Curents; Blossoms That Do The Tango
LEAD: MOST flowers turn their heads toward the sun. Rock'n Flowers would rather dance, and the livelier the music and the beat, the faster they wiggle and bob.
MOST flowers turn their heads toward the sun. Rock'n Flowers would rather dance, and the livelier the music and the beat, the faster they wiggle and bob.
Rock'n Flowers, which are equipped with electronic phonic sensors, were created by Isamu Kataoka, a designer at Takara Company Ltd., a Tokyo toy manufacturer. They were introduced in 1988 in Tokyo, where they have been very popular.
For children, Takara had been selling a dancing dog with a sensor, said Terry Terui, vice president of Takara's Manhattan office, and it wanted something similar for adults.
The answer was dancing plastic flowers wearing sunglasses and holding instruments. Rock'n Flowers, which are battery-operated, come one to a pot. They sell for $29.95 each at Bloomingdale's and other stores across the country.