Torus Peahi Halihali by Dosun Shin and Seyla Muise

Torus Peahi Halihali by Dosun Shin and Seyla Muise is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Mea Hoʻomahana, Ea a me Hoʻoluʻolu Ea Competition Category.

HaoEa Maʻalahi· 2022

Torus Peahi Halihali

by Dosun Shin and Seyla Muise

Client: Arizona State University

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Ea Maʻalahi Category

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The Design

About Torus Peahi Halihali

'O Torus he peahi halihali e hoʻolaha ai i ka ea i 360 kekelī a puni. ʻElua nā mīkini e hoʻokele ana i ke kahe ea, no laila hiki ke hoʻomaha like ʻia kekahi mau kānaka a puni ka peahi i ka manawa hoʻokahi a me ka ʻole o ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻia. Ma muli o ka hoʻolaha ea poepoe, ʻaʻole pono ka neʻe ʻana i ʻō a i ʻaneʻi, ka mea i hoʻohana pinepine ʻia e nā peahi maʻamau i mea e hiki aku ai i kahi ākea aʻe. Ua hoʻomālieʻia ka walaʻau i puka mai i ka wā hana ʻana i mea e hoʻomaikaʻi ai i ka ʻoluʻolu. Ua hoʻoulu ʻia ke kapa waho e ka hīnaʻi pua ʻo Venus, kahi hoʻolālā kūlohelohe o nā aho aniani e hana ana i nā huinahā liʻiliʻi i loko o kahi kāʻei pōʻai. He 18 ʻīniha ke kiʻekiʻe a me ka 10.5 ʻīniha ka anawaena o Torus.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Torus Peahi Halihali i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Torus Peahi Halihali he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Torus Peahi Halihali no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Torus is the fan that distributes air in 360 degrees and offers a more efficient and sustainable way to better circulate and cool the air in a space. Torus uses two motors that provide 360° air flow, and this allows the fan to simultaneously cool multiple people around the fan continuously. In order to maximize comfort, Torus also aims to minimize the amount of noise that it produces while operating.
Dimensions & Packaging: Height: 18 Inches
Diameter: 10.5 Inches
Tags: 360° air flow, Inspired by Biomimicry
Production Technology: Torus uses a cutting-edge DC motor developed by LG to provide 360° air flow.
Design Challenge: When it comes to cooling a space down, stagnant air causes a great deal of discomfort for people. To manage the stagnant air in their home many people will opt to a standard box fan. Many standalone fans of today’s market lack the ability to properly circulate air within a space. User’s must settle for a fan that only blows in one direction or wait for a model that oscillates to swing back and forth in their direction. This forces users to choose between enduring long periods of stagnant warm air or sacrifice areas which their fan would help to cool down. In typical households, quick cooling for large rooms requires several of these inefficient fans placed in different locations to circulate air properly.
Research: According to US-Inventions.com, Franklin Institute in 1904 officially credited Schuyler Wheeler for inventing portable fan in 1882. The fan had two blades and used extremely dangerous open wound motor to push air forward. Since then, over 130 years, the fan has more or less stayed the same blowing air in only one direction. Our team aimed to change a market that has stayed the same for over 130 years. Although there have been some innovations in the shapes of the
fan blades and energy efficiency, one-directional air flow is a highly inefficient way to circulate air throughout a space.
Our product circulates air in 360 degrees without oscillation. Our team was seeking ways to change current standalone fans to better circulate air around the room. Torus blows air in 360 degrees and offers a more efficient and sustainable way to better circulate and cool the air in a space.
Inspiration: The outer shell of Torus was inspired by the Venus flower basket. Flexible but tough, these glass fibers make small squares and form a cylinder.
Project Duration: The project started in August 2018 at Arizona State University in the U.S and finished in May 2019.
Operation Flow: Torus uses a cutting edge DC motor developed by LG
to provide 360° air flow. This allows the fan to simultaneously cool multiple people around the fan continuously. In order
to maximize comfort Torus also aims to minimize the amount of noise that it produces while operating. The new motor
and unique vent design provide users with a single solution to cooling and comfort.
Team Members: Seyla Muise
Andrew Htoon
Hannah Skogebo.
Image Credits: Image #1: Rendered by Dosun Shin
Image #2: Rendered by Dosun Shin
Image #3: Rendered by Dosun Shin