NYT Wirecutter’s favorite watering cans for 2025, featuring a mix of budget and designer products.
VERDANCE
An indoor lounge chair that celebrates Scandinavian craftsmanship and design heritage
Year
Duration
Location
Instructors
2025
4 Weeks
Brooklyn, New York
Linda Celentano
IDEATION
STUDIES IN FLORA
IDEATION
STUDIES IN FLORA
At the core of the collection is a study of plant posture. In specific, the aloe vera, bird of paradise, and snake plant served as key inspirations.
At the core of the collection is a study of plant posture. In specific, the aloe vera, bird of paradise, and snake plant served as key inspirations.
PROCESS
DIMENSIONAL ITERATION
PROCESS
DIMENSIONAL ITERATION
Sketch models with similar attributes to the drawings were then made with bristol and museum board paper. Following the form, several versions of the set were 3D printed.
Sketch models with similar attributes to the drawings were then made with bristol and museum board paper. Following the form, several versions of the set were 3D printed.
Their proportions relative to one another and as their capacity to hold soil or water were also fine-tuned.
Their proportions relative to one another and as their capacity to hold soil or water were also fine-tuned.
Across successive iterations, the details of the vessels’ creases, concavities, and folds were carefully refined.
Across successive iterations, the details of the vessels’ creases, concavities, and folds were carefully refined.
FINAL FORM
ELEGANCE IN BLOOM
FINAL FORM
ELEGANCE IN BLOOM
The name blends the words verdant and dance to reflect the collection’s purpose: to celebrate and uplift the houseplants that bring vibrancy and life to our living spaces.
The name blends the words verdant and dance to reflect the collection’s purpose: to celebrate and uplift the houseplants that bring vibrancy and life to our living spaces.
The finished collection consists of a waterer, a small planter suited for succulents, and a medium sized planter for plants like the snake plant or the aloe vera.
The finished collection consists of a waterer, a small planter suited for succulents, and a medium sized planter for plants like the snake plant or the aloe vera.
Future iterations would consider additional planter sizes, color scheme options, and materiality.
Future iterations would consider additional planter sizes, color scheme options, and materiality.
CONTEXT
A MISSING COLLECTION
CONTEXT
A MISSING COLLECTION
While many elegant watering cans and planters exist, they are rarely conceived as a unified set. These products also trend towards rigid and geometric forms that fail to echo the organic nature of the plants they hold.
While many elegant watering cans and planters exist, they are rarely conceived as a unified set. These products also trend towards rigid and geometric forms that fail to echo the organic nature of the plants they hold.
The Verdance Collection introduces a cohesive visual language between the vessels that hold a plant’s essential elements—water and soil—and aims to blend in with the living botanicals they cradle.
The Verdance Collection introduces a cohesive visual language between the vessels that hold a plant’s essential elements—water and soil—and aims to blend in with the living botanicals they cradle.
Year
2025
Duration
4 Weeks
Location
Brooklyn, New York
Instructors
Linda Celentano
NYT Wirecutter’s favorite watering cans for 2025, featuring a mix of budget and designer products.