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Mathieu Lehanneur's indoor air filtration system pulls in filthy air to be processed through a plant's leaves, roots, and humidity, reintroducing purified air back into the room.
Bel-Air is a mini mobile greenhouse that continuously inhales the space-polluted air, forces it through three natural filters (the plant leaves, its roots, and a humid bath) before ejecting it, purified.This patented principal has two advantages: Bel-Air is to the American and Asiatic common filter appliances what Dyson is to regular vacuum cleaners. Here, the noxious particles are captured, and transformed inside the system. No more filters to change, and no more clogs.
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I like this idea.Very cool.
how is this product different from simply having a plant in a space?
So.... wait a minute. Putting a plant inside a container is now patentable?
There's no design here. This is what plants DO - filter air.
I think all the different types of energy that get tied up in the production of this gadget cause a lot more harm than good, considering you'd get the exact same result by just putting a plant (even a bigger plant if you wanted to get crazy) on your desk.
I think these things are pretty cool also. To say there is no design is a misunderstanding of the definition of design. The piece as an object is fun and soothing, the five most efficiently air-cleaning plants are inside and it will provide a better track record for many brown thumbs. The artist hasn't discovered a new element, but he's definitely thinking.
Wow, an air filter that will die. Great.
Two Things:
1| As thankfully a few others have noticed... plants do this already, so I don't understand why encapsulating it helps anything. In fact this should actually restrict the plants ability to filter air, not aid it.
2| (to "Tony's" comment) -There is nothing "soothing" or "uplifting" or "fun" about entrapping a plant in some artificial casing that will be dated in 3 months. This is a waste of materials, energy, space, and more importantly time.! sad.
(Thanks for reinforcing the unfortunate idea my profession (industrial design) being about decorating crap rather then for what we should actually be known for - SOLVING PROBLEMS!
- For all inspiring designers out there:
don't create something and then create a story to make it sound worth full or to try and convince people it is a good idea.