- Posted by: Than Hansen
- Category: Industrial Design
Daniel Schipper’s Foldable Greenhouse
If you have ever wished you could have a verdant garden in your urban apartment but didn’t have the luxury of space, Dutch designer Daniel Schipper, may have come up with a solution, with his Foldable Greenhouse prototype. Made from recyclable plastics (the top appears like translucent polypropylene), the greenhouse is noteworthy in that it unfolds in origami fashion from flat plastic stock, is potentially modular, and with its compact form factor, is practical for balconies, small yards or rooftop decks and gardens. It also incorporates the same design and engineering approach as one of Schipper’s other products, a dramatically foldable/collapsable shelter he made from misprinted milk packaging.
The designer is even accepting email inquiries from those interested in investing in and manufacturing the greenhouse, a product with some great potential applications, especially in light of the trend of ever increasing migration to urban centers. And perhaps taking a cue from his Foldable Shelter, Schipper could consider incorporating recycled plastic from those ubiquitious (and often non-recyclable) throw away planters one sees at many flower stores and garden centers, as Recycline does with used yogurt containers. Surely the Foldable Greenhouse is a great suggestion of a range of products that could be developed for urban gardeners-to be, who only wished they had the space!
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on July 17th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
where did you find such a big piece of clear, thick plastic? or did you just patch plastic together? i wonder if patched milk cartons would work…i would love to try and make one of these.