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Phyto is many things; a partition, a suspended self-watering garden, an air filtration system and it's scalable. It's the award-winning design project of student and environmental designer Pierre Luc Beaudry, who, last night at the launch party for the University of Quebec's Environmental Design Exhibition, presented it to the public. It looks light and fragile, yet it's surprisingly sturdy. The "flower pots" have indents in the bottom that allow the plants to be rotated for light exposure and the watering, which works using gravity, was based on the intravenous systems used in hospitals. There were other interesting projects on hand; laser-cut bent wood veneer chairs and table, a back-to-back rocking chair, chair/storage unit made with hard foam, and a metal expandable modular seating system. More images after the jump. Thanks Pat!
Phyto, designed by Pierre Luc Beaudry.
Laser-cut bent wood veneer chairs and table called Bois Cordé designed by Aimé Bougie (1/8" ply cut with a CNC machine).
Aimé Bougie and Catherine Menard.
Rigodon, modular shelving that rotates to hide elements. Made with wood from the side of a barn and designed by Alexina Lampron + Catherine Menard (rigodon is the name of a quebec jig/dance "swing your partner round and round").
Bancal, back-to-back rocking chair designed by Emelie Brault.
modul-AIR chair/storage unit made with hard foam designed by Marie-Eve Danis.
FOFOAM by David Martins "which imitates the properties of memory foam using party balloons and tension strings for not much more than a buck".
UQAM design school building.
