Qi2 Purificateur d'eau by Plainliv Taiwan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argent in Design d'Appareils Ménagers Competition Category.
ArgentAppareil Ménager· 2021
Qi2 Purificateur d'eau
Client: Plainliv Taiwan Co., Ltd
A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Appareil Ménager Category
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The Design
About Qi2 Purificateur d'eau
Qi2 est un purificateur d'eau modulaire conçu pour un usage domestique. Son design s'inspire d'un assemblage de briques. Chaque cartouche filtrante constitue une partie du corps du purificateur : l'ensemble des cartouches combinées forme ainsi l'appareil complet. L'utilisateur peut choisir d'une à cinq cartouches parmi les types polypropylène, charbon actif, ultraviolet, ultrafiltration et osmose inverse. Les cartouches peuvent être ajoutées, retirées ou remplacées à l'aide d'un simple outil. Le circuit d'eau est renouvelé en même temps que chaque cartouche, ce qui garantit un parcours de l'eau toujours propre.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award d'Argent
Qi2 Purificateur d'eau est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent, une reconnaissance énormément prestigieuse décernée à des designs haut de gamme, superbes et impressionnants. Les lauréats Argent sont des œuvres tout à fait brillantes et extrêmement créatives qui illustrent l'expertise, le talent et la perspicacité remarquables de leurs concepteurs. Qi2 Purificateur d'eau est censé être une œuvre merveilleuse, une vitrine de savoir-faire, remarquablement professionnelle et profondément innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent est une invention très notable et admirée, qui sert l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Qi2 Purificateur d'eau est une création très enviée qui éveille les désirs, apporte des sentiments positifs et suscite émerveillement et étonnement.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Our mobilized state-of-the-art design allows consumers to D.I.Y. whatever water purifier function and whenever they need. It has solid filter cartridge design, so the combined cartridges becomes the purifier itself. It's time-saving by replacing patented filter cartridges. With modular cartridge, it can be easily switched between RO, UV and direct drinking systems. We also have optional filters or functions from one to multiple combinations, more like IoT censoring module, flavor/taste module and instant cooling/heating module.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Consumers can choose their own combinations of filters up to 5 specific filters.
With 1 filter: L17 * W12 * H44 CM
With 2 filters: L25 * W12 * H44 CM
With 3 filters: L33 * W12 * H44 CM
With 4 filters: L41 * W12 * H44 CM
With 5 filters: L49 * W12 * H44 CM (Maximum)
Space required to change filters: 18 * 44 CM - Tags
- Modular design, Water, Purifier, Filter, Water Treatment, QI, water purification system, water filter, filter cartridge
- Production Technology
- The realization of sluice-type replacement method comes from the plastic injection machine. We noticed that the injection machine must overcome the high liquid pressure with no leakage, so it could be achieved the same as in the waterway. With designated parameters in the plastic production for our design, we make the waterway water-tight, which owns 2 invention patents, as well as the elegant outlook.
- Design Challenge
- Simplified modulized design make it easier not only for user but also for manufacturing. Replaceable waterway reduces the usage of the whole water purifiers, thus reduces the resources of the planet.
- Research
- The team realized that user has been troubled by traditional purifier after brainstorming with collecting market data and conducting some user experience workshops. Form Follows Function was then integrated into our design for the product.
- Inspiration
- The design comes from the ARRAY of BRICKs. Water purification needs multiple combinations of water treatment methods depending on the water quality, just like ARRAY of BRICKs. The water treatment methods have been built into different modules or filter cartridges, such as PolyPropylene, Active Carbon, Ultra Violet, UltraFiltration and Reverse Osmosis etc.. The household consumers can then make their own choice of water purifiers simply by the water quality of the area they lives, and they can easily add, reduce and replace filter cartridges at any time at any conveniences by their own.
- Project Duration
- By doing global water purifier market research in Winter 2018, we started the project workshop in Taiwan. With proposed blueprint, design validation, engineering validation, product validation, and then trial production in Summer 2020, our Qi2 product is honored to receive the Gold Medal Award among 535 pieces in the Taiwan Innotech Expo in September. The mass production and delivery is scheduled in November 2020 before Christmas season.
- Operation Flow
- Straight forward and easy to install, add, reduce and replace filter cartridges with simple tool and supporting rods inside the product package.
- Patents
- FILTRATION SYSTEM AND REPLACEMENT METHOD THEREOF/No.I630019/PLAINLIV TAIWAN CO., LTD.2017
FILTRATION SYSTEM AND REPLACEMENT METHOD THEREOF/No.ZL201720644742.7/PLAINLIV TAIWAN CO., LTD.2018
FILTRATION SYSTEM AND REPLACEMENT METHOD THEREOF/NOTICE No.15/995,914/PLAINLIV TAIWAN CO., LTD. - Team Members
- Xing, Kai-Zhi
Huang, Wen-Yi - Image Credits
- PLAINLIV TAIWAN CO., LTD., 2020.
Video Credits
Followed by PLAINLIV TAIWAN CO., LTD., 2020.
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