Water is a precious resource, making up over 60% of the overall body mass of humans, and a sustaining source for most life. With the ability to cut rock, melt salt, and boil, it is the signature substance of Earth, our little blue dot. As it is a finite resource as well, and becoming more scarce, small ways to save those lifegiving drops are necessary and welcome. Enter the RAINDROP by Junwoo Lim, a planter + umbrella stand that captures the remnant drops left over from a wet umbrella to water a plant below. With graceful form, just as appropriate in a gallery as a home, let the RAINDROP save your floors and feed your plants, all at once.
Designer Junwoo Lim is on a mission to help people participate in sustainability, no matter their personal feelings on the subject. People who care about these issues will sometimes use reusable water bottles, or reducing single use plastics requires that you are aware of the problem and how to take steps to solve it. With RAINDROP, everyone who uses an umbrella participates, passively but just as effectively. This presents a creative way to go about solving for sustainability, and promoting everyone to participate in actions good for the earth, not just those that happen to be aware.
Utilizing the Unexpected Red theory, where a pop of red can really elevate a space, this matte red finish provides refreshing contrast to the greenery growing inside, as well as form language on top that almost looks like the blooming of a tree itself.
RAINDROP would fit perfectly in a public space or community center, possibly starting conversations about sustainability with those that might not be informed. The plants and humans both benefit from these types of discussions, studies showing that the way we speak around plants effects their overall health and well-being. Happy to be thought of, and happy to be watered, the RAINDROP makes it easy to be kind to our leafy friends.
For more information on RAINDROP by Junwoo Lim, please email the designer at [email protected]. For more updates, visit Lim on Instagram here.
