio d'acqua. La porosità della terracotta rilascia lentamente l'acqua alla pianta, rendendo l'irrigazione automatica e semplice anche per i meno esperti. La geometria è modulare e asimmetrica ed è disponibile in diverse colorazioni. La base può inoltre ospitare una struttura metallica per una lampada di coltivazione, che consente di creare diverse composizioni in casa.
About the A' Design Award di Ferro
Uno Vaso autoirrigante per piante ha vinto l'A' Design Award di Ferro, un riconoscimento prestigioso conferito a buoni design che soddisfano i requisiti professionali e industriali attesi da creazioni ben progettate. I vincitori di Ferro dimostrano la grande abilità, l'elevata specializzazione, la comprensione esperta e la capacità creativa dei loro creatori. Ci si aspetta che Uno Vaso autoirrigante per piante sia una creazione molto apprezzata, ammirata e amata, pratica e innovativa. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award di Ferro integra le migliori pratiche del settore e ha caratteristiche tecniche competenti legate a know-how e talento. Uno Vaso autoirrigante per piante è rispettato per la sua accuratezza ed è progettato per offrire miglioramenti della qualità della vita che aiutano a rendere il mondo un posto migliore.
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- Unique Properties
- Uno is not a common vase, but a self-watering terracotta pot handcrafted in Italy. The smart pot is characterized by an automated system easy to use also if you don't have a green thumb. In fact, terracotta used has the right ratio of porosity for watering the plants. Uno has a modular and asymmetric geometry, coming with different colours and a limited edition. Moreover, the base allows to insert a metal frame for the growing lamp Meno giving borth to other products: Due and Tre.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Product type: eco smart garden
Design: Marco Coletti, 2018
Materials: Unglazed terracotta (top part), glazed terracotta (bottom part)
Colours top part: Anthracite (Natural Terracotta), Matt White, Peach orange, Light Bleu and Dark Green (natural colours applied on anthracite terracotta)
Colours bottom part: Matt white
Weight: 0,6 kg
Dimentions: 12 x 12 h.10,4 cm
Packaging: 13,7 x 12,5 h.11,1 cm - Tags
- kigarden, marcocoletti, uno, unopot, smartpot,terracottapot, ecosmartgarden, terracotta, olla, ecodesign,madeinitaly, growyourwellness,
- Production Technology
- Uno is composed by two parts: a glazed ceramic container for water and an unglazed terracotta vase. The investigation done around terracotta with the right ratio between dimensions and porosity, allowed to obtain the most natural medium for growing plants seeds without stress at home.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part of this project was to find the best terracotta composition for growing plants and its colours applications. After years of tests we achieved the result we were searching. Moreover, the idea to keep a product in line with our brand identity, completely oriented to wellness, was a big challenge in all our decisions. The result is a product 100% natural material and handmade in Italy by high artisanal knowledge.
- Research
- Kigarden mission is to re-establish a link between urban people and the healing nature of plants using eco products that allow it in an innovative and engaging way.
The treatment with medicinal plants is considered highly safe and these remedies are in sync with nature.
Eco smart gardens of Kigarden, starting from the micro smart pot Uno and arriving to the big brother Quattro, are green solutions conceived to increase personal well-being and beauty, literally bringing nature at home.
Green life can really improve our emotional state, as a consequence our life. In our society, completely chaotic and self-referential, is important to keep human relations high. Thus, why not using plants?
Let's imagine a working space, such as a bank in a big city centre, with standard fournitures and lights, common living spaces and maybe grey colours... Where is the pleasure of life? Where is the pleasure of working there?
A good design have to solve a problem.
Uno design is replying to this sentence as a little generator of life, not only for the plants but also for people that are using it. The desire of playing with its multiple compositions available as a child and of sharing them with others is started. - Inspiration
- Uno design is inspired by the hortus conclusus, a feature from medieval cloisters. In this way, Uno is linking ancient traditions with our present. In fact, its watering technology is named Olla and it was widely used by Romans. The vase inverts the original system where the Olla was containing the water, in this case there is the soil.Moreover, Uno adopts eco-design and eco-friendly packaging because we believe in wellness andsustainability.
- Project Duration
- The project started in 2018 between Paris and Treviso (Italy). It was exhibited in Salone de mobile with is big brother Quattro in 2021, during "1000 vases" exhibition, including the publication of the book.
Currently, the project is arrived in its final version with the optimization of the base for hosting the metal support of the grow lamp. - Image Credits
- Image #1 : Photographer Igor Pierotti, 2019
Image #2 : Photographer Daniele Rocco, 2023
Image #3 : Photographer Daniele Rocco, 2023
Image #4 : Photographer Daniele Rocco, 2023
Image #5 : Photographer Daniele Rocco, 2023
