Briiv Kisafisha Hewa by James Whitfield and Sean Sykes

Briiv Kisafisha Hewa by James Whitfield and Sean Sykes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Bidhaa Endelevu, Miradi na Muundo wa Kijani Competition Category.

DhahabuBidhaa Endelevu· 2021

Briiv Kisafisha Hewa

by James Whitfield and Sean Sykes

Client: Briiv

Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award Winner in Bidhaa Endelevu Category

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The Design

About Briiv Kisafisha Hewa

Briiv ni kisafisha hewa kilichoundwa kwa ajili ya nafasi za nyumbani na ofisini. Briiv hutumia vifaa vinavyoweza kurejeshwa na vya asili badala ya vichujio vya kawaida vinavyopatikana katika visafisha hewa vingi. Vifaa vya kuchuja vimetengenezwa kwa mosi, maganda ya nazi na mchanganyiko wa hariri na kaboni, na vifaa vyote vya kuchuja vinaweza kuoza na kuwa mbolea. Msingi na kifuniko cha kichujio vimetengenezwa kwa polima ya plastiki ya kibiolojia inayotokana na nyasi za tembo. Kifaa hiki kina urefu wa milimita 220, upana wa milimita 160 na uzito wa gramu 900. Kasi na muda vinaweza kuwekwa kupitia programu ya simu janja au kiolesura kisichohitaji kugusa kilichopo mbele ya kifaa.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award

Briiv Kisafisha Hewa ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kuu unaotolewa kwa miundo ya daraja la kwanza, ya ajabu na ya kuvutia. Washindi wa Dhahabu ni kazi bunifu mno, zenye maono makubwa na za kung'aa kwa umaridadi zinazoakisi kipaji, hekima na ustadi wa wabunifu wao. Briiv Kisafisha Hewa inatarajiwa kuwa uvumbuzi unaosifiwa sana, wa kuweka mielekeo na wa kihistoria unaoleta thamani isiyo na kifani. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award ni mradi wa kustaajabisha na unaoheshimika unaonufaisha sana na kupanua mipaka ya sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia. Briiv Kisafisha Hewa huzua hisia kali za hamu, huamsha shauku, huhimiza ubunifu na hutuvutia.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

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
Team Members: James Whitfield
Sean Sykes
Image Credits: James Whitfield