Bionic Humidifier: A Flower that Helps You Breathe Easier

Nature, nurture and design come together in Gonglue Jiang’s Bionic Humidifier — a clever appliance masquerading as a potted plant that also functions as an indoor humidifier. Jiang’s artificial “bloom” wilts and goes limp without continual watering (refilling) and comes in an assortment of colors and shapes — just like the garden variety. “I designed a humidifier simulating a live flower that needs to be ‘nurtured,’” Jiang explains, “which fulfills emotional needs for the users.”

The Bionic Humidifier does it all— it moisturizes your apartment, it looks beautiful while it does it, AND it offers the bragging rights that go with keeping something alive! And don’t think this is just decorative folly — this apparatus has been created to live, die and be maintained like a flower, making it more than just another household tool.

No green thumb? No worries — the Bionic Humidifier is much more forgiving than Mother Nature. Once you provide water, your plant will perk back up and resume humidifying. With the looks and mannerisms of a plant, Jiang aims to bring both fresh air and a natural feel into otherwise enclosed spaces, and, unlike typical whirling and fizzing varieties of humidifiers, the Bionic Humidifier provides a “natural breeze effect in home humidifying.”