Grass Your Wall, by Ustatic
by Paula Alvarado, Buenos Aires on 10.31.06
How about a green air-purifying grass wall in your apartment? Believe it or not, it’s possible without having a mess thank to these grass panels from Argentinean company Ustatic. The “Wall Grass” is a system of grass rectangular panels, which function with a structural substrate, a humidity retainer substrate with small conducts that warrantee the homogeneous distribution of water in the entire surface, and a basement formed by the grass’ roots, which add support. The grass can be used for decoration or as an alternative for small spaces without a backyard, and is supposed to have the same sir purifying qualities than regular grass. Though it’s still a prototype, the product is actually being produced next year in Argentina, and will probably be available for exportation. The company has even some distributors defined, so those interested can get in touch with them through their website. On the other hand, for all of you who are willing to take the treehugging a little further, the company has also an air-purifying suit planning to be developed in the next year. Details, in the extended.
The suit is made from a special fabric with the ability to aspire and filter the air, that’s then transported through micro conductive filaments, which contain a purifying liquid. The impurities are stored in special pockets for such purpose; and all the energy required to function is caught through flexible solar panels within the same suit.
The firm behind these inventions, as we mention, is Ustatic, “committed to innovation through multidisciplinary design, and ecologically responsible”, they claim. “We believe there can be a future in which innovation, science and technology can contribute to the planet”, says Juan Maria Serrano, Ustatic manager. We certainly do too!
More details on these prototypes and contact info at their website. ::Ustatic
Now, if someone could come up with a suit that would recycle body-wastes into grey-water (somthing like the suits in Dune), filter the air the wearer is breathing in (is that what this suit proposes?), and change kinetic motion into electrical energy, we'd really have something going. (A grass covering would be optional though.)
Ok... so how do you actually go about purchasing a grass panel?
Hi Im Juan Serrano Director of Ustatic, creators of Magnetic tiles, Grass Wall and the filter suites.
GrassWall tiles will be able to purchase by middle of 2007 in Argentina, and of course we will send it outside.
The suites are a concept for drawing a pure air path in the humans waking. It.s a Loal+Ustatic development for thinking about our near future in the cities. thanks www.ustatic.com.ar
I can see grass walls becoming somewhat popular, but body suits? no way...
Beware of the 9th green ninjas.
so hold it. we're talking about putting grass on the walls? like literally grass growing from the wall?
grooy.