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INDEX: is a world event for design and innovation set to take place every four years in Copenhagen. INDEX: is launched in 2005.

Among the nominees: Mobile.Seed – It is a fully biodegradable mobile phone that contains a visible seed inside. One can plant it as a different disposal mode, and after a while a flower sprouts from it.

how does it work?
The seed germinates as soon it comes into contact with water. This takes a while because the biodegradable protection capsule needs to degenerate a bit and allow the water to enter.

how do I plant it?
Just plant your mobile phone upright, covered with soil, no more than 2 cm deep. Keep it well-watered for four weeks until it sprouts. Then care for it as you would with any plant.

why a seed?
A seed or a plant is one of the most obvious examples of how to take advantage of biodegradable materials, nourishing from them and processing them into new forms. At the same time, seeds are full of connotations and associated meanings. They are more then just a possibility for a beautiful flower in a vase. A seed symbolizes the carrier of a new life, a chance for change. In the case of Mobile.seed, the seed symbolizes the mobile phone returning to nature, closing a biological cycle, and the chance to raise interest in develop technological objects as partners in the process of looking for social and environmental well being.