WIK A low-tech self-watering flower pot to care small houseplants for busy users.
What can plants do for you? A 1989 study conducted by NASA discover that common house plants are able to remove up to 90% of harmful chemicals in the air. Some houseplants can get rid of carcinogens (cancer causing agents) in the air.
Benefits
Better Breathing
Clean Air
Lighter Mood
Attractive Appearance
Closer Connection to Plants
Overall System
The cotton wick collects water from the reservoir and brings it up to the middle of it and into the soil so roots can get water whenever it needs and the amount of it.
How to use
Using the WIK app, record the type of plant you got and see what wick size the plant needs.
Insert the defined wick into the two holes of the middle piece and have two ends sticking out bottom.
Place the middle piece on the reservoir.
Place the amount of pot tops you need and fill the reservoir with clean water.
Gently place the plant on WIK.
Change Size for Different Size Plants
WIK app
Record purchased plant by typing in the name or taking a picture to best guess what it is.
Select what plant you want information on based on your recorded plant journal.
See the wick size, amount of sunlight it needs and amount of water it consumes.
Take a picture of the plant’s leaf if plant is sick.
Learn what is wrong with your plant and how to heal it.
Water bed for long trips or multiple plants
IND 460: Fall 2017 Design Project I
Student: Shelby Liu Instructor: Dean Bacalzo