Minus Fungsi Utama: Penyaring Ayie by Anastasia Klimova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Basi in Produk Berkelanjutan Competition Category.
BasiProduk Berkelanjutan· 2021
Minus Fungsi Utama: Penyaring Ayie
Client: Anastasia Klimova
A' Design Award Basi Winner in Produk Berkelanjutan Category
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About Minus Fungsi Utama: Penyaring Ayie
Teks Buku: Minus marupokan alat panyaring ayie kran nan portabel, dirancang untuak dipakai bakali-kali sarato indak maninggakan sampah (zero waste). Minus mamanfaatkan tekanan dari kran untuak mandorong ayie malalui panyaring dari arang tampurung kalapo nan lah diaktifkan, sahinggo bisa manghilangkan bahan kimia, bakteri, jo bau. Badan alat iko dibuek dari stainless steel jo lapisan karet supayo lebih senteang digenggam wakatu basah. Di dalam panyaring tadapek pewarna indigo alami nan babansua ilang samo jo pamakaian, sahinggo manunjuakkan jo jaleh bilo panyaring paralu diganti. Panyaring nan lah dipakai bisa dikirim baliak, dibarasiahkan, diisi ulang, sarato dipakai baliak, sahinggo bisa manahan sampah nan biasonyo ditinggakan dek panyaring sakali pakai.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Basi
Minus Fungsi Utama: Penyaring Ayie adolah pamenang A' Design Award Basi, sabuah pangakuan nan bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan nan elok nan mamanuhi kaparluan profesional jo industri nan dipaokan dari ciptaan nan dirancang jo elok. Pamenang Basi mamparlihatkan kamahiran nan gadang, spesialisasi nan tinggi, pamahaman pakar jo kapasitas kreatif panciptanyo. Minus Fungsi Utama: Penyaring Ayie dipaokan manjadi ciptaan nan sangaik dihormati, dikagumi jo disayangi, nan praktis jo inovatif. Rancangan nan manang Basi iko mamasukkan praktik tabaik industri jo punyo ciri teknis nan cakap nan bapautan jo ilimu jo bakaik. Minus Fungsi Utama: Penyaring Ayie dihormati karano katalitiannyo jo dirancang untuak maningkekkan kualitas hiduik jo mambantu manjadikan dunia tampek nan labiah elok.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Minus is a zero-waste tap water filter that fits in your pocket. It uses tap pressure to push water through the filter, instantly cleaning it from chemicals, bacteria and odour. Filter's natural indigo colourant washes out with use to let the user know when their filter needs replacement, eliminating any guesswork. Combined with easy filter return service (drop off at any post box) followed by recharge and reuse, Minus is the first water filter designed to be truly circular and sustainable.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Minus size: 190mm x 37mm x 53mm
Filter size: 80mm x 35mm x 35mm
Box size: 350mm x 100mm x 47mm - Tags
- circular design, sustainability, water, filter, zero-waste, reuse, activated charcoal, plastic pollution, portable, travel
- Production Technology
- Minus is made of durable stainless steel that is rubber-coated for better grip when wet. Both lids are food-grade rubber. Inside there is precision-manufactured seal designed to fit all common tap sizes. Filter media is made of activated coconut charcoal infused with silver particles to prevent bacterial growth. Carbon is wrapped into the ion-exchange textile for enhanced filtration. Carabiner and front part of Minus body feature threaded fastening and are removable for easy cleaning.
- Design Challenge
- Designing a simple visual way of communicating that filter has reached its capacity, instead of relying on generalized time periods that are currently an industry-standard, was a challenge. It took a lot of research and prototyping, exploring various materials as well as mechanical, non-mechanical and electronic means of counting water volume to land on the beautifully natural solution of indigo colourant.
- Research
- Market analysis, user interviews, shadowing, and user testing fueled the design process. My goal was to identify pain points in scenarios when users try to stay hydrated in areas with contaminated water. It helped to fuel brainstorming sessions. I have interviewed people who live in these areas and those who travel there. The users have ergonomically tested several functional prototypes. As a result, an unmet need for a portable zero-waste filter that could be used on the go was uncovered.
- Inspiration
- In 187 countries, tap water is hazardous for citizens or visitors. It can contain chlorine, lead and bacteria that cause long-term health damage. Available filtration solutions are incredibly wasteful: discarded filters can not be recycled and often become toxic waste, leaking chemicals into the environment. It arguably makes them worse than plastic bottles. I wanted to create a truly sustainable water filter by applying the principles of the circular economy to enable reuse and recycling.
- Project Duration
- The porject started in April 2020 in Mosocw, Russia, and finished in June 2020.
- Operation Flow
- 1.Find a tap, turn on the water;
2.Open Minus's both lids, prepare the bottle;
3.Press Minus against the faucet, wait for 5-10sec;
4.Put the bottle against the edge of the sink. It takes around 10sec to fill a 0.5l bottle;
5.When the bottle is full, remove everything from the tap. Turn off the water;
6.Turn minus upside down and shake to remove all the excess liquid;
7.You can now enjoy clean water!
8.If Minus is not in use for more than three days, disassemble it and let the filter dry to prevent degradation
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