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Hothouse Table: "Form Follows Form" at IIT

2006-10-13-plant.jpg Made in Chicago. This Hothouse table was designed by Helen Maria Nugent for "urbanites who crave green" and it's corian top has holes sized precisely to fit the diameter of easily accessible and affordable standard clay plant pots.

The table was inspired by a piece of architecture, the Maison Bordeaux by Rem Koolhaas. It is part of a current show of furniture where all the pieces have that in commmon - the furniture integrates architectural concepts. This Chicago Furniture Designers Association exhibition at IIT is titled "Form Follows Form".

 
 

The "Form Follows Form" show is open thorough October 28 at the Paul V. Galvin Library at IIT.

All info, including hours is available here.

Thanks, Helen and Dana!

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That's awesome! I love it!

posted by katie on 2006-10-13 10:34:13

It's wonderful. But what about the drippage from watering the plants?

posted by flyinglimegreen on 2006-10-13 12:55:23

Hello flyinglimegreen. Thank you for your comments! About the drippage...all of the pots have a rubber stopper in the hole and about an inch of large stones in the bottom underneath the soil - so no water leaks out and the pot has a built in water reserve.

posted by Haelo Design on 2006-10-17 08:14:36

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