# Tilting Soil-Free Terrariums The Plantation Element Grows Plants Indoors Upright or Upside Down By M | Published 2016-08-04 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soilfree-terrarium References: [betterlivingthroughdesign](http://www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com/accessories/plantation-porcelain-element/) & [store.moma.org](https://store.moma.org/museum/moma/ProductDisplay_PLANTATION_10451_10001_233885_-1_26715_11507_233899) The Plantation Porcelain Element offers a [soil-free terrarium](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hydroponics-garden) for consumers to use indoors to cultivate [small plants and herbs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auk-mini). The planter is designed to function using water and sunlight and allows owners to watch as their plants grow through the glass bell jar. The planter can either be used upside down or the right way up, depending what plants are being cultivated. The terrarium is small and slender, opting for a functional design that is suited to [small spaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aerospring-pinch-hydroponic-system). The base is made of porcelain and houses a ventilated pot to place germinating grafts or seeds inside. The plant can poke through the holes and begin to grow upwards. Alternatively the planter can be used upside down for herbs or vines that coil and sprawl outwardly. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 81% | Activity: 14% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Soil-free Gardening:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new technologies for soilless gardening, such as hydroponics or aeroponics, to optimize plant growth and resource efficiency. - **Indoor Plant Cultivation:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create smart indoor gardening systems that automate plant care through features like automated watering, temperature control, and lighting optimization. - **Space-efficient Planters:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design compact and multifunctional planters that can be used in small spaces, incorporating user-friendly features like modular designs or vertical stacking capabilities. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Home Gardening:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate IoT technology into home gardening equipment, enabling remote monitoring and control of plant growth conditions and automatic nutrient supplementation. - **Interior Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop aesthetically pleasing and customizable indoor planters that seamlessly blend with various interior design styles, catering to consumers' desire for both functionality and decorative elements. - **Sustainable Agriculture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore innovative methods of plant cultivation, such as vertical farming or bioponics, to address food production challenges and reduce environmental impact in the agriculture industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Gentle Slant Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tilt-planter.md) - [Self-Watering Compact Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/patella-crescenda.md) - [Uniquely Shaped Self-Watering Pots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/self-watering-plant-house.md) - [Smart Self-Watering Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tendril-1.md) - [Naturalistic Self-Watering Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apot-selfwatering-planter.md) - [Furniture-Inspired Indoor Gardens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/indoor-garden-system.md) - [Compact Microclimate Terrariums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microclimate-terrariums.md) - [Minimalist Indoor Gardening Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/balconyfarm-pot.md) - [Stylish Indoor Hydroponic Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folia-origin.md)