Design+Sustentability: Hero 365
May 25th, 2009
Hero 365 is a canadian design studio that has as its main objective to create beautiful and eco-conscious objects. In this year’s ICFF the group has shown its vision of the future of design. Two of their main projects were introduced, and they both rework traditional ideas to be more friendly to the enviroment and more functional at the same time.
The first one is the DR-1 Drying Rack, which can be used to dry clothes indoors or outdoors. It has rotating arms to hang the clothes from and movable surfaces to dry small objects. It’s an excellent alternative to more traditional heated dryers which use electrical power. The second project is the RC-1 Rain Colector, which has the purpose to collect and store water from rainy days. The system is capable of holding aproximately 45 gallons (or 170 liters) and has a very good filtering capacity. Easy to assemble and dissasemble, both are made with aluminum which can be recyled and is coated with a rust proof finish.
Besides that, we haven’t seen such sustainable, simple and elegant alternatives in house and garden products in a while.
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