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Plant Pregnancy by Alice Kim

This plastic maternity vest by design graduate Alice Kim allows people to carry young plants like babies (+ movie).

Plant pregnancy bag by Alice Kim
Plant pregnancy bag by Alice Kim

Alice Kim, who recently graduated from Kingston University, designed the PVC maternity vest with a compartment on the front to carry seedlings and young plants.

Plant Pregnancy Bag by Alice Kim
Plant Pregnancy Bag by Alice Kim

Kim hopes the project will remind people of the care and attention that plants require to grow. "Plants share very similar birth and growth process to humans," she said, "but we do not appreciate much of what they give us."

Plant pregnancy stroller by Alice Kim
Plant pregnancy stroller by Alice Kim

After the seedling has grown into a small plant the owner can use Kim's Plant Stroller to take it for a walk.

Kim exhibited the project at London's graduate showcase New Designers 2013 last week.

Plant Pregnancy by Alice Kim
Plant Pregnancy by Alice Kim

Our highlights from this year's graduate shows include a concept to transform London's BT Tower into a pollution-harvesting high rise and cycle helmets made from mulched newspapers.

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