Torus Ferðavifta by Dosun Shin and Seyla Muise is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award í járni in Hönnun hitunar-, loftræsingar- og loftræstivara Competition Category.
JárnLofthitun og loftræsting· 2022
Torus Ferðavifta
Client: Arizona State University
A' Design Award í járni Winner in Lofthitun og loftræsting Category
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About Torus Ferðavifta
Torus er ferðavifta sem dreifir lofti í 360 gráður. Tveir mótorar knýja loftstreymið, svo að hægt er að kæla nokkra einstaklinga umhverfis viftuna á sama tíma og án truflana. Hringlaga loftdreifingin gerir sveifluhreyfingu óþarfa, en margar hefðbundnar viftur nota slíka hreyfingu til að ná yfir stærra svæði. Hávaði sem myndast við notkun er í lágmarki til að auka þægindi. Ytra byrðið er innblásið af Venusar blómakörfunni, náttúrulegri byggingu úr glertrefjum sem mynda litla ferninga í sívalningsformi. Torus er 18 tommur á hæð og 10,5 tommur í þvermál.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award í járni
Torus Ferðavifta vann A' Design Award í járni, virta viðurkenningu sem veitt er góðum hönnunarverkum sem uppfylla þær faglegu og iðnaðarlegu kröfur sem gerðar eru til vel hannaðra sköpunarverka. Sigurvegarar í járni sýna mikla færni, mikla sérhæfingu, sérfræðiskilning og skapandi getu höfunda sinna. Þess er vænst að Torus Ferðavifta sé mjög metið, dáð og elskað sköpunarverk sem er hagnýtt og nýstárlegt. Þetta hönnunarverk sem vann A' Design Award í járni sameinar bestu starfsvenjur greinarinnar og hefur hæfa tæknilega eiginleika tengda þekkingu og hæfileikum. Torus Ferðavifta er virt fyrir nákvæmni sína og er hannað til að veita lífsgæðabætur sem hjálpa til við að gera heiminn að betri stað.
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
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