Techno 21" Ultra MarineMichael Carr 21" Techno Planter, Ultra Marine By the early 1990s, techno music had become globally popular. Techno raves were often accompanied by intricate laser light shows. It is these lights that inspired the techno design. The way the pattern follows the pot it gives it an optical illusion that follows the shape going down, similar to lights descending on the dance floor.