LYFE: Levitating Planter Toys Designed by Oskar Van Deventer

Designed by Oskar Van Deventer and Bram Cohen for Hanayama of Japan

the experience is stellar

and a vivid reminder of the precious variety of life

These environmentally-friendly

LYFE: Levitating Planter Toys Designed by Oskar Van DeventerSimply put, the Lyfe Floating Planter is mesmerizing. The geodesic pot hovers several inches above the wooden base while a real, live "air" plant grows inside. The most amazing part is that the planter really is floating. In fact, you can pass your hand beneath it as it hovers in midair. The secret to the levitation is an electromagnet hidden in the oaken base. Minimalist design renders the mechanism nearly imperceptible, though the unit does need to