A vast amount of clothing enters our landfills each and every day, so these recycled hanging planters have been designed to offer a new approach to preventing this from being the common case. Designed by Eriko Yokoi and one of the top four finalists at the Lexus Design Awards, the planters are achieved by taking old polyester clothing and compressing it. This becomes the optimal artificial fiber soil for plants to help them flourish indoors and make something that would otherwise be thrown away into a new product.
The recycled hanging planters vary in color because of the randomized nature of the material that's used, while the modern shape encourages plants to grow around it to eventually envelope it.
Image Credit: Lexus Design Award
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Eco-friendly Home Decor
- Creating home decor items from recycled materials presents an opportunity for businesses to market affordable and sustainable products.
- Circular Economy
- The use of recycled clothing in a new product demonstrates the potential of a circular economy and highlights opportunities for businesses to discard the concept of waste.
- Vertical Gardening
- Designing planters that encourage the growth of plants around them presents an opportunity for businesses to revolutionize greenery and indoor gardening in small spaces.
Sectors Adopting This
- Fashion
- The fashion industry can collaborate with interior design to produce affordable and eco-friendly home decor products using recycled materials.
- Home and Garden
- The home and garden industry can market and sell these unique recycled hanging planters for eco-conscious consumers looking to decorate their homes with sustainable and functional products.
- Sustainability
- Sustainability consultants and businesses can highlight the importance of a circular economy and green living by encouraging products, like these recycled planters, to be made and used at home and work settings.
