The brainchild of Doncaster designer Carl Smith, the flower wilts as more electricity passes through the main, going from a bright an optimistic blue to a sad-looking violet, as the mechanical petals close up and the stem bends. Apparently, the product concept’s objective is to provide an easy-to-understand indicator of electronic consumption, and is projected to cost £60 if and when it makes it to the mass-production line.

Personally though, nothing still beats a clear numerical readout, since it makes measuring even small conservation gains so much easier.

(Image from the Daily Mail)

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