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Canairi Манітор якасці паветра ў памяшканні by Hans Augustenborg

Canairi Манітор якасці паветра ў памяшканні by Hans Augustenborg is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Жалезная прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн бытавой тэхнікі Competition Category.


ЖалезаБытавая тэхніка· 2022

Canairi Манітор якасці паветра ў памяшканні

by Hans Augustenborg

Client: Canairi

Жалезная прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Бытавая тэхніка Category

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The Design

About Canairi Манітор якасці паветра ў памяшканні

Canairi — гэта манітор якасці паветра ў памяшканні, які мае форму простай птушкі-канарэйкі. Canairi вымярае ўзровень вуглякіслага газу і напамінае людзям пра неабходнасць вентыляцыі памяшкання. Канцэпцыя адсылае да старой практыкі трымаць канарэек у вугальных шахтах, каб папярэджваць шахцёраў пра дрэннае паветра. Калі якасць паветра ў памяшканні пагаршаецца, птушка апускаецца ўніз. Калі вокны адчыняюцца і паветра паляпшаецца, птушка зноў паднімаецца. Прылада не выкарыстоўвае святло, звук ці апавяшчэнні на телефон. Canairi зроблена з перапрацаванай пластмасы і пастаўляецца з акумулятарнай батарэяй і настенным крапленнем.

The Recognition

About the Жалезная прэмія A' Design Award

Canairi Манітор якасці паветра ў памяшканні — пераможца Жалезнай прэміі A' Design Award, прэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца добрым дызайнам, што адпавядаюць прафесійным і прамысловым патрабаванням, чаканым ад добра распрацаваных твораў. Жалезныя пераможцы дэманструюць вялікае майстэрства, высокую спецыялізацыю, экспертнае разуменне і творчыя здольнасці сваіх стваральнікаў. Чакаецца, што Canairi Манітор якасці паветра ў памяшканні — гэта высока цэнены, захапляльны і любімы твор, практычны і інавацыйны. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Жалезную прэмію A' Design Award, інтэгруе лепшыя галіновыя практыкі і мае кампетэнтныя тэхнічныя характарыстыкі, звязаныя з ноу-хау і талентам. Canairi Манітор якасці паветра ў памяшканні паважаецца за грунтоўнасць і прызначаны даваць паляпшэнні якасці жыцця, што дапамагаюць зрабіць свет лепшым месцам.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Canairi is a CO2 monitor that measures indoor air quality and encourages the user to ventilate their home, through nudging and storytelling.

The idea for Canairi stems from the old practice of using canaries in coal mines to warn miners of poor air. When the air quality becomes poor, Canairi will drop down, warning you about poor indoor air quality. The moment you open your windows and reestablishes a good air quality, Canairi raises back up. Simple as that.

The democratic design language makes it simple for children to understand, but also invites the minimalist adult to play along.
Dimensions & Packaging
Box: 95mm x 95 mm x 28 mm
Bird: 100mm x 50mm x 21mm
Packaging: 180 mm x 80 mm x 110 mm
Tags
Conceptual, Fresh, Fun, Storytelling, Innovative, Intuitive
Production Technology
On the outside, Canairi is a minimalistic interpretation of a canary bird. The wings of the birds is attached to the body with loose joints making them swing when falling down. Canairi is equipped with a CO2-sensor connected to an algorithm correlating to levels recommended by Health Authorities worldwide. It’s made of recycled plastics and comes with a rechargeable battery and a wall-mount.

Canairi is powered by a 5000 mAh battery, with a mini-usb-port for charging or power supply-connection.
Design Challenge
We like to think of Canairi as an intuitive solution to a complex problem. The main challenge as been to strip the product down to the very essentials and not get carried away by multi-functionality and IoT-integration.
Research
During the research phase we studied nudging mechanisms and talked to behavioural design experts (e.g. Sille Krukow.).

We also made a series of surveys (500+ participants) exploring the general knowledge about indoor air quality and the willingness to improve it.

5 Students from the Danish Technical Institute (DTU) helped us using different management tools to map out tasks and challenges to avoid unforeseen circumstances during the design proces.

2 students from the Danish School of Media and Journalism wrote a Bachelor thesis about Canairi and the power of behavioural design.
Inspiration
We spend 90% of our time indoors in developed countries and 80 million european families live in homes with a poor indoor climate, which can increase the risk of asthma, fatigue, headache and sleep disorders. This is a huge but invisible problem, calling for a visible solution. — So we looked for one and came to think of 'the canary in the coal mine'.
Project Duration
The first prototype was 3D-printed in Copenhagen in 2020 and has now reached a final stage with a production-ready prototype ready for market launch in 2022 Q2.
Operation Flow
Canairi operates really simple: When the bird is standing up, it means that the indoor air quality is good. When the bird falls down, it means that the indoor air quality is poor and you need to ventilate your home in order to ''bring it back to life.''

Unlike other air quality monitors, Canairi will let you know when to ventilate your home without the use of light, sound or phone notifications. Canairi stands out by using Storytelling and Gamification as nudging mechanisms to encourage the user to take action an intuitive way.

By combining a minimalistic design language with playful form-giving and bright color, Canairi strives to become a natural part of a contemporary home and not just a piece of technical-looking consumer electronics you want to hide.
Patents
Canairi is a Registered Trademark (EU 018579135)
The Design is IP-protected (RCD 008727085-0001)
Team Members
Hans Augustenborg
Andreas Kofoed Sørensen
Image Credits
Photos: Albert Sommerlund
Video: Hans Augustenborg

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