wa francis chu image © designboom

reporting from singapore, designboom spotted singaporean designer wa (francis) chu from ‘dream lab one’, presenting his ‘cloud’ air lamp at ‘platform’ – the young talent zone – initiated by the SFIC (singapore furniture industries council), at the IFFS/AFS 2011, the international furniture fair in singapore. based on patent pending technology by totobobo, integrated air-filters in the back of the cloud air lamp provide clean and pollution free air, while soothing the ambient environment with diffuse light. the filter runs with low voltage making it child-friendly.

the international furniture fair in singapore / 28th ASEAN furniture show (IFFS/AFS 2011) showcases a mix of asian’s finest furniture and an international selection of exhibitors  hailing from: thailand, china, indonesia, taiwan, vietnam, finland, denmark, belgium, italy, …

wa francis chu: air lamp at IFFS/AFS singapore furniture fair 2011 image © designboomwa francis chu: air lamp at IFFS/AFS singapore furniture fair 2011 image © designboom

wa francis chu: air lamp at IFFS/AFS singapore furniture fair 2011 close-up image © designboom

wa francis chu: air lamp at IFFS/AFS singapore furniture fair 2011 integrated air filter image © designboom

wa chu’s protective ‘wing‘ for bicycles, which uses a similar air filter system, has been shortlisted in our recent designboom competition ‘seoul cycle design competition‘, 2010.