The Bouroullec Brothers' Hanging Planter Wall

Last month we talked about dividing your open plan studio using shelves and curtains, but what about being able to divide your space while incorporating oxygen producing plants? Introducing Teracrea's hanging gardens:

Basically a series of hanging planters suspended from the ceiling, the french brand Teracrea commissioned different modern designers to design planters for use indoors. The Hanging Planter uptop was designed by the now very famous Bouroullec Brothers and is pretty straightforward (probably straightforward enough to build one yourself, if you're handy). The key is to make sure your ceiling can take the weight of soil, plants and the hanging system, itself. We could only find the system for sale in Europe (and it's not cheap) so consider this more inspiration for how to divide a space and less a product to go and buy. If you're interested in something similar, Pottery Barn sells an outdoor version that could be modified for indoors.

In the same series of Teracrea commissioned pieces is the Garden Mural designed by Fabio Bortolani.

Have you used plants to help divide up a space?

Comments (9)

Darned clever - I'd enjoy some of those wall-mounted planters in the second photo in my hall.

posted by bepsf on May 5th 2009 at 4:19pm
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i like this idea... and trust me this big from the person who can't keep one single plant alive.

posted by wampler on May 5th 2009 at 4:27pm
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Looks awesome, but I for one don't want to have to drag out a ladder every time the plants want to be watered. That's a recipe for several dead plants waiting to happen.

posted by Sassyladie on May 5th 2009 at 4:50pm
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posted by bepsf on May 5th 2009 at 5:15pm
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I love those planters!!!

posted by Comicgeek on May 5th 2009 at 5:24pm
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The top shelves would make an incredible ivy planter....or any other number of plants. I love this.

posted by baileyb on May 5th 2009 at 5:49pm
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This would be great for and herb garden near a kitchen.

posted by teeze on May 5th 2009 at 10:23pm
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Kinda snazzy, but oh, the potential for me to make a BIG mess! Free hanging dirt? Water? Cat enticing greenery? Danger danger, Will Robinson!

posted by SherryBinNH on May 6th 2009 at 6:56pm
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what happens when you accidentally bump into it and the plants spill everywhere??
Or if you have a dog or toddlers in the house? This could be a very messy planter.

posted by eminthekitchen on May 8th 2009 at 10:56am
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