金 サステナブル製品 · 2021
Briiv 空気清浄機
by James Whitfield and Sean Sykes
- A' Design Award 金賞 2021 in サステナブル製品
- CLIENT: Briiv
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 80,011
- Verification code DBA641E628 · Verify this award
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About Briiv 空気清浄機
Briivは、住宅やオフィス空間のために設計された空気清浄機である。Briivは、一般的な空気清浄機に用いられる標準的なフィルターの代わりに、再生可能な天然素材を使用している。フィルターメディアはモス（苔）、ココナッツの殻、シルクカーボンマトリックスで構成され、すべてのフィルターメディアは堆肥化が可能である。ベースとフィルターハウジングには、エレファントグラスを原料とするバイオプラスチックポリマーが用いられている。本体は高さ220mm、幅160mm、重量900gである。運転の風量と稼働時間は、スマートフォンアプリケーション、または前面のタッチレスインターフェースで設定できる。
About the A' Design Award 金賞
Briiv 空気清浄機は、まさに素晴らしく傑出した第一級のデザインに授与される、計り知れないほど権威ある評価である A' Design Award 金賞の受賞作品です。金賞の受賞作品は、きわめて革新的で、先見性に富み、きらびやかに輝く創造物であり、デザイナーの天才性、叡智、卓越した技量を映し出しています。Briiv 空気清浄機は、最も称賛される、流行を牽引する記念碑的な発明であり、前例のない価値をもたらすことが期待されます。この A' Design Award 金賞を受賞したデザインは、壮観で尊敬されるプロジェクトであり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に大きく寄与し、それを前進させます。Briiv 空気清浄機は、強い欲求を生み出し、情熱を呼び覚まし、創造性を促し、私たちを引きつけます。
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- 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
- Image Credits
- James Whitfield
