Canairi Barne Aire Kalitatearen Monitorea by Hans Augustenborg

Canairi Barne Aire Kalitatearen Monitorea by Hans Augustenborg is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award in Etxetresna Elektrikoen Diseinua Competition Category.

BurdinaEtxetresna· 2022

Canairi Barne Aire Kalitatearen Monitorea

by Hans Augustenborg

Client: Canairi

Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Etxetresna Category

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The Design

About Canairi Barne Aire Kalitatearen Monitorea

Canairi barruko aire kalitatea neurtzen duen monitore bat da, kanario txori xume baten forma duena. Canairik karbono dioxido mailak neurtzen ditu eta etxeak aireztatzeko gogorarazten die pertsonei. Kontzeptuak meatzeetan kanarioak edukitzeko ohitura zaharra du erreferentzia, meatzariak aire txarraz ohartarazteko erabiltzen zirenak. Barruko aire kalitatea okertzen denean, txoria erortzen da. Leihoak irekitzen direnean eta airea hobetzen denean, txoria berriz igotzen da. Ez da argirik, soinurik edo telefono-jakinarazpenik erabiltzen. Canairi birziklatutako plastikoz eginda dago eta bateria kargagarri batekin eta horma-euskarri batekin dator.

The Recognition

About the Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award

Canairi Barne Aire Kalitatearen Monitorea Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, ondo diseinatutako sorkuntzetatik espero diren eskakizun profesional eta industrialak betetzen dituzten diseinu onei ematen zaien aitorpen prestijiotsua. Burdin-mailako irabazleek beren sortzaileen trebetasun handia, espezializazio handia, adituen ulermena eta sormen-gaitasuna erakusten dituzte. Canairi Barne Aire Kalitatearen Monitorea oso estimatua, miretsia eta maitea den sorkuntza izatea espero da, praktikoa eta berritzailea dena. Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu honek sektoreko praktika onenak integratzen ditu eta know-how-ari eta talentuari lotutako ezaugarri tekniko gaituak ditu. Canairi Barne Aire Kalitatearen Monitorea zehaztasunagatik errespetatua den lana da, eta mundua leku hobea egiten laguntzen duten bizi-kalitatearen hobekuntzak eskaintzeko diseinatua dagoena.

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