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The Mask That Ate The Virus Primary Function: Maschera Elimina-Virus by Birger Linke

The Mask That Ate The Virus Primary Function: Maschera Elimina-Virus by Birger Linke is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argentu in Disignu di Imballaghju Competition Category.


ArgentuImballaghju· 2021

The Mask That Ate The Virus Primary Function: Maschera Elimina-Virus

by Birger Linke

Client: Birger Linke Design

A' Design Award d'Argentu Winner in Imballaghju Category

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The Design

About The Mask That Ate The Virus Primary Function: Maschera Elimina-Virus

Book Text: L'imprisa svizzera di biotecnulugia Livinguard hà sviluppatu un tessutu per maschere riutilizabili chì disattiva è elimina batterii, funghi è virus (cumpresu u Covid 19) à u cuntattu. St'idea hè purtata à a vita in u imballaghju: A maschera vene in un imballu sterile. Una striscia di plastica attaccata anima – quandu si fà scurrì in sù è in ghjù – una rapprisintazione grafica d'un virus chì hè manghjatu in u prucessu, aghjunghjendu un pocu d'umore urgentemente necessariu in ghjorni disperati. Per evità a cunfusione di e maschere trà i membri di a famiglia, è dunque a cuntaminazione crociata, clip di regulazione di culori diversi venenu in un stucciu separatu per persunalizà ogni maschera.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argentu

The Mask That Ate The Virus Primary Function: Maschera Elimina-Virus hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Argentu, una ricunniscenza straordinariamente prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni di alta gamma, splendidi è impressiunanti. I vincitori d'Argentu sò opere tremendamente brillanti è estremamente creative chì illustranu l'espertisa, u talentu è l'acutezza eccezziunali di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì The Mask That Ate The Virus Primary Function: Maschera Elimina-Virus sia una opera maravigliosa di mostra, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è prufondamente innuvatrice. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Argentu hè una invenzione assai nutevule è ammirata chì benefizia è allarga i limiti di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia. The Mask That Ate The Virus Primary Function: Maschera Elimina-Virus hè una creazione assai invidiata chì evoca disideri, introduce sentimenti pusitivi è accende stupore è maraviglia.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
A patented, specially treated textile is used for these reusable masks, that eliminates viruses, bacteria and fungi upon impact (incl. Covid 19).
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 220 x Depth 22 x Height 220
Tags
Mask, virus-eliminating, Covid 19, Coronavirus, Livinguard
Production Technology
Livinguard treated textile, styrofoam, EVA
Design Challenge
Finding the right materials and printing technology that would allow for a highly accurate production needed for the animation to work.
Research
To bring the virus-eliminating process to life in the packaging, we made use of a century old technique: Moiré Animation – creating an optical illusion of animated frames, with the graphic depiction of a virus getting 'eaten' in the process.
Inspiration
Swiss biotech company Livinguard developed a textile for reusable masks that inactivates bacteria, fungi, and viruses (incl. Covid 19) upon impact.

The product idea is brought to life in the packaging:
The mask comes in a sterile package. An attached plastic strip animates – when slid up and down – a virus that is getting eaten in the process, adding some urgently needed humor in desperate days.
Project Duration
The product was launched in May 2020. Up to date 5 Million masks were produced. Market: China/Worldwide
Operation Flow
The task was to communicate a new, unique product advantage to the consumer via the packaging: that a simple textile can provide protection, every single day.
Patents
Livinguard patented, treated textile
Team Members
Birger Linke
Image Credits
Photography: Chiara Ye Photography

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