Here’s a lovely idea that’s perfect for the weather we’re having at the moment in London. The Cavity Flowerpot is an umbrella stand that catches the waste rain water dripping off your brolly and rather than leaving it in a big puddle by the door, collects it and reuses it to water the roots of a plant, handily planted inside.
If you’re after some other clever ideas, check out this DIY rain water collector, this transparent toilet tank and loads of other all-conserving inspiration.
(Spotted on Yanko Design)
Katherine Hui is currently the Social site editor at Green Thing, a web-based public service in London that inspires people to lead greener lives through creative content.
Before this, she worked as the Development Manager at Social Innovation Camp, an organization that encourages people to use web and mobile-based technology to mobilise social change. She oversaw 300 ideas submission and helped build 20 prototypes – five of which have gone on to get further funding or investment.
Katherine’s came over to the UK form Canada in 2007 for an MSc program at the London School of Economics. Before arriving in London, she managed a small environmental start-up in Vancouver called the Canadian Climate Change Alliance.
Katherine is football mad. She is a loyal supporter of Arsenal FC, plays for Islington Borough Ladies FC and coaches for Gunners in Islington in her spare time. Her second favourite hobby is kite surfing and she can sometimes be found chasing the wind.
