Briiv Lub Tshuab Ntxuav Huab Cua by James Whitfield and Sean Sykes

Briiv Lub Tshuab Ntxuav Huab Cua by James Whitfield and Sean Sykes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Kub in Tsim Khoom Ruaj Khov, Hauj Lwm thiab Kev Tsim Ntsuab Competition Category.

KubKhoom Ruaj Khov· 2021

Briiv Lub Tshuab Ntxuav Huab Cua

by James Whitfield and Sean Sykes

Client: Briiv

A' Design Award Kub Winner in Khoom Ruaj Khov Category

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The Design

About Briiv Lub Tshuab Ntxuav Huab Cua

Briiv yog ib lub tshuab ntxuav huab cua uas tsim los rau hauv tsev thiab chaw ua haujlwm. Briiv siv cov khoom ntuj tsim uas rov qab siv tau los hloov cov lim huab cua ib txwm muaj nyob hauv feem ntau cov tshuab ntxuav huab cua. Cov khoom lim yog tsim los ntawm cov nplooj mos (moss), plaub taub ntoos qhwv thiab cov paj rwb-carbon matrix, thiab tag nrho cov khoom lim tuaj yeem muab ua chiv rov qab rau av tau. Lub hauv paus thiab lub vaj huam sib luag ntawm cov lim yog tsim los ntawm cov yas bio-plastic polymer uas tsim los ntawm cov nyom ntxhw (elephant grass). Lub tshuab siab 220 mm, dav 160 mm thiab hnyav 900 g. Qhov ceev thiab lub sijhawm siv tuaj yeem teeb tsa tau los ntawm ib qho application hauv xov tooj smartphone lossis ib qho kev tswj tsis tas kov nyob rau sab xub ntiag.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kub

Briiv Lub Tshuab Ntxuav Huab Cua yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Kub, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib ib, zoo kawg nkaus thiab tshwj xeeb. Cov neeg yeej Kub yog cov khoom tsim tshiab heev, pom deb heev thiab ci ntsa iab uas qhia txog kev txawj ntse, kev txawj thiab lub zog ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Briiv Lub Tshuab Ntxuav Huab Cua xav tias yuav yog ib qho kev tsim uas tau txais kev qhuas ntau, tsim kev nyiam tshiab thiab loj uas ua rau muaj nqi tsis tau muaj dua. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Kub no yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus thiab muaj kev hwm uas pab tau ntau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Briiv Lub Tshuab Ntxuav Huab Cua ua rau muaj kev xav tau heev, txhawb kev mob siab, txhawb kev tsim tshiab thiab ua rau peb xav tsis thoob.

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