March 29, 2009

Kyouei umbrella holder waters your plants

We love good design. And we love it when good design is simple and clean and solves a problem like all good design should. This one does.

Kyouei umbrella holder waters your plants: “

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Sick of rain-slicked slippery floors? Looking to take your rainwater recycling to the next level, while simultaneously improving your green thumb? This Umbrella Plant Pot by Kyouei Design offers a beautiful solution to the soggy umbrella dilemma, and allows you to turn that excess, unwanted rain water into nourishment for a plant! It’s a simple ceramic umbrella jar with an ingenious twist – watershed from your soaked brellies collects in a pot at the bottom of the vase to sustains a tiny potted plant.

Here at bambu, we’re big fans of Kyouei Design. all1.jpg

We have their Paper Lamp, Balloon Light and Color Disc. We always keep an eye on what the folks at Kyouei are doing. Plus, they are wonderful people too.

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