air purifier design



With the fast growing economy in China, the environmental problem becomes everyone's concern, especially air pollution in major cities. Air purifier can remove contaminants in our living or working environment, which has a positive effect towards the environment and our health.


In this project, we help the medical equipment brand Laoken develop it's first personal air purifier and this is my individual proposal of the project.



Background



In this project, our client is a medical equipment company who wants to

produce their first personal product: a premium air purifier, targeting

high end customers. Laoken is an experienced supplier and manufacturer

in the medical industry.



Design research



The company, Laoken, plans to launch its first individual air purifier and the target group of the product line is high end customers. Laoken has mature sanitary and air purification technology and wide range of clients in the medical industry. As designers, we help Laoken transform its technology and client advantages into the quality and brand image of the product: air purifier.





In order to designa competitive air purifier, we did the design research among competing products that are already in the market, including Philips, Blueair and Austin. The competing products analysis includes form, material, color and etc. Besides competing products, we also analyzed other standing out product designs from form to human-product interaction.



Sketches



Renderings









Among all the ideas I chose this unconventional one because my other co-workers' proposal were regular floor standing designs. And this air purifier could be easily put on a table. The air conditioner could be customized by changing the legs. It's not just an appliance but part of you home that monitoring the air condition and notifying you when the air quality is below the healthy level.





Interaction design



I designed a LED light ring on the top side of the air purifier. With different color it indicates different levels of the surrounding air quality. This is the essential part of the human-product interaction. Users don't have to check the air quality of the day online anymore, the purifier just tell them when in need.



Red



Unhealthy air quality



Yellow



Lightly polluted air quality



Blue



Good air quality



Green



Exellent qir quality



Different modes



The LED light ring is not only a visual air quality indicator, it also show different modes lighting up different part of the ring.



Scenes



The contemporary design of the air purifier makes it easy to blend into your interior design. It's just like a piece of furniture, you don't need to hide it anymore. The wood legs creates a warm and funny feeling, like a puppy waiting for you.







Three view drawing



Side view



Front view



Top view



design research process



Form



current product analisys



competing product analysis



Target group



from medical background to personal product



Background



Type



Product design, Interaction design,

Air purifier


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Team



Individual proposal

Client project: 3 weeks



My role



Design research. Concept development, Sketch, 3D modelling, Rendering, Presentation