Grass Lamp Illuminates the Home and Grows Hydroponic Vegetation
Twenty-six year old visionary and industrial designer, Marko Vučković, won the 2009 Designanddesign award with his creation the Grass Lamp, a lamp that supports the hydroponic growth of plants while using no soil. Vučković’s Grass Lamp allows terrestrial plants to live in a mineral nutrient water solution or growing medium like coconut husks or mineral [...]
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