Connor Andersen
WET
How might we choreograph moments of daily intimacy between humans and their plants?
The WET Collection: The collection is a set of 3 humanistic, life size planters, which are centred around choreographing moments of intimacy between humans and their plants. Nested between traditional product and service design, this collection begs to confront the power which stagnant objects hold within our home. By leveraging deeply intimate forms and encouraging sensual play we can deepen the appreciation for the things we own. Gone are the days of dust collecting knick-knacks: we have passionate love for the things we bring into our home, and this connection is only growing stronger each day.
Insight
Millennials love plants, in fact they love plants so much that a majority of the generation chooses to use houseplants as a way to decorate their interior spaces. However, the majority of millennials have killed multiple house plants and are intimidated by caring for their plants, thus only using them as decoration and not honouring that the plant itself is a living being.
Idea
The collection itself is designed in a way that integrates into habitual routines to develop deeply intimate relationships between humans and the plants which inhabit their home. This collection is simply a conversation starter to get people connected to the natural world within their own homes.
Impact
By leveraging our relationship to the natural world we as humans become grounded. Establishing this relationship and allowing it to flourish can help with anxiety, depression, loneliness, and many other complications that have arisen during the pandemic. Ultimately, this collection is a starting point towards integrating the natural world into our daily lives in a way that places nature as the primary user for designed objects of the future. That’s a world that I’d love to live in.
Biography
Connor Andersen is a Canadian designer who leverages insight and intuition to define the mediums in which he works with. His work strives to push boundaries and ask questions within society that relate to our deep relationships which we have with the world both natural and manufactured. Connor hopes that his work can act simply as a conversation starter, and if something he has created sparks a question within you he urges you to reach out and continue that conversation. To follow along on Connor’s newest adventure you can find him on