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35 Design Trends Inspired by Plants

— September 6, 2008 — Art & Design
At Trend Hunter we’ve seen plants being used as the inspiration for many innovations. As the ‘green’ movement gains steam, plants and foliage are everywhere in the world of design. Designers of headwear, shoes and jewellery are some of this group that has been motivated by plants to develop their creations. Advertising agencies too, ‘grew’ their campaigns based on lettuce and blossoming flowers. There are plant pot speakers, leafy fridge magnets, and leaf shaped hammocks.

Not enough to peak your interest? There are even more plant inspired concepts to cool for words - pet plants, leaf shaped salad servers, plant shaped art from UPCs and leaf lighting, take a look at them all here.
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Popularity
Activity
Freshness
34
Plant Reincarnating Squeeze Toys-Plant-Me-Pets
Plant Reincarnating Squeeze Toys-Plant-Me-Pets
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33
Leafy Salad Servers
Leafy Salad Servers
The Salad Plant
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32
Plant Activated Lights
Plant Activated Lights
Flower Filament by Ha-Na Yeom
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31
A Plant With Solar Cells
A Plant With Solar Cells
The Latest Japanese Breakthrough
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30
Transformer Plants
Transformer Plants
From Vase to Flower to Vase Again
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29
Foliage Canvas
Foliage Canvas
Art Craft On Leaf
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28
Caterpillar Created Messages
Caterpillar Created Messages
"Love Me" Leaves by Kyung-Ah Park
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27
Hidden Speakers
Hidden Speakers
Sonic Impact Speaker Plays Music Through Your Plants
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26
Potted Tables
Potted Tables
Little Garden Table
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25
Going Green With Plant Power
Going Green With Plant Power
Cradle 2 Cradle Spinach Concept Home
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24
Plantvertising to Go Green
Plantvertising to Go Green
Adidas Grün Campaign
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23
Cut Leaves as Art
Cut Leaves as Art
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22
Growing Fresh Veggies In Space
Growing Fresh Veggies In Space
AeroGrow On NASA Shuttle
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21
UPC Art
UPC Art
Barcode Plantage Program
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20
Forest on My Fridge
Forest on My Fridge
Leaf Magnets by Richard Hutten
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19
Smart Pot Tilts When Plant Is Thirsty
Smart Pot Tilts When Plant Is Thirsty
Roly-Poly Pot
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18
Mothers Day Tech
Mothers Day Tech
AT & T Floral Cellphone Ad
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17
Tentacle Jewelry
Tentacle Jewelry
Gualti Earrings Inspired by Plant Roots
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16
Luminescent Leaf Lights
Luminescent Leaf Lights
The Eco-Friendly Leaft
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15
Mood Plants
Mood Plants
The Flower Nurse
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14
Dead Trees & Floral Prints
Dead Trees & Floral Prints
Roberto Cavalli Spring 2009 Men's
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13
Talking Plants
Talking Plants
Plants Twitter When They Need Water
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12
Real Magic Beanstalks
Real Magic Beanstalks
Plants Grows "I LOVE YOU" on Leaf
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11
Tip Proof Hammock
Tip Proof Hammock
The Leaf
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10
Interactive Pictogram Pots
Interactive Pictogram Pots
Pet Plant
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9
Glowing Plants
Glowing Plants
Bench Pot Illuminates Real House Plants
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8
Floral Head Bouquets
Floral Head Bouquets
The Headdress Affair Benefit
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7
Automated Plant Growing
Automated Plant Growing
The 'Power Plant'
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6
Graffiti Goes Green
Graffiti Goes Green
Grassiti Moss Art
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5
Botanical Shoes
Botanical Shoes
Shoe Fleur, A Footwear Fantasy
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4
DIY Flora Decor
DIY Flora Decor
Leaves & Branches Wall Art
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3
Unisex Flower Pot Rings
Unisex Flower Pot Rings
Growing Jewelry
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2
Tiny Putting Green Jewelry
Tiny Putting Green Jewelry
Faux Moss Rings by ‘Adorn Jewelry'
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1
Urban Gardens
Urban Gardens
Living Wall Planters
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