The Espace Inspiration® of the Salon du Végétal was set up in 2003 and is a laboratory for ideas and designs which, each year, aim to offer the plant sector new angles on methods for marketing and consuming plants.

Young designers exhibited prototypes portraying plants in innovative ways on the Espace Inspiration® stand (in the Les Terrasses hall) for the 3 days of the show. 12 projects were developed in various different styles: seduction, escape, ludism and gourmet pleasures. Whether it uses colours, shapes, styles or materials, each of the projects translates a particular emotion and shakes up received wisdom. The plants used are hortensia, aromatic plants and carex.

A panel of professional judges (designers, producers and industrialists) awarded the "A fresh look at plants from a design point of view’ trophy to the 'Miam' prototype on Thursday; the "Visitors’ favourite" trophy went to the 'Light Line' project.