Picks of the Week

From adorable self watering plants and colouring notebooks for adults to an amazing glass-blown light fitting and a solar powered cellphone charging tree, these are VISI’s top picks for the week.

1. Self Watering Animal Planters

“I just couldn’t resist these ridiculous little self watering planters,” says online editor Lindi Brownell Meiring. “They come in a set of four – a rabbit, a panda, a pig and a cat.”

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Image credit: boredpanda.com (available at amazon.com)

2. Pallucco’s Egg Light

Deputy editor Annemarie Meintjes is just fascinated by the ancient craft of glass-blowing.

Image credit: designbest.com Video credit: pallucco Kubo srl on YouTube.com

3. Electree by Vivien Muller

A solar cellphone charger caught copy editor Kay-Ann van Rooyen’s eye. The Electree is a bonsai sculpture with small photovoltaic panels at the tip of the branches that capture sunlight and store the power in a battery under the panel at the foot of the tree. It’s designed by French industrial designer Vivien Muller.

Image credit: vivien-muller.fr

4. Colouring Notebooks

“I am obsessed with notebooks and colouring in books, so combining the two is definitely a win-win,” says features editor Tracy Greenwood.

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Image credit: colouringnotebooks.com

5. Tribu 2016 Designs at marlanteak

Managing editor Lise Avis wouldn’t mind adding this sleek bench and coffee table to her newly renovated home.

Image credit: Supplied

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