Indigenus Soma by Laurie Wiid van Heerden. A terracotta pot with wooden rim holds flowering plants with orange blooms.
Indigenus Soma by Laurie Wiid van Heerden. A green succulent plant sits in a two-tone pot with wood and tan leather.
Indigenus Soma by Laurie Wiid van Heerden. A potted plant with orange flowers sits in a two-tone wooden and charcoal planter.
Indigenus Soma by Laurie Wiid van Heerden. A columnar green cactus with two upright stems sits in a two-tone pot.
Indigenus Soma by Laurie Wiid van Heerden. Three ceramic pots with wooden rims hold cascading green cacti indoors.

Soma

Made by Indigenus

Designed by Laurie Wiid van Heerden

Soma is the Greek word for "body," and the body of a tree is precisely where Laurie Wiid van Heerden begins. The Soma translates the quiet architecture of wood - its taper, its weight, its grain - into a piece of furniture that reads as both object and organism.

Van Heerden's work through Indigenus is rooted in a Southern African sensibility, one that regards natural materials not as surface but as authorship. The tree does not merely inspire the form; it determines it.

  • Designed by Laurie Wiid van Heerden
  • Produced by Indigenus
  • Form derived from the organic structure of the tree trunk

The result is a presence that holds its ground without demanding attention. Soma occupies a room the way a well-placed sculpture does - through proportion and stillness.

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Indigenus

Founded in 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa, Indigenus specializes in sculptural planters crafted from sustainable natural materials and conceived at the intersection of design, architecture, and landscape.
Laurie Wiid van Heerden
Soma

Laurie Wiid van Heerden

Laurie Wiid van Heerden is a South African furniture and product designer whose work combines material experimentation, traditional craftsmanship, and contemporary refinement. Best known for his innovative use of cork, he creates furniture, lighting, tableware, and collectible objects defined by tactile surfaces, sculptural form, and a distinctive sense of material character.