August 20, 2010 at 13:16Elecrtolux Design Lab. 8 semifinalists
August is about to end, September is ahead, which means that Electrolux will soon announce the winners of its Electrolux Design Lab. If anyone is not in the know, let me remind you that every year Electrolux holds a competition for home appliance designers with impressive cash prizes. According to the conditions of the competition, participants must design (though “design” - this is too strong a word for concepts, but, nevertheless) household appliances, mass-produced in 2050.
At the moment, 8 works have reached the semi-finals. In September, only three of them will be selected and prizes will be solemnly awarded. Until this happens, I propose to get acquainted with the current semi-finalists, especially since there is something to see.
So, inquisitive viewer, welcome to cat.
A small lyrical digression: I will not dwell on each of the concepts in detail: in most cases, only a schematic description is enough to understand the proposed idea. If someone is interested in the details (and where there is something to talk about), I will put links to more detailed articles.
Let's go:
1. Virtual helmet for cooking (designer Daniel Dobrogorsky, Australia)
In 2050 we will live closely, because we will multiply terribly. As a result, having a kitchen in an apartment will become an inadmissible luxury. Instead, in each apartment there will be such a virtual helmet that allows cooking in the shared kitchen. And there are already cunning robots, obeying the power of thought ...
2. Portable heater (designer Peter Alvin, India)
The piece, called by the author "snail", is a blotch on the dishes. We stick it with a pan with borsch (I hope there will be borsch in 2050), the snail determines the contents of the dishes and automatically adjusts the temperature and heating time.
3. Modular kitchen (designer Matthew Gilbrid, USA)
According to Gilbrid, in the future the kitchen will be assembled from modules. Each of these triangular constructions can be a lamp, a refrigerator, a burner, or any other kitchen part. Modules can work both autonomously and by coordinating their actions over a wireless network.
In more detail and in Russian here .
4. Bio-refrigerator (designer Yuri Dmitriev, Russia)
The greenish thing depicted in the figure is a colony of bio-robots cooling your products. It is worth putting the product in this jelly, as the robots isolate it, determine the composition and select the appropriate temperature regime. Robots are powered by electric light and glow beautifully at night.
Again, in detail, and in Russian here
. 5. Oven (designer Michael Edenius, Sweden)
As in the previous concept, it could not do without nano-bio-blah blah blah ... In short, we have a closet with individual compartments - sheets under clothes. The cabinet draws in air, mixes bacteria into it, devouring dirt, and then drives the stream into the sheets, cleaning clothes. Then the clothes are dried and pressed, ironed.
And again, the details are here
6. Laundry and laundry basket in one bottle (designer Lichen Guo (sorry, I’m not good at Chinese transcription, China) The
Chinese designer also thinks that in 2050 we will not be spoiled by large apartments and offers to abandon washing machines. Dirty we’ll begin to put the laundry in a special basket, and when it (the basket) is full, hook it onto the wall (a special pin will stick there), after which it (again the basket) turns into a washing machine
7. External refrigerator (designer Nicholas Hubert, France)
Having spent two years in northern China, Nikolai Hubert invented a retractable external (i.e., wall-mounted outside) refrigerator. At night and in the cold season, the refrigerator cools the products due to the natural cold, day and summer takes energy from the sun to cool the insides. In general, a new incarnation of the Khrushchev refrigerator.
8. Eco-dishwasher (designer Ahi Andi Moshen, Iran)
And again, a fig future: food from food capsules, time worth its weight in gold, the environment is poor. Therefore, everyone and everyone will need a portable dishwasher. We put dirty plates in it, the machine (recharged from solar panels) washes them and processes garbage into fertilizers for flowers and trees.
Details ... but in general that, and so everything is clear.
At the moment, 8 works have reached the semi-finals. In September, only three of them will be selected and prizes will be solemnly awarded. Until this happens, I propose to get acquainted with the current semi-finalists, especially since there is something to see.
So, inquisitive viewer, welcome to cat.
A small lyrical digression: I will not dwell on each of the concepts in detail: in most cases, only a schematic description is enough to understand the proposed idea. If someone is interested in the details (and where there is something to talk about), I will put links to more detailed articles.
Let's go:
1. Virtual helmet for cooking (designer Daniel Dobrogorsky, Australia)
In 2050 we will live closely, because we will multiply terribly. As a result, having a kitchen in an apartment will become an inadmissible luxury. Instead, in each apartment there will be such a virtual helmet that allows cooking in the shared kitchen. And there are already cunning robots, obeying the power of thought ...
2. Portable heater (designer Peter Alvin, India)
The piece, called by the author "snail", is a blotch on the dishes. We stick it with a pan with borsch (I hope there will be borsch in 2050), the snail determines the contents of the dishes and automatically adjusts the temperature and heating time.
3. Modular kitchen (designer Matthew Gilbrid, USA)
According to Gilbrid, in the future the kitchen will be assembled from modules. Each of these triangular constructions can be a lamp, a refrigerator, a burner, or any other kitchen part. Modules can work both autonomously and by coordinating their actions over a wireless network.
In more detail and in Russian here .
4. Bio-refrigerator (designer Yuri Dmitriev, Russia)
The greenish thing depicted in the figure is a colony of bio-robots cooling your products. It is worth putting the product in this jelly, as the robots isolate it, determine the composition and select the appropriate temperature regime. Robots are powered by electric light and glow beautifully at night.
Again, in detail, and in Russian here
. 5. Oven (designer Michael Edenius, Sweden)
As in the previous concept, it could not do without nano-bio-blah blah blah ... In short, we have a closet with individual compartments - sheets under clothes. The cabinet draws in air, mixes bacteria into it, devouring dirt, and then drives the stream into the sheets, cleaning clothes. Then the clothes are dried and pressed, ironed.
And again, the details are here
6. Laundry and laundry basket in one bottle (designer Lichen Guo (sorry, I’m not good at Chinese transcription, China) The
Chinese designer also thinks that in 2050 we will not be spoiled by large apartments and offers to abandon washing machines. Dirty we’ll begin to put the laundry in a special basket, and when it (the basket) is full, hook it onto the wall (a special pin will stick there), after which it (again the basket) turns into a washing machine
7. External refrigerator (designer Nicholas Hubert, France)
Having spent two years in northern China, Nikolai Hubert invented a retractable external (i.e., wall-mounted outside) refrigerator. At night and in the cold season, the refrigerator cools the products due to the natural cold, day and summer takes energy from the sun to cool the insides. In general, a new incarnation of the Khrushchev refrigerator.
8. Eco-dishwasher (designer Ahi Andi Moshen, Iran)
And again, a fig future: food from food capsules, time worth its weight in gold, the environment is poor. Therefore, everyone and everyone will need a portable dishwasher. We put dirty plates in it, the machine (recharged from solar panels) washes them and processes garbage into fertilizers for flowers and trees.
Details ... but in general that, and so everything is clear.