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Canairi Fitaovana Mpanara-maso ny Kalitaon'ny Rivotra Anaty Trano by Hans Augustenborg

Canairi Fitaovana Mpanara-maso ny Kalitaon'ny Rivotra Anaty Trano by Hans Augustenborg is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Vy in Famolavolana Fitaovana An-tokantrano Competition Category.


VyFitaovana An-tokantrano· 2022

Canairi Fitaovana Mpanara-maso ny Kalitaon'ny Rivotra Anaty Trano

by Hans Augustenborg

Client: Canairi

A' Design Award Vy Winner in Fitaovana An-tokantrano Category

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The Design

About Canairi Fitaovana Mpanara-maso ny Kalitaon'ny Rivotra Anaty Trano

Ny Canairi dia fitaovana mpanara-maso ny kalitaon'ny rivotra anaty trano, natao endrika vorona kanary tsotra. Ny Canairi dia mandrefy ny haavon'ny entona karbonika ary mampahatsiahy ny olona hanao ririnina ny tranony. Ilay foto-kevitra dia mifototra amin'ny fomba fanao fahiny nitazomana vorona kanary tao anaty lavaka fitrandrahana arina, mba hampitandremana ny mpiasa momba ny rivotra tsy madio. Rehefa ratsy ny kalitaon'ny rivotra anaty trano, dia midina ilay vorona. Ary rehefa sokafana ny varavarankely ka miha-madio ny rivotra, dia miakatra indray ilay vorona. Tsy misy jiro, feo, na fampahafantarana amin'ny finday ampiasaina. Ny Canairi dia vita amin'ny plastika averina ampiasaina indray, ary misy ny bateria azo alaina angovo indray sy fitaovana fanantonana rindrina.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Vy

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Vy ny famolavolana Canairi Fitaovana Mpanara-maso ny Kalitaon'ny Rivotra Anaty Trano, fankasitrahana malaza omena ny famolavolana tsara izay mahafeno ny fepetra ara-barotra sy ara-indostria andrasana amin'ny famoronana natao tsara. Ny mpandresy Vy dia mampiseho fahaiza-manao lehibe, fahaizana manokana ambony, fahatakarana manam-pahaizana ary fahaizana mamorona an'ireo mpamorona azy. Andrasana ho famoronana ankasitrahana be, ankafizina ary tiana izay azo ampiharina sady vaovao ny famolavolana Canairi Fitaovana Mpanara-maso ny Kalitaon'ny Rivotra Anaty Trano. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Vy ity dia mampiray ny fomba fanao tsara indrindra amin'ny indostria ary manana toetra ara-teknika mahomby mifandray amin'ny fahalalana sy ny talenta. Ny famolavolana Canairi Fitaovana Mpanara-maso ny Kalitaon'ny Rivotra Anaty Trano dia hajaina noho ny fitandremany ary natao hanome fanatsarana ny kalitaon'ny fiainana izay manampy hahatonga ny tontolo ho toerana tsara kokoa.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Canairi is a CO2 monitor that measures indoor air quality and encourages the user to ventilate their home, through nudging and storytelling.

The idea for Canairi stems from the old practice of using canaries in coal mines to warn miners of poor air. When the air quality becomes poor, Canairi will drop down, warning you about poor indoor air quality. The moment you open your windows and reestablishes a good air quality, Canairi raises back up. Simple as that.

The democratic design language makes it simple for children to understand, but also invites the minimalist adult to play along.
Dimensions & Packaging
Box: 95mm x 95 mm x 28 mm
Bird: 100mm x 50mm x 21mm
Packaging: 180 mm x 80 mm x 110 mm
Tags
Conceptual, Fresh, Fun, Storytelling, Innovative, Intuitive
Production Technology
On the outside, Canairi is a minimalistic interpretation of a canary bird. The wings of the birds is attached to the body with loose joints making them swing when falling down. Canairi is equipped with a CO2-sensor connected to an algorithm correlating to levels recommended by Health Authorities worldwide. It’s made of recycled plastics and comes with a rechargeable battery and a wall-mount.

Canairi is powered by a 5000 mAh battery, with a mini-usb-port for charging or power supply-connection.
Design Challenge
We like to think of Canairi as an intuitive solution to a complex problem. The main challenge as been to strip the product down to the very essentials and not get carried away by multi-functionality and IoT-integration.
Research
During the research phase we studied nudging mechanisms and talked to behavioural design experts (e.g. Sille Krukow.).

We also made a series of surveys (500+ participants) exploring the general knowledge about indoor air quality and the willingness to improve it.

5 Students from the Danish Technical Institute (DTU) helped us using different management tools to map out tasks and challenges to avoid unforeseen circumstances during the design proces.

2 students from the Danish School of Media and Journalism wrote a Bachelor thesis about Canairi and the power of behavioural design.
Inspiration
We spend 90% of our time indoors in developed countries and 80 million european families live in homes with a poor indoor climate, which can increase the risk of asthma, fatigue, headache and sleep disorders. This is a huge but invisible problem, calling for a visible solution. — So we looked for one and came to think of 'the canary in the coal mine'.
Project Duration
The first prototype was 3D-printed in Copenhagen in 2020 and has now reached a final stage with a production-ready prototype ready for market launch in 2022 Q2.
Operation Flow
Canairi operates really simple: When the bird is standing up, it means that the indoor air quality is good. When the bird falls down, it means that the indoor air quality is poor and you need to ventilate your home in order to ''bring it back to life.''

Unlike other air quality monitors, Canairi will let you know when to ventilate your home without the use of light, sound or phone notifications. Canairi stands out by using Storytelling and Gamification as nudging mechanisms to encourage the user to take action an intuitive way.

By combining a minimalistic design language with playful form-giving and bright color, Canairi strives to become a natural part of a contemporary home and not just a piece of technical-looking consumer electronics you want to hide.
Patents
Canairi is a Registered Trademark (EU 018579135)
The Design is IP-protected (RCD 008727085-0001)
Team Members
Hans Augustenborg
Andreas Kofoed Sørensen
Image Credits
Photos: Albert Sommerlund
Video: Hans Augustenborg

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