Torus 휴대용 선풍기 by Dosun Shin and Seyla Muise is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 철상 in 냉난방 및 공조 제품 디자인 Competition Category.
철HVAC· 2022
Torus 휴대용 선풍기
Client: Arizona State University
A' Design Award 철상 Winner in HVAC Category
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The Design
About Torus 휴대용 선풍기
토러스(Torus)는 360도로 공기를 분산시키는 휴대용 선풍기이다. 두 개의 모터가 기류를 구동하여, 선풍기 주변의 여러 사람이 동시에 끊김 없이 시원함을 느낄 수 있다. 원형 방식의 공기 분산은 일반 선풍기가 더 넓은 범위에 바람을 보내기 위해 사용하는 회전(좌우 요동) 기능을 불필요하게 만든다. 작동 중 발생하는 소음은 쾌적함을 높이기 위해 낮은 수준으로 유지된다. 외부 셸은 유리 섬유가 원통 형태로 작은 사각형들을 이루는 자연 구조물인 비너스 꽃바구니 해면에서 영감을 받았다. 토러스의 높이는 18인치, 지름은 10.5인치이다.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 철상
Torus 휴대용 선풍기, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 철상 수상작으로, 잘 디자인된 창작물에 기대되는 전문적·산업적 요건을 충족하는 좋은 디자인에 수여되는 권위 있는 인정입니다. 철상 수상작은 창작자의 뛰어난 기술, 높은 전문성, 전문가다운 이해, 창의적 역량을 보여 줍니다. Torus 휴대용 선풍기, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 창작물로서 실용적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 철상 수상 디자인은 업계 모범 사례를 통합하며 노하우와 재능으로 연결된 유능한 기술적 특성을 갖추고 있습니다. Torus 휴대용 선풍기, 이 작품은 철저함으로 존중받으며 삶의 질을 개선하여 세상을 더 나은 곳으로 만들도록 디자인되었습니다.
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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