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Explosive Self-Watering Planters

Green Dynamite Flower Pot Wicks H2O for an Eruption of Lush Life

— May 6, 2013 — Art & Design
With the Green Dynamite Planter, you wouldn't have to have a green thumb to have success with your indoor garden. This iconic item ensures that you'll experience an explosion of flora, simply by keeping it topped up with one integral ingredient.

Miguel Silva strove to develop a product that would foster an emotional attachment between user and object. He did so by going beyond basic practicality and mere aesthetic decoration and turned the household item into a symbol that could be understood in a different way. This planter was inspired by a red stick of dynamite with its ignitable string.

The nylon cord dangles down into a liquid-filled reservoir below, while the red container holds the soil and herbage. Keep the Green Dynamite Planter topped up with water, and it will wick up naturally to the roots to keep your foliage well fed.
Trend Themes
1. Self-watering Planters - The trend for self-watering planters is disrupting the indoor gardening industry, providing a low-maintenance solution for those with less gardening experience.
2. Emotional Attachment in Product Design - The trend towards emotional attachment in product design creates opportunity for disruptive innovation by focusing on evoking feelings in consumers rather than just practicality or aesthetics.
3. Innovative Home Decor - The trend towards innovative home decor, like the Green Dynamite Planter, creates opportunities for designers to create functional items with a unique aesthetic that can capture the attention of consumers looking for something out of the ordinary.
Industry Implications
1. Home Decor - The home decor industry has an opportunity to create more innovative and unique products like the Green Dynamite Planter that capture consumers' attention and create an emotional attachment to the item.
2. Indoor Gardening - The indoor gardening industry has an opportunity to disrupt the market by creating more self-watering planters that cater to consumers with a less green thumb, providing a low-maintenance solution to indoor gardening.
3. Product Design - The product design industry has an opportunity to focus on creating products that evoke emotions in consumers, like the Green Dynamite Planter, rather than just practicality or aesthetics, to create a deeper connection with the product.
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