Living Pots

Concept of Design

Designed to reduce tree consumption in plant growing and cultivation, Living Pots are sustainable cultivation units that are comprised of %100 recyclable and reused materials. Made out of simple bent metal pieces and scrap pieces of log, product is flat-packed and can be easily assembled. Enabling energy and space efficiency, it is a living pot for both personal and industrial use.

Background of Design

With an objective of reducing wood consumption, unit is designed as a sustainable pot for plants, herbs and mushrooms. Using scrap parts from industrial wood processing, unit is a minimalistic end product for environmentally conscious growers with less carbon footprint.

With a growing popularity, organic cultivation is practiced both for industrial and individual purposes. Designed unit offers an ecological way for growing and cultivating with its wood material that fits better than plastics in terms of breathing. Especially in mushroom cultivation, instead of conventional sliced logs for its moisture, this unit provides advantages equally while preventing trees from being cut. Approximately 4000 logs are inoculated each year with an estimated %16 percentage of damage. Alongside its modularity for maintenance and reusage of parts, unit also systemizes the piling of stacks in industrial usage.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hakan Gürsu is an internationally acclaimed designer, illustrator, and thinker whose work bridges creativity, sustainability, and innovation. Recognized among the world’s leading figures in industrial design, he has received more than 240 prestigious international design awards across 18 years, making him one of the most awarded designers globally. As the founder of Designnobis, a multidisciplinary design and innovation consultancy based in Turkey, he has led pioneering projects ranging from furniture, consumer electronics, and packaging to energy systems and transportation.