Plant storage

Transmosis Pot

The Transmosis Pot is inspired by the way plants absorb water through
methods of transpiration and osmosis. The Wick like system used on the cones
of the plate act as a water absorption tool. The material absorbs water from
the water provided in the plate, it travels up the material touching the same
material which is installed on the little pots. The purpose for the pots is to
grow herbs such as thyme and oregano, as they do not need as much sunlight
as other plants to develop properly. This also enables for the product to be
present in the kitchen. As the herbs grow the user has direct access to the
fresh herb ingredients creating convenience for any special occasion. The self-
watering system is used as in urban low density property’s people are usually
on the go and working long hours so they do not have time to stop and water
their plants, and they would also feel tired from work so doing this constantly
would be an inconvenience.

The Transmosis Pot makes everything easier for the user as it has a role of
independence when watering. When water is low it is highly visible that
such a situation has occurred therefore forcing the user to refill the plate
but in comparison to usual watering times it is cut by at least 80%. The plate
holds up to 300 ml which is enough for these herbs to grow properly and the
consistently and water has to be replaced every 3-4 days.

The Transmosis has 3 pots but can possibly have 5, that really depends on the
need of the user and the versatility in the placement of the plate is essential to
adapt to different urban dwellings.

An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

“An Incovienent Truth” brings out the knowledge of Al Gore’s passion for the world’s conservation through this visual representation and stunning facts. Al Gore uses many facts and especially graphs to show how the earth’s Climate change, as his main topic of focus, is affecting our earth and our society as human beings. He keeps drawing back and reminiscing about hiss sisters death to lung cancer after taking a trip to the continent of Antartica.

Gore Uses comparative photographs from disappearing glaciers around the world, footage of collapsing ice shelves, data on the record numbers of storms, floods, and other kinds of extreme weather.

He also uses animations of the effects of rising sea levels, new diseases, photos of dying polar bears and disappearing coral reefs to emphasize his message that as care takers of the planet, we have failed and we are destroying our home.

From the research and points brought up by Gore, it is evident that as caretakers of this planet that we should be making a difference. It’s so weird that even though we are slowly killing this planet we don’t care. My opinion that society is influenced by media and mass productions of certain objects to forcefully change the trends 1^st world country in using certain objects. Industrial Designs should watch this documentary to influence them in using sustainable materials and also analysis certain products in their life cycle to minimalise wastage. Even eliminating different process that produce a lot of energy so that we don’t damage the environment.

If we design products that are recyclable, use more kinetic energy rather than powered by electricity, changing trends in the way we use certain objects. We can slowly eliminate the production of waste energy and therefore by designing certain products that last longer and eliminate in built obsolesce in products, we can actually preserve nature. Sacrificing production methods in money making will benefit all of us rather than using harmful materials because they are cheap. If by Designing most products to have this method of use to be re useable we can change trends so that people will start changing their behavior and mentality in how they see the world and treat our environment.

Peer comments

Sarah Howard

http://sarahoward1031.blogspot.com/2011/10/upcycling-utility.html?showComment=1318915722564#c2673645813934731117

Ginny Kwok

http://ginnykwok.blogspot.com/2011/10/glamour.html?showComment=1318915916319#c4808415512147387663

Dominic See

http://dominicsee.blogspot.com/2011/10/ekisho-tabletop-mood-lamp.html?showComment=1318916217501#c6769700600709272922

Cameron Sullivan

http://camsullivanides1031.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-two-upcycling.html?showComment=1318916569649#c3611600993679288236

Max Glanville

http://maxglanvillez3333044.blogspot.com/2011/10/up-cycling-poster_17.html?showComment=1318916967797#c3569709211282292347

Hero Shot

Cutting diagram

Instruction Manual

Rationale

The light is inspired from floral inspiration hence the name “La Flore” which means the flower in Spanish. The whole idea of overlapping pieces is to simulate the petals on a flower, which each layer is emphasized, but its own form. The shape cut out on the two inside pieces is so that different light effects can come through and capped off so different colours can be expressed through the light. When it came to the amount of pieces that was to be used I decided five. According to some sources when it comes to segments in lights three or five is the number to go with. Now to make my light even more interesting I decided to allow the pieces to pivot. By giving mobility to the pieces they can manipulate the lights the way you want to giving a lot more expression of the light through the lamp. When it is completely open the light escapes more, which is symbolism of life through the flower blossoming. When it comes to the material aspects the proposed material for the fastenings is steel. As it takes a lot less energy to attain the material in comparison to aluminium. Though my resources were limited and the  nuts I used were pre-maid to accommodate the steel thread. The rods are meant to be steel too but due to lack of recourses its  a tin sleeve over the stop of steel ¼ inch thread.