WV design studio upgrades hairdryer features to ease daily struggles
the product results from disassembling a used hairdryer and reclaiming its functional parts for better use.
tired of unpleasant visuals created by tangled hairdryers every day, WV design studio proposes a twist to. the final result is a hairdryer that showcases different geometries and functions within the same mechanism.
the hairdryer project is titled ‘design for us: re-design’
at first, WV design broke down a used hairdryer and reclaimed its functional parts. these include electric wires, motors, fan, insulation, buttons, switches, and wires. for example, what mostly plagued our eyes was the 1.5 meter long wire that triggered visual stress. hence, the team put a cradle that exposes the wire only when needed for use, creating a twofold feature. one can keep the wire wrapped when unused, and doesn’t need to hide it every time they store the hairdryer.
the overall shape merges basic and narrow rectangles with a circle
the shape of the hairdryer combines a basic rectangle, circle, and narrow rectangle which could be represented by a line. by doing so, the designers attempted to associate a two-dimensional graphic image with the different parts. ‘…the view of the hairdryer from various angles blended with the environment. this intention is directly revealed in the shape of the lines seen in the cradle. in the end, it’s based on our idea that people will be willing to spend more money, sympathetic to the need for cradles’.
the wires unfold when the hairdryer is being used
a two-dimensional graphic image complements the changes in size and repetitive arrangements
the hairdryer from various angles blends with the environment
the cradle unwinds the wire thanks to a push of a button
used hairdryers being disassembled
reclaiming the functional parts
electric wires, motors, insulation, fan, buttons, switches, and wires that can be seen inside when disassembling
wv design studio, 〈design for us: re-design〉, 2017. used hair dryer, 213x212x94
video from wonsik chae
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