Canairi Moniteur de qualité de l'air intérieur by Hans Augustenborg

Canairi Moniteur de qualité de l'air intérieur by Hans Augustenborg is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Fer in Design d'Appareils Ménagers Competition Category.

FerAppareil Ménager· 2022

Canairi Moniteur de qualité de l'air intérieur

by Hans Augustenborg

Client: Canairi

A' Design Award de Fer Winner in Appareil Ménager Category

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The Design

About Canairi Moniteur de qualité de l'air intérieur

Canairi est un moniteur de qualité de l'air intérieur qui prend la forme d'un simple canari. Canairi mesure les niveaux de dioxyde de carbone et rappelle aux occupants d'aérer leur logement. Le concept fait référence à l'ancienne pratique consistant à garder des canaris dans les mines de charbon afin d'avertir les mineurs de la mauvaise qualité de l'air. Lorsque l'air intérieur se dégrade, l'oiseau tombe. Lorsque les fenêtres sont ouvertes et que l'air s'améliore, l'oiseau se redresse. Aucune lumière, aucun son ni aucune notification téléphonique n'est utilisé. Canairi est fabriqué en plastiques recyclés et est livré avec une batterie rechargeable et un support mural.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fer

Canairi Moniteur de qualité de l'air intérieur est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer, une reconnaissance prestigieuse décernée à de bons designs qui répondent aux exigences professionnelles et industrielles attendues de créations bien conçues. Les lauréats Fer démontrent la grande compétence, la haute spécialisation, la compréhension experte et la capacité créative de leurs créateurs. Canairi Moniteur de qualité de l'air intérieur est censé être une création très estimée, admirée et chérie, pratique et innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'industrie et présente des caractéristiques techniques compétentes associées à un savoir-faire et à du talent. Canairi Moniteur de qualité de l'air intérieur est respecté pour sa rigueur et est conçu pour apporter des améliorations de la qualité de vie qui contribuent à faire du monde un monde meilleur.

Behind the Design

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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