Green Design Girl

Cebu Sphere Lamp by Roost @ Velocity

A close up of the delicate shade, showing the interweaving of the repurposed fishing line with the vines. A successful mesh of synthetic and natural materials, offering eco.chic results.

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egglings @ Red Envelope.

I seem to be on a roll with finding unique gardening products this week. Maybe Nature’s telling me to finally get working on that wannabe green thumb. Hey, if it will stop the snow and bring us some sun, I’m totally game. These quaint little egglings caught my eye right away, but their cleverness goes beyond the aesthetic.

Handmade in Japan and sold in sets of three, the egglings are ready for you to crack open yourself. Their insides reveal organic soil and ready-to-sprout seeds for mint, petunia and wild strawberry. After they’ve set down roots, you can replant them outdoors, feeling free to leave them in their biodegradable shells. Extra seeds and three mini terracotta trays are provided.

As with Karim Rashid’s Grobal, egglings use the symbol of life as their design inspiration, but have a cuter name. Who wouldn’t smile at the mention of “egglings”? This eco-friendly trio would be a perfect gift for Spring.

Grobal Self-Watering Pot by Karim Rashid + Treg Bradley.

It’s ironic that Green Design Girl is lacking a “green thumb” [believe me, I’ve tried]. Blame it on constant travel and 14 hour days on set, those gifted plants just didn’t stand a chance. So when I saw these stylish self-watering pots and read “Grobal is planet care evolved; no green thumb necessary”, I was sold. Of course, it did help that they were designed by one of my all-time fave designers, Karim Rashid.  

Rashid created these fun and biomorphic designs for the Grobal, which was cleverly conceived by Treg Bradley, the organic planting expert behind Botanicare. The Grobal is described as a self-watering “techno-organic” base for growing plants in the digital age. It basically draws water and nutrients from a reservoir up into the Grobal Soil in the upper chamber [see next post for diagram]. It’s also easy to know when your little friend needs watering, with its handy water level indicator on the exterior.

As for its smooth and organic shape, Rashid explains “The iconic egg-like object functions as the foundation for new life - it is a material visualization of digital and sensual technology and nature synthesizing”. There just might be hope for my green-deprived thumb after all.

Grobal Self-Watering Pot by Karim Rashid + Treg Bradley.

The inner workings of the clever Grobal.

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Grobal Self-Watering Pot by Karim Rashid + Treg Bradley.

Grobal Food, Grobal Soil and a special Grobal Soil for Orchids are available to accompany your self-watering Grobal.

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