Blurring the lines between inside and outside is proven to benefit our health in immeasurable ways – boosting our immune systems, reducing overall stress, and even healing faster. In an increasingly stressful world, Japanese brand NECKTIE introduces hemisphere, a planter that combines the notion of honoring nature with the elegance of weightlessness. As more of us recognize the need to introduce greenery into our homes, hemisphere offers a smart solution – expertly crafted with a water catch and clever hardware to offer a beautiful new home to your leafy companions.
A solid, turned wood planter seems to float, suspended on three thin, almost invisible strings, offering a secure yet unobtrusive hanging option. Beyond the delicate leaves of its inhabitant, the intersections on which the strings and wooden bowl connect are marked with a classic wooden dowel, visually simplifying a bit of a complicated intersection. This detail offers a slight bit of contrast while still retaining the sleek curve of the edge of the planter, clean and uninterrupted.
A water catch is cleverly inset into the bottom of the planter, to allow excess water to drain. This is essential with most hanging plants, to keep them healthy while reducing the need to take the entire planter down from where it’s hung. A simple threaded screw keeps things in place, while creating a beautifully seamless transition between planter and base.
Expertly crafted using the highest quality Japanese ash, a hardwood revered for it’s shock resistance and durability, the straight and regular grain gives finished pieces a lovely, open texture. Resistant to scratches and dents, the planters are lovingly lathed and milled to exacting specifications, ensuring the catch and base align perfectly.
NECKTIE is a Tokyo-based brand interested in the narrative behind the design, infusing layers of intention and humor behind each product. Well-made, durable, and beautiful, these objects have been considered throughout every point of the project, executed from a yearning for delight. From a polar bear going fishing for tea, to a sandwich sticker set, they find that joy can be anywhere, if one has eyes to see it.
To learn more about the hemisphere planter by NECKTIE, visit necktie-shop.tokyo.
Photography courtesy of NECKTIE.
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