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Plants Fall Over When Thirsty
Just like people, plants fall over when they begin to die from thirst but unlike people, plants can’t verbally communicate when they need watering. That’s where the Roly-Poly Pot comes in. Using water a a counterweight, the pot slowly tips over when water levels are low. The cool thing is each pot can be adjusted to work with any plant’s watering needs. Neat idea but still a concept for now.
Designer: Samgmin Bae
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53 Comments »
Ian Murchison says
While nice, it’s not really new. Yanko featured this design not too long ago…. http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2007/08/21/water-me-when-i-tilt/
Freshome says
Really smart design. I love it …as good way to “talk” with plants.
colobigbow says
I think it’s one of the best design in 2007 reddot award.
mieke keukelier says
helo,
i find this very nice,
where can we buy this?
greatings
mieke
haracas says
Only problem i have is that because the water container is rectangular, you can’t water the plant while the pot is “tiumbled” but must hold it upright while it’s thirsty to water it so the water goes into the container. If they had made the water container a triangle shape it might remove that problem.
Finda Mega says
very nice!! good idea….can I have it..where can i Buy it
Marlin Choke says
This is a blatant direct copy of the original tilting vase that was featured in Yanko design a few months ago. This was an original concept and had been developed further than this.
http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2007/08/21/water-me-when-i-tilt/
Yanko should not be giving credibility to this concept, as it is not original, and may even be a direct copy from what was shown on this very site!
tomson says
This is David Sweeney’s idea. Is it one of the best design in 2007 reddot award???
Something wrong….Who is the pirate??
Christine says
I see too many problems. This design was clearly not well thought out.
Dev says
agree with ya, that the design is not well thought out,
since its tilt, water will only add to more weight to the side instead of going into that balance spot…. but still great idea, just need to figure out how to get it to function right
ginny says
this design is great! it really suits people who are too busy to notice that their plants have actually wilthered xD
Rémy says
Brilliant idea : if you forget to water your plant , you get get a dead flower and all the soil falls onto your neat floor …
London says
Where can I buy it?
adriantxo says
How much does it cost?
andie says
such a simple yet very clever idea. bravo
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