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Sustainability Statement

‘I came up with a wall-mounted, 100% organic plant design.

This is because the Japanese living environment, both inside the house and in the garden, is very small, so there is limited space for plants. Many people are hesitant to incorporate plants into their daily lives, even if they want to.

Therefore, I came up with a design that utilizes wall space to facilitate the incorporation of nature into a small living environment.

For the base, I'm using mainly cherry branches. I use branches that I cut out when I took care of it last year.

Plywood cut into crescent shapes and square timbers were also reused.

No nails, wires, or plastics are used. When disposing of this wall-mounted foundation, it can be safely disposed of as is, but it is also a solid foundation that can be used for many years.

The heart-shaped design was designed with the desire to be kind to the earth..’

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Planting system / methods used in your Design

For the tree used as the main foundation, we also chose cherry branches, which are uniquely Japanese.

Cherry trees are the most suitable for making a solid foundation because of their durability and hardness against corrosion.

In addition, the bark has a luster and beautiful bark surface, making it very suitable for interior decoration.

The hardness of the material makes it a solid foundation, but the hardness also makes it difficult to fix firmly in place. The holes are drilled, bamboo skewers are inserted in place of nails, and hemp or waxed thread is wrapped around the skewers to hold them in place.

The moon-shaped back motif also plays an important role in terms of strength by holding the back of the plant in place.

Two reused plywood boards are matched, and since plywood alone is not strong enough, square timbers are matched and wrapped around with hemp twine until the timbers inside cannot be seen, making it an object part.

The joints with the cherry branches are drilled holes and bamboo skewers are inserted and secured with hemp twine.

The hollowed-out wood on which the plants are placed is also reused, but since it was sold for flower arranging, the inside is waterproofed so it will not corrode even if a plant is placed on it.

In addition, Japanese living environments often do not have an adequate supply of sunlight, so we chose plants that can grow in shady or semi-shady conditions, such as houseplants.

I wanted to make it light for installation on the wall, so I loosened the soil a little, covered it with water moss, and wrapped it with black thread to make a moss ball.

And, since each plant is held in place (like a bongo-tie) by a rubber band and a twig, it is easy to keep them all in the same place. If you want to change to another plant, or if you want to include water, you can easily remove it and attach it to another plant. They can be easily removed and easily attached.

*Plants Nephrolepis exaltata, Kalanchoe tomentosa, Phlebodium aureum, Asparagus setaceus, Adiantum raddianum‘Fragrantissimum’,Guzmania magnifica, Saxifraga stolonifera, Epidendrum

*Material Cerasus (Prunus)branch, rubber band, akebi vine & fruits, hemp strings, black cotton thread, waxed strings, bog moss, plywood,