# Living Lamp The Green Light Grows its Own Plant By POPEYE | Published 2007-02-12 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/living-lamp-the-green-light-grows-its-own-plant References: [ohgizmo](http://www.ohgizmo.com/page/2/) & [dreamingreen.nl](http://dreamingreen.nl/home/?page_id=5) What is the green light? Actually the Green Light is a [plant grows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lg-4) around an [energy saving lamp](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biophilic-lighting) in a [recycled pet-bottle](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lanova-terra). You can grow it or cut it to dim or brighten the light. This ecological idea created by Twan Verdonck for DreamingreeN. "The different plants are going to be available in addition to the current hedera (plant-speak for ivy), including grape and tomato vines. The Green Light is available preassembled for 50 euros, in a kit for 25 euros, and as downloadable instructions for only 2 euros." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 58% | Activity: 75% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Eco-friendly Lighting:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create energy-saving lamps that incorporate live plants, providing both illumination and natural aesthetics. - **DIY Home Gardening:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop DIY kits that allow consumers to grow and customize plants around their lighting fixtures, creating a unique and personalized home environment. - **Sustainable Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design lamps that utilize recycled materials, such as pet bottles, to promote sustainability and reduce waste in the lighting industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Lighting:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate living plants into lighting fixtures, offering a unique and eco-friendly lighting solution to consumers. - **Home Decor:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine lighting and gardening elements to create innovative home decor products that appeal to eco-conscious consumers. - **DIY:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Tap into the DIY market by providing customizable kits and instructions that allow consumers to grow plants around their lighting fixtures. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Naturalistic Biophilic Lamp Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bioo-lamp.md) - [Ambient Grow Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aura-ambient-grow-light.md) - [Posh Plant-Supporting Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ample-plant-light-n1.md) - [Self-Watering Multifunctional Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grow-lamp.md) - [Water-Powered Planter Smart Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/planto.md) - [Money Plant-Inspired Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pilea-lamp.md) - [Garden-Integrated Lamp Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/indoor-gardening-1.md) - [Indoor Plant Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/indoor-plants1.md) - [Indoor Gardening Glowing Petunias](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/firefly-petunia.md)