Hasta La Ideas

Urbio is a wall-mounted magnetic gardening kit that represents an interesting solution to the physical limits of the modern urban home, a twist on the skyscraper’s promise of building vertically.

The modular pucks and tiles accommodate two sizes of pot—the “eco-plastic” emulates ceramic—using neodymium magnets, which are “strong enough to hold almost anything to the wall.” Of course, they can be removed with a firm tug, not least in order to water the plants under the sink (pumice at the bottom of the pot absorbs the excess).

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