Terrarium Single Glass For Airplants

An air plant terrarium should disappear behind the specimen it holds, and this single blown-glass globe does exactly that — three inches in diameter, clear enough to read through, open at the top for airflow and easy misting. The small glass terrarium started life as part of a connected trio joined at the base, one of those shapes that looked clever on a shelf but frustrated everyone who only wanted one. Enough customers said exactly that, so we listened. The separated globe sits stable on any flat surface thanks to a polished base, and the proportions suit compact tillandsia — ionantha, brachycaulos, caput-medusae — that look best isolated in a glass container for plants rather than crammed into a crowded arrangement. Set it on a desk corner, a bathroom shelf, or a kitchen windowsill where indirect morning light reaches the leaves. One plant, one vessel, no soil, no complexity — a display built around the idea that less is usually more.

• Year Designed: 2012
• Material: Glass