minali singh: 'lotus' lamps and 'rocket' planter

'lotus' and 'rocket' by minali singh from qatar are two of the 150 shortlisted entries
from the recent designboom competition 'the intelligent hand' in collaboration with macef.

the jury is almost finished making their selections and the results of the competition will be
unveiled on january 15th, 2010.


'rocket' planter

rocket is a reversible terracotta planter which can be utilized in two ways.
smaller plants can be planted in the three small pots on one end of the pot.
but the pot can be turned over to provide a larger pot space for bigger plants.
the planter is made by attaching three small cones to a larger cone, thrown on a wheel.


'rocket' can be used to house larger plants...


or flipped over to house smaller plants such as herbs


its form is based on a rocket




'lotus' lamps

these terracotta lamps are inspired by lotus leaves.
each lamp is made by joining two curved slabs of clay. the 'V' indentation is cut out
when the clay is leather hard. the inside is painted with a white slip for better reflectivity,
while the outside is finished in brown.


up close


'lotus' lamps provide a subtle warm glow