Quattro 室内智能花园 by Marco Coletti is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 家居用品设计 Competition Category.

铜家居用品· 2023

Quattro 室内智能花园

by Marco Coletti

Client: Kigarden

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 家居用品 Category

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The Design

About Quattro 室内智能花园

Quattro 是一款用于家中种植植物的室内智能花园。设计由三部分组成:上釉陶瓷储水底座、四只无釉赤陶花盆,以及安装于金属支架上的植物生长灯。水分透过微孔赤陶缓慢渗出,植物根系只吸收所需的水量。该方式沿袭了古老的"陶罐渗灌"(olla)灌溉技术,可实现长达两周的自主供水。生长灯采用园艺专用发光二极管,并配有定时器,按十二小时开启、十二小时关闭的周期运行。其造型灵感源自中世纪修道院回廊中的封闭式庭园。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Quattro 室内智能花园是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Quattro 室内智能花园将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Quattro 室内智能花园出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

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