1. The name of the product is QleanAir.
The concept of this logo comes from the Chinese word - qing - which is clean. The left half of the Chinese character is the 'three drops of water' where the air purifier uses water as the cleaning agent. The right half of the Chinese character is the 'green' which represents the green plants and the ecological friendliness of the product which I want to project.
The concept of this logo comes from the Chinese word - qing - which is clean. The left half of the Chinese character is the 'three drops of water' where the air purifier uses water as the cleaning agent. The right half of the Chinese character is the 'green' which represents the green plants and the ecological friendliness of the product which I want to project.
2. The final artefact of is slightly different from the cardboard model as I don't have the time and the curved round surface means more effort to fabricate the model. So the current artefact is a much simple rectangular base.
The key functions are there - the revolving air purifier which uses water. There is an aquarium LED lighting system which provides sufficient lighting requirement for the plants. The removable pot holder which has gravel at the bottom and this allows for the exchange of water and gases by the plants. The leaves of the plants will also come into contact by the moving air generated by the air purifier, therefore refreshing and humidifying the air.
The LED lighting has two types of LEDs, the normal white and the blue. The picture below shows both white and blue LEDs on.
The key functions are there - the revolving air purifier which uses water. There is an aquarium LED lighting system which provides sufficient lighting requirement for the plants. The removable pot holder which has gravel at the bottom and this allows for the exchange of water and gases by the plants. The leaves of the plants will also come into contact by the moving air generated by the air purifier, therefore refreshing and humidifying the air.
The LED lighting has two types of LEDs, the normal white and the blue. The picture below shows both white and blue LEDs on.
QleanAir unit with the Blue LEDs on, which looks super cool in the evening.
The QleanAir unit with the round cardboard model in the background.
3. My initial thought was for the whole unit to be covered but after the initial ideas, I decided to have the unit open, this would allow better air circulation and better access to the system for cleaning and maintenance.
The pot holder was combined into a unit so that the plants will be more accessible as the user could buy several of these pots and then rotate the plants on a weekly basis, thereby increasing the effectiveness of the unit.
4. The next step would be to further develop the idea, perhaps looking into a more aesthetically pleasing holder at the bottom, or experimenting with the round base. I intend to include an ultrasonic mister unit so that I can use this as a means to increase the humidity level in the home/ office.
Some of my colleagues noted the possibilities to have a bigger base so that it may be possible to include an aquarium into the system. The small fishes will be able to create a much more beautiful environment for the user in a home or office.
5. This unit does have some commercial value and I would definitely like to explore and push this idea much further and hopefully to be able to manufacture this some day.
Thank You.