给植物输液的系统
Keita Augstkalne's intravenous drip brings neglected houseplants back to life

由专筑网王帅，邢子编译

拉脱维亚里加设计与艺术学院的毕业生Keita Augstkalne开发了一套室内浇水系统，该系统帮助那些忙碌的人来照顾他们的植物。

该系统在伦敦设计博览会上亮相，产品类似于医院的给病人输液的静脉（IV）支架。

Augstkalne在里加设计与艺术学院学习产品设计，他设计了该系统，以防止植物在无人看管时枯萎。

Riga Design and Art School graduate Keita Augstkalne has developed an indoor watering system to revive plants that have been neglected by their busy owners.
Previewed at London Design Fair, the system resembles a hospital intravenous (IV) stand, which are commonly used to distribute fluids into the human body.
Augstkalne, who studied product design at Riga Design and Art School, created the system to prevent plants from withering away when left unattended.



Augstkalne说：“现代生活非常繁忙，我们经常忽视或忘记照料室内的植物。我经常会有很长一段时间不在家，而我的家人总是忘记给我的植物浇水，最终导致这些植物凋零。”

“越来越多的人在争论全球维护自然环境的重要性，但是我们却忘记了我们手边的自然：即我们的室内植物。”

这套系统由橙色的不锈钢制成的支架，三种两升的水袋和直接将水输送到土壤中的管子组成。

管子上安装了内置的流量调节器，可以保证植物在10天左右的时间里保持健康的状态。根据每种植物的需水量，还可以使用安装在管子上的金属调整器来调节水的流量。

"Our modern lives are very busy and houseplants are often left neglected and forgotten. As I am frequently not at home for long periods of time, and my family keeps forgetting requests to water my plants, my absence leads to their deaths," said Augstkalne.
"Increasingly, people are debating the importance of maintaining nature globally, but we forget about the nature that is at our fingertips: our houseplants."
The product features a stainless steel stand in bright orange, three two-litre water reservoirs and a pipe that feeds water directly into the soil.
The pipe has an inbuilt flow regulator that ensures the plant remains in a healthy condition for up to 10 days. The water flow rate can also be adjusted using a metal adjustor attached to the pipe depending on each plant's requirements.



Augstkalne与一家位于里加的激光切割公司合作，该公司生产了该系统的所有部件。然后用电弧焊机焊接出支架结构，然后将表面打磨光滑，最后刷上加热的粉末油漆，从而展现出鲜艳夺目的橙色。

悬挂在支架上的水袋由聚氯乙烯（PVC）制成，其底部的小喷嘴上固定着管子。

参加伦敦设计节博览会的其他项目还有包括根据用户需要扩展和收缩的一系列家具，以及为孤独的千禧一代提供身体和情感支持的人形躯干抱枕等。

Augstkalne worked with a Riga-based laser cutting company who created all the individual components of the stand. She then assembled the structure using an electric arc welder, before sanding the surface and applying heated powder paint to achieve the stand's vivid shade of orange.
The water reservoir, which is made from PVC, is suspended from the stand and the pipe is fastened via a small nozzle at the bottom of the bag.
Other projects from the design fair, part of London Design Festival, include a series of furniture that expands and contracts according to a user's needs, and an ergonomic cushion in the shape of a headless torso to provide physical and emotional support for lonely millennials.