This eye-catching terrarium is the tabletop air purifier you never knew you needed

Recent events have made people more conscious of the air they breathe indoors, leading to a rise in the purchase and production of air-purifying appliances. Of course, these machines are not new, and they have been undergoing a phase of evolution in terms of features as well as aesthetics. At the end of the day, however, air purifiers and humidifiers still use artificial methods and non-sustainable materials that eventually harm the environment while trying to enhance human lives. Thankfully, all hope is not lost, thanks to an innovative and sleek device that purifies and hydrates the air using more natural means by harnessing the power of Nature’s secret miracle worker: moss.

Designer: Yoonsang Kim of Mosslab

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Moss might carry some negative connotations, but these rootless plants play a critical role in the survival of animal and human life on the planet, thanks to how much they contribute to the oxygen in the atmosphere. These are nature’s natural air filters that require so little maintenance that they can survive for months without a single drop of moisture. It is this superpower that Moss Air is using to deliver clean air to your home in a sustainable and elegant design that will have you become the talk of your neighborhood and friends. Especially when they behold the LED mood lightning that lets you witness the moss waking up from slumber as the mist falls and fills the panel.

Moss Air’s moss panel filters out fine dust and converts carbon dioxide into oxygen, providing a fresher and greener living environment.

Why Moss? It removes fine dust particles and has an incredible capacity to convert CO2 into oxygen much more efficiently than most types of trees.

At first glance, Moss Air looks like a mini terrarium, but it definitely stands out even among its peers. Its predominantly white body, transparent facade, and tall, slender form make it a perfect fit for any desk, coffee table, or bedside drawer, practically anywhere you need a breath of fresh air and a sight for sore eyes. The visible moss filter adds a much-needed touch of green to modern homes, and its refreshing scent makes you feel like you’re taking a relaxing stroll through a fresh forest just after sunrise.

The magnetic ball at the top of Moss Air acts as a mechanism for mode switching. Simply roll the magnetic ball across the top of the device to open and close the humidifier hole.

Humidifier Mode – Ball in rest position.

Terrarium Mode – Ball covering humidity opening.

Of course, Moss Air isn’t just a pretty face to show off. Behind the moss is an invisible water tank that serves two purposes, depending on the device’s mode. It creates a gentle mist that falls upon the wall of moss to keep it green and in tip-top shape, but at the push of the strong magnetic ball on top, that mist becomes a gentle upward spray of purified and humidified air. The secret to this process is the moss’s natural ability to filter fine dust, remove impurities and toxins from the air, and convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. It’s the ultimate green air purifying solution that would put HEPA filters and UV light chambers to shame.

The Moss Filter panel is super simple to change if needed. Simply press the two side tabs in, pop out, and press the new one in place until it clicks.

With up to 8 hours of battery life, Moss Air can be moved around the home with you.

Bring Nature with Moss

Despite the seemingly magical way the Moss Air works, using it couldn’t be simpler. That stylish magnetic ball on top is really the only thing you need to move to switch between modes, and you don’t need to worry about it rolling or falling off because of the strong magnetic force that keeps it in place. The terrarium is self-watering, so all you really need to do is refill the water in the tank periodically. Best of all, the moss panel and paper filter for the water tank are easily replaceable and sustainable, making the Moss Air nearly immortal. So why settle for ugly, hulking appliances just to breathe clean and hydrated air? With the Moss Air terrarium, air purifier, and humidifier in one, you not only get a more natural and more sustainable way to get healthy air anytime, you also get a beautiful piece of decor that brings a touch of nature into your life.

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This glass terrarium encases biologically inactive moss to create an indoor garden without the upkeep!

While decorating desks and coffee tables with plants and potted greenery does help to liven up our rooms and offices, taking care of them can sometimes get messy. Water spills and loose soil have a habit of muddying the spaces where potted plants reside, creating more trouble than the plants might be worth. Creating a means for people to adorn shelves and counters with greenery, without the stress that comes with the upkeep of potted plants, TerraLiving designed Vertex Zero, a geometric preserved moss terrarium that requires no sunlight, water, or upkeep for that matter.

