GIY Stick. Let Nature self-water your pots.
A project in Singapore, Singapore by GIY. Make concrete jungles fertile.000days
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GIY Stick reuses bottles and fabric to make any pot self-watering. No Apps, no batteries, we simply mimic Nature's capillary action.
Backers: 873
Average Pledge Per Backer: $41
Funded: $35,807 of $20,000
Dates: Aug 30th -> Sep 29th (30 days)
Project By: GIY. Make concrete jungles fertile.
Backers: 873
Average Pledge Per Backer: $41
Funded: $35,807 of $20,000
Dates: Aug 30th -> Sep 29th (30 days)
Project By: GIY. Make concrete jungles fertile.
$35,807
current pledge level
Last Updated: September 29 @ 11:01 -0400 GMT
179%
of goal
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Latest News
Doubled in size in 28 days 
September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Our early tester who frequently forgets to water (Read More)
White, red and black
September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, We will be producing 5000 GIY sticks. 2000 each in red and white and 1000 in black. In the survey form we will ask for your colour preference. Since black is limited, we will fulfill the bigger pledges first. Big thank yous from the GIY... (Read More)
Black is in
September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
So we can produce a limited number in black. To be fair we will fulfill requests from the higher value pledges and work our way down. We have no idea of how many would want this colour but it does look nice with black pots. Please state your... (Read More)
Kickstarter Live
September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Right at the top of our page is the countdown timer for Kickstarter's pilot Live Stream project. It will be 8PM in Singapore, but regardless whichever time zone you are in, join our conversation as we talk about our idea development and mission.... (Read More)
Prototype black GIY Stick
September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
This is a prototype sample only The final product will be textured matte black as according to the mould. It would look good against a black pot. Let us get back on how to reward you with this. (Read More)
Matte black it is.
September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Give us a couple of days to figure how to do this. We can do a limited number production run for this. (Read More)
Textured matte black anyone?
September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We could produce a limited edition matte black GIY stick to match black pots. Would you be interested? (Read More)
Apparently we got nominated for an award. http://bit.ly/2cpCKJK
September 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We were just informed of this. We didn't submit it. Here's the link. http://bit.ly/2cpCKJK (Read More)
Dylan wants to thank everyone
September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 (Read More)
GIY Stick and trolls
September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We've been silent a week back because we were victims of trolls who accused us of stealing ideas from a 3D printing site as well as wishing my son and I develop prostate cancer. It is a learning experience and surprisingly, Dylan has been remarkably... (Read More)
Project cloth update #6
September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
So far the votes are equal regarding whether cloth is supplied or not. But if it is, it is overwhelmingly in Favour of old cotton t-shirts. By this week, we should know if this project is possible or not. If you were to use cotton cloth, bear in... (Read More)
Blue pea flower rice and fish curry
September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
What you'll get to cook and eat For those who have bought into the $80 GIY rewards and above, you'll be taken on a tour of One Kind House, a 21st century kampung. Fresh vegetables are grown and prepared for meals. Have a cup of artisanal coffee... (Read More)
Paint your bottles
September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Decorate the bottle together with your grown up. Custom design your bottle to fit your mood or decor. Get your grown up to explore their inner child. Encourage them with words like "Those are such lovely colours daddy" or "Wow, I didn't know I had... (Read More)
For our stretching goal: Cloth or no cloth?
September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
This was an old dishwashing cloth we cut up. So the question is recycle old cotton t-shirts or new geo textile fabric? Thank you everyone for your support. We certainly didn't expect this. So for our stretch goal, if we hit $40,000, the idea was to... (Read More)
GIY Stick in vertical planter box
September 5th - via: kickstarter.com
As used on eggplants, tomatoes, chilies, chives, kang kong, roselle and rosemary. This is in One Kind House in tropical sunny Singapore. The tomatoes which get full day sun use up 300ml of water daily. However, the topsoil is dry and so far no... (Read More)
Made in Singapore, which we all know isn't in China.
September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
The Loh Family run injection molding company The GIY Stick is created and made entirely in Singapore. We had made the decision early on to support our family owned manufacturers rather than outsourcing, because if we don't support them, who will?... (Read More)
Dylan's Ted X talk about the Big Red Dot that led to the GIY Stick.
September 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We will record a shorter version just for you and your grown up to watch, when every now and then in life, we need to be reminded that we live in a world of 'Yes', not 'Maybes' and definitely not 'Nos'. (Read More)
GIY Stick is mosquito proof.
September 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
In light of Zika and Dengue problem in the tropics, we'd like to reassure our Kickstarter backers that the GIY Stick is completely mosquito proof. The bottle is completely sealed. Mossies can't get in. We were very conscious of this while designing... (Read More)
A very motivating first day for our first Kickstarter
August 31st - via: kickstarter.com
We are very grateful that Kickstarter officially set up in Singapore. Pouncing at the chance, we prepared our campaign material in less than a week. We could not sleep well as we had to take photos and prepare all the animation in a week. Now that... (Read More)
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