A group of Worcester Polytechnic Institute graduates have launched a new business that brings gardening into the home and places it on the wall as living art.
The company, dubbed Living Art LLC, was started by college friends David Liston, Omri Flaisher, Anthony Hassan and Andrew Turgeon. Their product — The Wall Garden — brings living plants indoors but avoids taking up prime apartment real estate by being placed directly on the wall.
The idea for the company came about when Liston, the company’s founder, was dealing with seasonal affective disorder through the Worcester winters. As he undertook light therapy that required him to be exposed to intense light for long periods of time, he wondered if the light could be put to additional use, and the wall garden was born.
Designed to resemble a picture frame, The Wall Garden is an all encompassed unit that can be used to grow herbs, vegetables and flowers on the wall. According to the inventors, the product is as simple as filling it with water, hanging it on the wall and plugging it in. The patent-pending invention with a price point around $300 will have a Kickstarter fundraising campaign launching on May 2.