Requiring no water for maintenance, Vertex Zero is a terrarium that encases real, biologically inactive moss, cultivated in TerraLiving’s own greenhouse and preserved in labs, inside museum-grade geometric glass containers. Live mosses are grown and cultivated in TerraLiving’s greenhouse dubbed the “Moss Lab,” before reaching the peak of their health and preserved for encasement. Using proprietary advanced preservation technology, each patch of live moss is stripped of any water content in low-pressure zones and subzero temperatures to freeze their proteins and biological components, rendering them inactive, but frozen in time.

Before reaching the gilded gates of their terrariums, each moss cell is first pumped with chlorophyll dye, plant fluid, nutrients, food, and cosmetic grade preservatives to help make the contained moss look more alive. As varying mosses populate the inside corners of their terrariums, the makers at TerraLiving curate each glass container to appear almost as a miniature moss-ridden forest. Requiring no light or water for nourishment, the creators behind Vertex Zero advise against storing the terrarium in direct sunlight and warn users to not water their terrariums as this could lead to mold or condensation within the terrarium.

Designer: TerraLiving

Each moss configuration is hand placed for a one-of-a-kind terrarium.

The glass containers used for each terrarium are museum-grade for the ultimate preservation and viewing experience.

Lightweight, yet sturdy by design, the terrariums were built for beauty and convenience.

When placed together, the hand-placed moss-ridden interior resembles a miniature forest.

Users can feel and smell the inside of Vertex Zero, but Terra Living advises against eating or consuming the moss.

Grown and harvested inside TerraLiving’s Moss Lab, the collected moss is hand-picked when they reach the peak of their health.

These indoor gardens made from natural lichen are customizable, maintenance-free, dust & insect proof!

We have all spent more time indoors this past year and have found different ways to bring nature into our space. One hot trend is indoor gardens, especially like these ones by Benetti Homes that require no maintenance at all for people like me who don’t have a green thumb! The company also elevates your garden game as these walls are fully customizable and created for your needs. The Italian studio uses 100% natural and stabilized lichen moss which doesn’t attract dust or insects so no more excuses about not creating your own indoor oasis.

The lichen used is called Cladonia Stellaris and it hails from Northern European forests. The moss is naturally cream in color and therefore can be customized to 12 different colors for the green walls which is also why it can be used to create art. You can choose from a variety of sizes, shades, and shapes for your home or office and the moss can easily grow on walls or ceilings. These vertical gardens have also been upgraded with engineering technology through sound panels to provide a sound-absorbing effect and create a zen atmosphere. “It consists of an aluminum panel like that one supporting the moss and capable of producing sound as the result of a research to optimize sound and its diffusion, which benefits from high-level electronic and sound technology. The panels connect to an external amplifier, which allows users to control the output sound from a phone app,” explains Stivens Benetti, owner of Benetti Home.

Designer: Benetti Home

This sculptural terrarium brings the worlds of nature and architecture together





No, it isn’t another Stefano Boeri building! The Chloroplast 2.0 is an absolutely captivating vertical terrarium that’s small enough to fit right on your tabletop. It combines aspects of architecture along with botany to create what TerraLiving calls a ‘botanical sculpture’. The terrarium features a microbiome of moss growing within a beautifully organic 3D-printed tower. The tower comes with a design that’s heavily inspired by the cellular structure found in plants, and the moss grows right within the towers, occupying individual cells to create a beautiful contrast of green against white.

The Chloroplast 2.0 is a custom-made, hand-grown terrarium designed by Malaysia-based TerraLiving. It comes with ZERO Moss, a preserved moss that requires virtually no care and automatically feeds off sunlight and CO2 to release fresh oxygen. The terrarium comes completely encased within a bell-jar which can be lifted to reveal the complex, self-sustaining natural biome within. Designed and developed by a group of passionate scientists and designers, the Chloroplast 2.0 is one of many unique offerings from TerraLiving, a company that’s dedicated to preserving and showcasing the complex world of mosses – one of the greatest survivors of evolution in the earth’s lifetime. The specially preserved ZERO Moss within the Chloroplast 2.0 doesn’t need watering at all, and can theoretically live for decades in its own self-sustaining microbiome. Place it on your desk, mantelpiece, or on your coffee table (preferably a place that gets sunlight) and the ChloroPlast adds a unique touch of living, breathing artwork to your space!

Designer: TerraLiving

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