We wrote about Italian design duo Dossofiorito last year for their Phytophiler project, a design that used magnifying glasses to give people a new perspective into the world of their houseplants.
Dossofiorito is back again with another project for houseplants: Epiphytes. They state:
Epiphytes is a collection of suspended vases in white ceramic, offering an alternative to the potted cultivation of epiphytic houseplants, leaving on sight not only the plant aerial part but also its rootage. With this system, in fact, the plant roots are not contained in the vase, but they envelop it as they would do with a tree branch in the forest. It is possible in this way to observe in full the plant and to admire entirely its growth.
Thanks to the alternation of porous and glazed areas, filing the vase regularly with water will be enough to provide the hosted plant with humidity and water for several days.
Epiphytes are a specific type of plant, taking root on the branches or leaves of other plants or trees for support. The hanging pots, made of porous ceramic, stainless steel and cork, mimic that environment.
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