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Briiv Ilmanpuhdistin by James Whitfield and Sean Sykes

Briiv Ilmanpuhdistin by James Whitfield and Sean Sykes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Kultapalkinto A' Design Award in Kestävä tuote Competition Category.


KultaKestävät tuotteet· 2021

Briiv Ilmanpuhdistin

by James Whitfield and Sean Sykes

Client: Briiv

Kultapalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Kestävät tuotteet Category

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The Design

About Briiv Ilmanpuhdistin

Briiv on koti- ja toimistotiloihin suunniteltu ilmanpuhdistin. Briiv käyttää uusiutuvia ja luonnollisia materiaaleja useimmissa puhdistimissa käytettävien tavallisten suodattimien sijaan. Suodatinmateriaalit on valmistettu sammaleesta, kookoskuidusta ja silkki-hiilimatriisista, ja kaikki suodatinmateriaalit ovat kompostoitavia. Jalusta ja suodatinkotelo on valmistettu elefanttiheinään perustuvasta biomuovipolymeeristä. Laite on 220 mm korkea, 160 mm leveä ja painaa 900 g. Nopeus ja kesto voidaan asettaa älypuhelinsovelluksen tai etuosassa olevan kosketuksettoman käyttöliittymän kautta.

The Recognition

About the Kultapalkinto A' Design Award

Briiv Ilmanpuhdistin on Kultapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, erittäin arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään ensiluokkaisille, ihmeellisille ja erinomaisille designeille. Kultavoittajat ovat äärimmäisen innovatiivisia, visionäärisiä ja glamourisesti häikäiseviä luomuksia, jotka heijastavat suunnittelijoidensa nerokkuutta, viisautta ja taitavuutta. Briiv Ilmanpuhdistin:n odotetaan olevan korkeasti ylistetty, suuntaa näyttävä ja monumentaalinen keksintö, joka tuottaa ennennäkemätöntä arvoa. Tämä Kultapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign on näyttävä, arvostettu projekti, joka hyödyttää suuresti taiteen, tieteen, designin ja teknologian rajojen laajentamista. Briiv Ilmanpuhdistin herättää voimakasta haluamisen tunnetta, synnyttää intohimoa, rohkaisee luovuuteen ja kiehtoo meitä.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
briiv is a new take on the air purifier. Using renewable and natural materials to filter the air in your home or office environment, briiv creates clean, safe, breathable air via an innovative filter system. briiv’s filters of moss, coconut husk and a silk-carbon matrix perform as effectively as an air purifier of the same low-power class. The filter media are compostable and briiv connects to smart home applications for control and to monitor usage for replacement filters.
Dimensions & Packaging
briiv stands at 220mm high and 160mm wide with a total weight of just 900g.
Tags
sustainable, clean air, air purification, low power, bioplastic, air purifier, smart home
Production Technology
Vibers elephant-grass based bio-plastic polymer is used for the base and filter housing. Moss, coconut and a silk-carbon matrix were utilised for the filter media for their biodegradable traits.
Design Challenge
The most difficult obstalce was to stratify the filter media in such a way that a. was as effective as HEPA at the same power level utiliesed by competitors and b. to maintain airflow through the unit in order to provide a clean air delivery rate, the CADR, comparable to HEPA competitors.
Research
Our primary goal was to reduce waste from HEPA filters which are found in the majority of air purifiers. By replacing HEPA filters with biodegradable filter media, briiv saves on landfill and the usage of finite resources such as crude oil. Effectiveness of our filter media versus HEPA was determined using air quality monitors for in-and-outflow of air mixed with common particulate matter at various dimensional scale from PM2.5 to PM10 as primary indicators or change in air quality.
Inspiration
Air purification is rife by plastics, glass and other unsustainable materials. We felt there is a better way to do things and set out to incorporate bioplastics and as much renewable material as possible into briiv to deliver clean air that's better for the planet, our increasingly scarce resources and for energy usage.
Project Duration
The project began in late 2018, developed into 2019 and launched on Kickstarter in April 2019. briiv continues to crowdfund on Indiegogo and is already receiving wholesale orders from across the globe.
Operation Flow
briiv can be operated either via the smartphone app or via a touchless interface on the front of the unit. Speed and duration can be set on both app and interface. The touchless interface was implemented as a direct response to reducing the risk of cross-contamination realised throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Patents
Trademark, Design Rights & Patent Pending
Team Members
James Whitfield
Sean Sykes
Image Credits
James Whitfield

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