Biophilic Planters & Vertical Gardens

Custom Vertical Gardens at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center - Brooklyn, NY

Hanging Window Gardens Mini Pods

Hydroponic Vertical Garden Planter Pod

Living Systems

Biophilia - the innate human pull toward the visual forms, textural feels and the structural rhythms of the natural world.

Transforming interiors into vibrant, breathing ecosystems, Danielle Trofe creates both vertical hydroponic gardens as well as conventional soil-based planters, all with a biophilic nod to aesthetics found in nature.

Hydroponic Vertical Garden

Vertical Hydroponic Garden

A vertical, self-sustaining planter system that harnesses hydroponic technology making indoor gardening for the space constrained urban dweller an easier and exciting possibility. This self-watering system simplifies the process of growing your own plants so that interior gardening becomes much more accessible for those seeking a greener lifestyle.

Hydroponic Vertical Garden - Est. 2012

Mini Succulent Pods

Hanging Window Gardens

These hanging window gardens feature three different organic-shaped, 3D printed planter pods that rotate and can be placed in any configuration and height along a polished brass rod. The standard 36″ height fits most windows and can be connected to additional segments to span larger windows and offer greater modularity.

Hanging Window Garden - Est. 2017

Custom Vertical Gardens

Custom Vertical Garden Permanent Installation at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Danielle Trofe x Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Located in the LEED certified visitor center at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 3 fourteen-foot vertical gardens spiral down from ceiling to floor, eloquently inspiring visitors of the artistic and physical benefits of incorporating indoor gardens within our human spaces.

Custom Vertical Gardens Installation for BMW Born Electric Tour - Bryant Park, NY

Danielle Trofe x BMW

Danielle Trofe Design partnered with BMW to create a sculptural vertical garden installation that climbed 20 feet high and spanned two floors for the Born Electric World Tour 2012-2013. Joining other local artists and designers as a Good Goods partner of the tour which was held in Bryant Park, NYC. The installation is designed to promote urban gardening and the integration of living plants into interior spaces by using vertical hydroponic technology.

Hydroponic Vertical Garden at Campbell’s event in NYC - Chelsea Towers, 2013

Danielle Trofe x Campbell’s

At Campbell’s Future of Food event in NYC, Danielle Trofe’s vertical garden served as a living centerpiece—embodying the conversation around innovation, sustainability, and the future of how we grow and consume food. The installation transformed the space into an immersive biophilic environment, using living plants to visually express ideas of freshness, systems-thinking, and ecological resilience. More than a backdrop, the vertical garden became a tangible symbol of food, design, and nature converging in real time.

Custom Vertical Gardens Installation for ABC Home - NYC, 2013

Danielle Trofe x ABC Home

During NYCxDESIGN in 2013, Danielle Trofe’s 20-foot-tall custom vertical gardens were featured as a temporary exhibit inside ABC Home’s flagship store in Union Square, New York City. Rising through the space, the living installations transformed the retail environment into an immersive biophilic landscape, blurring the boundary between nature, design, and commerce. The gardens offered a bold, future-facing vision of how living systems can activate interiors and invite a deeper connection to the natural world.