wa francis chu: air lamp at IFFS/AFS singapore furniture fair 2011
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wa francis chu: air lamp at IFFS/AFS singapore furniture fair 2011


wa francis chu
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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, ...


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integrated air filter
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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.

anita db
03.10.11  
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Looks cool! But how does the air filter work?
Billichung   03.11.11
The ventilation fan blow air into the "cloud", air come out of the cloud are filtered by the cloud surface, which is made of a filter material.
Francis   03.12.11
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