Hedgehog Ihe Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ihe Mkpọfu Nke Ọtụtụ Ọrụ by Bjorn Holte, Lachlan Dunn and Magne Bolstad is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ngwá Ụlọ Eji Eme Ihe Competition Category.
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Hedgehog Ihe Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ihe Mkpọfu Nke Ọtụtụ Ọrụ
by Bjorn Holte, Lachlan Dunn and Magne Bolstad
Client: Hedgehog AS and Hedgehog Dryer Inc
Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ngwá Ụlọ Eji Eme Ihe Category
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About Hedgehog Ihe Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ihe Mkpọfu Nke Ọtụtụ Ọrụ
Ederede Akwụkwọ: Hedgehog bụ usoro ihe mkpọfu nke ọtụtụ ọrụ maka akpụkpọ ụkwụ, ụzọ ime, uwe aka na akụrụngwa egwuregwu na mpụga. Ihe mkpọfu ndị a na-eji sistemu fan nwere ike dị ukwuu nke e ji ndị injinia mmiri ike mepụta, na-etinye ụkpụrụ tọbịn mmiri n'ihe na-akụ ikuku na ụlọ fan. Ikuku dị elu nke sitere na ya na-anya ikuku dị ọkụ n'ime akwa ma chụpụ mmiri mmiri dị n'ime ya. Enwere ike ịgbanwe ọkụ iji chebe ihe ndị dị nro, ma ntọala aịọnịkị na-ebelata isi ọjọọ na nje. Ihu ọrụ dị mfe na-achịkwa ikuku, ọkụ na oge. A na-agbanye ma ọ bụ gbanyụọ ntụpọ igwe ọ bụla iji duzie ikuku. Akụrụngwa a pụrụ ịgbanwe na-akwado ojiji ogologo oge.
The Recognition
About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz
Hedgehog Ihe Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ihe Mkpọfu Nke Ọtụtụ Ọrụ meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Hedgehog Ihe Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ihe Mkpọfu Nke Ọtụtụ Ọrụ ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Hedgehog Ihe Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ihe Mkpọfu Nke Ọtụtụ Ọrụ na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Hedgehog has created an innovative product series to revolutionize drying and organizing. The result is a more efficient and effective dryer for sports and outdoor gear. It has unique design, functionality, and performance relative to other dryers. Features include a high-quality design, a high-powered fan with quiet and tornado mode, adjustable heat for sensitive materials, ionic technology to remove odor and bacteria, increased fire safety, and replaceable parts for improved sustainability.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The optimized Hedgehog Dryer fan delivers 105 cubic meters of hot air per hour with a pressure of 300 pascal. This is enough to heat up a small room or cabin. Energy consumption is low and goes from 35 to 750 watt, depending on the setting.
Depending on model, the sizes fully assembled are:
Width 22-33 cm x Depth 8.5-16.5 cm x Height 65-125 cm.
They also pack in a very compact way for shipping:
Wall and Hanger 22 cm x 18.2 cm x 28 cm, Octopus 22cm x 14.5 cm x 40 cm, Buddy 22 cm x 14.5 cm x 46 cm. - Tags
- Hedgehog Dryer, boot dryer, shoe dryer, gear dryer, glove dryer
- Production Technology
- The dryer series introduces new technology to an existing problem to improve efficiency. To make a high-powered fan system that dries fast, the team worked with engineers from the Hydro Power Laboratory at NTNU in Norway and used the same technology as optimized water turbines. The team also designed everything – engine, impeller, housing and electronics – from the ground up. The result is an energy-efficient fan system with a drying time that is multiple times faster than similar dryers.
- Design Challenge
- The primary challenge has been combining efficient, effective technology with a sleek, functional design. Existing dryers often have relatively long drying times and basic functioning is often prioritized over product aesthetics. Hedgehog has sought to create products that are effective drying and organizing solutions that people will feel proud to feature in their homes. The goal is to have a rapid drying solution that ultimately enables people to be more active and spend more time outdoors.
- Research
- The team has qualitatively and quantitatively demonstrated that Hedgehog drying speed is faster than similar dryers during testing. For research, Hedgehog has collaborated with NTNU Hydro Power Laboratory engineers in Norway to optimize airflow. They have run tests to ensure the design is efficient and effective; it dries five times faster than most products on the market that were tested.
- Inspiration
- Widower and founder, Bjorn Holte, lost his wife to cancer and became single parent to three young children. Living in the snowy, rainy mountains of Norway, he quickly realized the daily challenge of keeping multiple pairs of gloves and boots dry and organized. After testing all the existing dryers, which were weak and ineffective with antiquated technology, he decided to reinvent the dryers, and Hedgehog Dryer is the result.
- Project Duration
- The project started in 2019 in Norway. The first version launched in retail stores across the Nordic region in the fall of 2021. The new Ionic i3 version that removes odor was released in 2023.
- Operation Flow
- The dryer has a user-friendly interface so a user can turn it on, adjust airflow, select heat, choose ionic odor remover setting, and set timer.
What makes this fan much faster is the impeller and the fan house, which together generate high-pressure air flow. Hot air is pushed into the fabric of the item being dried, and humidity is pushed out.
In addition, the dryer has various extensions for different drying needs. On/off switches for each steel spike help focus air where needed most. - Patents
- Trademark: Hedgehog, registered in US, Europe, China, Japan, South Korea.
Patents: 1 utility, 6 design patents. Registered in same markets. - Team Members
- Inventor and CEO: Bjorn Holte
Lead designer: Lachlan Dunn, LDDG
Lead engineer: Magne Bolstad, Bolstad Consulting
External designer: Vidar Pedersen, Sno Design - Image Credits
- In house production.
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