The Pencil That Grows Into a Plant (Yes, Really!)

Conscious Design Podcast™ by Ian Peterman

Oct 3, 202500:33:50Arts

Meet the world’s first plantable pencil. A pencil you can grow into a plant. 🌱 In this Conscious Design Podcast episode, SproutWorld founder & CEO Michael Stausholm reveals how this simple idea became a global eco brand...

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