Waterless Washing Machine
Removing stains from garments using a washing machine is nothing new. But imagine a washing machine which removes stains from clothes without water. Yes, a washing machine without water.
Two students - Tan Si Jin Gabriel, Chua Wenni Wendy - from the National University of Singapore’s school of industrial design have developed such a washing machine. This waterless washing machine can remove stains from clothes in a matter of a few minutes.
The Air Wash Washing machine uses negative ions, compressed air and deodorants to clean the clothes. The Air Wash washing machine has won the Electrolux Design Lab Award in 2005. The Air Wash washing machine model is inspired from waterfalls.
Tan Si Jin Gabriel, Chua Wenni Wendy photo Air Wash can clean garments of all types. Also less power consumption and no water consumption can surely make this waterless washing machine a wonder.
Tan Si Jin Gabriel, Chua Wenni Wendy beat entries from 3000 students from 88 countries. to win the competition.
It is not clear when the waterless washing machine will be available on a commercial scale. It may take ages, or if Electrolux manages to manufacture it large enough numbers, maybe we can see it in the showrooms in a few years.
February 20th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
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Henrik Otto, Head of Global Design for Electrolux Group, will be in Singapore this Friday, 22 February, to formally kick off Electrolux Design Lab 2008, the 6th edition of the company’s annual design competition that invites industrial design students around the world to create home appliances. See www. ElectroluxDesignlab.com. This year’s competition theme is Designs for Generation @, also known as the Internet generation. The deadline is 4 May, with a limited number of entries scheduled to compete in Zurich at the international finals in October.
Henrik will be talking with design students in Singapore during his visit. Please help to spread the word about Design Lab 2008!