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The Mask That Ate The Virus Máscara Eliminadora de Vírus by Birger Linke

The Mask That Ate The Virus Máscara Eliminadora de Vírus by Birger Linke is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Prata in Design de Embalagem Competition Category.


PrataEmbalagem· 2021

The Mask That Ate The Virus Máscara Eliminadora de Vírus

by Birger Linke

Client: Birger Linke Design

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Embalagem Category

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The Design

About The Mask That Ate The Virus Máscara Eliminadora de Vírus

A empresa suíça de biotecnologia Livinguard desenvolveu um tecido para máscaras reutilizáveis que inativa e elimina bactérias, fungos e vírus (incluindo a Covid-19) no momento do contato. Essa ideia ganha vida na embalagem: a máscara é apresentada em um invólucro estéril. Uma tira plástica acoplada anima — ao ser deslizada para cima e para baixo — a representação gráfica de um vírus que vai sendo devorado no processo, acrescentando um humor urgentemente necessário em dias de desespero. Para evitar a troca de máscaras entre os membros da família e, consequentemente, a contaminação cruzada, clipes de ajuste em cores diferentes vêm em uma embalagem separada, permitindo personalizar cada máscara.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

The Mask That Ate The Virus Máscara Eliminadora de Vírus conquistou o A' Design Award de Prata, um reconhecimento extraordinariamente prestigiado atribuído a designs de topo de gama, deslumbrantes e impressionantes. Os vencedores da Prata são obras tremendamente brilhantes e extremamente criativas que ilustram a perícia, o talento e a acuidade excecionais dos seus designers. Espera-se que The Mask That Ate The Virus Máscara Eliminadora de Vírus seja uma obra maravilhosa e de referência, notavelmente profissional e profundamente inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Prata é uma invenção muito notável e admirada, que beneficia e faz avançar as fronteiras da arte, da ciência, do design e da tecnologia. The Mask That Ate The Virus Máscara Eliminadora de Vírus é uma criação imensamente invejada que desperta desejos, traz sentimentos positivos e faz nascer espanto e deslumbramento.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
A patented, specially treated textile is used for these reusable masks, that eliminates viruses, bacteria and fungi upon impact (incl. Covid 19).
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 220 x Depth 22 x Height 220
Tags
Mask, virus-eliminating, Covid 19, Coronavirus, Livinguard
Production Technology
Livinguard treated textile, styrofoam, EVA
Design Challenge
Finding the right materials and printing technology that would allow for a highly accurate production needed for the animation to work.
Research
To bring the virus-eliminating process to life in the packaging, we made use of a century old technique: Moiré Animation – creating an optical illusion of animated frames, with the graphic depiction of a virus getting 'eaten' in the process.
Inspiration
Swiss biotech company Livinguard developed a textile for reusable masks that inactivates bacteria, fungi, and viruses (incl. Covid 19) upon impact.

The product idea is brought to life in the packaging:
The mask comes in a sterile package. An attached plastic strip animates – when slid up and down – a virus that is getting eaten in the process, adding some urgently needed humor in desperate days.
Project Duration
The product was launched in May 2020. Up to date 5 Million masks were produced. Market: China/Worldwide
Operation Flow
The task was to communicate a new, unique product advantage to the consumer via the packaging: that a simple textile can provide protection, every single day.
Patents
Livinguard patented, treated textile
Team Members
Birger Linke
Image Credits
Photography: Chiara Ye Photography

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