tree around me, me around tree by Sonal Malhotra from india

In Indian villages, trees are the center of people's existence. They worship trees! Their daily activities like eating,sleeping,playing and even socializing are based around trees. On the contrary, in urban scenarios, human-tree interaction has almost become non-existent.

With the aim of bringing people back to nature, this concept tries to involve trees in our daily lives. The system designed here has a seating arrangement (in terracotta tiles) along with a solar-powered light and solar-powered charging strip. People can charge their laptops, ipods, cellphones, cameras etc. while working or resting under the shade of a tree. The rods connecting the base to solar cells are structured like branches so that the system can camouflage with the tree. Hence, the symbiosis of technology and trees brings people closer to natural environments without compromising with their lifestyle needs.