Remember: Although air plants are reputed to be low maintenance, They are still a living plant: «They need bright light daily, weekly irrigation and good air circulation,» says Anna Kebe, creative director of Air Plant Design Studio. The window of the window or the center table is a good option to expose the air plants, but placing them in crystal terrariums makes them the center of attention of any room: «I usually prefer something that seems organic so that it coincides with the natural element of an air plant,» says Kebe. Show plants floating in the air Tying them to a spider lamp contributes both a sensation of naturalness and an elegance note. «The incredible thing about stylizing air plants is that you can add them to almost any space and work.»
Use a bottle box Vintage
Create a surprising level of visual interest can mean the juxtaposition of different design sensibilities. Deanna, from Homestead and Chill, in San Luis Obispo, California, mixed the living greenery of her air plants with a recycled container to design a subtle but convincing vignette: «As soon as I saw this box Vintage For bottles, I knew it would be perfect to expose our collection of air plants, «says Deanna. He combined a wide range of air plants, including Tillandsia Caput Medusae, Harrisii, Xerographica Funckianaand Tectorum. «I love to show the plants while adding height, dimension and interest.»
Adorn an animal skull
Air plants can be displayed almost anywhere, even in unexpected places. Michael Prior, of The Crusty Gardener, in Sunderland (England), exposes its air plants in an animal skull. This piece of art, which uniquely combines different stages of life, also honors prior's past, when he spent time with his grandmother. He found the skull in one of his many excursions through nature together. However, until the pandemic, the skull had been accumulating dust on a warehouse, so he decided to bring it to light: «I put the air plants on the skull because it had nowhere to hang them,» he explains. «I thought that the idea of living plants growing from skulls would be incredibly well.»
Make arts framed
Lacking roots, Air plants funds do not really need to settle on a surface. Drew and Katie Wint, by Bird and Bear Crafts, in Grand Rapids (Michigan), manufacture rustic exhibitors with wood frame that serve as support for suspended air plants: «Our exhibitor with frame for air plants can be placed on a flat surface or hang on the wall,» says Katie. This brings a natural appearance to the plants. «Manufactured with a steel or transparent wire grid, the frame material is flexible enough to withstand a variety of types or sizes of air plants. In addition, this grid makes organizing and removing the plants to water them is a game of children.
Article originally published in Ad us.
Translation and adaptation of Fernanda Toral.