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  1. ArticleAir purifying curtains clean indoor airFurniture giant Ikea developed curtains treated with a special technology that clean indoor air by breaking down pollutants when they come into contact with…
  2. ArticleCleaning the air with a soy protein air filterAir pollution is getting worse, especially in large cities. While one can turn this pollution in tools for art, as this company does, using…
  3. ArticleTransparent nanofibre air filter cleans air and offers UV protectionThe air quality inside houses often leaves much to be desired, especially if the outside air is polluted as well. In an attempt to…
  4. MaterialEkotex Clean Air (Schone Lucht)Ekotex Clean Air is a revolutionary, patented glass fibre wallcovering that neutralizes more 100 harmful chemicals from the air, including formaldehyde. Tests show it can remove up to 70% of formaldehyde from indoor air. The wallcoverings are air-purifying for at least 10 years and neutralize volatile organic compounds such as formaldehyde.
  5. ArticleTableware glazed with Rotterdam’s dirty airWorried about the air quality in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Dutch designers Annemarie Piscaer and Iris de Kievith developed a method to turn air pollution…
  6. ArticleBuilding with airLightweight materials are an important class of construction materials, as can be seen here and as we often hear from manufacturers and designers. Increasingly, lightweights…
  7. ArticleActiveAir: cleaning the air one step at the timeA group of designers from Makerversity, a community of designers and entrepreneurs based in London, developed ActiveAir, a pair of shoes that filter the air…
  8. ArticleMolekule: First Molecular Air Purifier Could Mean Better Indoor HealthMolekule, a science and clean technology company based in San Francisco, has introduced the world's first molecular air purifier. Their innovation brings a new…
  9. ArticleImproving air quality by recycling rice strawSwedish furniture giant IKEA aims to improve the air quality in various regions, starting in India, by turning rice straw, traditionally burned, into a…
  10. MaterialEver Air PassEverest utilises foam coating and lamination technology combined with water-based resin to develop this product. The fabric has high air and moisture permeability, and feels soft and comfortable. This product has ultra-high air permeability, which is much better than micro-porous lamination fabric.
  11. MaterialDrapilux AirDrapilux Air is synonymous with flame-retardant Trevira CS fibres and air-refreshing technology. Pollutants and smells are neutralised by the catalytic effect. Room air is constantly purified, both day and night.
  12. ArticleNew device can clean polluted air and generate powerThe air gets more and more polluted, and the amount of fossil fuels we burn to generate power only makes it worse. So what…
  13. ArticleThe Breath cleans the air using no electricity thanks to nanomoleculesThe air quality in most parts of the world is in rapid decline, so much so even, that in some areas, it is not…
  14. ArticleAir-Ink: writing with pollutionThroughout history, soot has been an important ingredient in ink, to make it black. Following this tradition, the company Graviky has developed an ink…
  15. MaterialCLEAN-AIR-CITY-CERAMICSClean-Air-City-Ceramics closes a loop. Harmful particulate matter that is captured directly from the polluted air in heavy industry is given a place in the production of glazes for architectural ceramics. Here you can see an example of a tile made from 60% recycled materials and finished with a waste glaze from the Clean-Air-City-Ceramics series.
  16. MaterialClean Air City Ceramics – bronze glazeClean Air City Ceramics is a collaboration between Studio Christine Jetten and ENS Clean Air, in which air pollution is processed into architectural ceramic glazes. This glaze typology reduces particulate matter, reuses accumulate waste and reintroduces this waste in circular ceramic glazes. These tiles are the custom application for Rebel House, a new approach to sustainable and entirely circular vacation homes.
  17. MaterialClean Air City Ceramics – waste glazesFrom 2017 SCJ started looking into the possibilities of integrating waste materials in the glaze recipes, besides the already known custom of reusing leftover material from the production process. The glaze of Clean Air City Ceramics is composed with captured particulate matter from industrial working environments.
  18. ArticleSource: solar panels that extract water from the airAccess to clean drinking water seems to be a privilege rather than a right. Deserts are expanding and draughts are happening because of climate…
  19. ArticleA car rooftop module that cleans the airVisualised by a designer team consisting of mechanical engineer Max Quast and product designer Francisco Lara, Reverso is a module-based product that cleans the…
  20. ArticleClothing printed with air pollutionFor their latest clothing collection, streetwear company Pangaia teamed up with Graviky Labs, a spin-off company of MIT that makes ink from air pollution,…
  21. ArticleA scarf with built-in air filter to protect against pollution and fluThe Bioscarf is a new scarf made out of post-consumer recycled PET bottles and a built-in air filter. The consequences of air pollution are…
  22. ArticleNever again a flat tire with air-free bicycle tiresCycling is a great way of transportation, but the design of a bicycle has one major flaw: inflated tires. While they absorb bumps in…
  23. ArticleNew MOF produces water from the air for Water Quality MonthToday marks the beginning of Water Quality Month, which focuses on, as the name implies, the quality of water. In many regions around the…
  24. ArticleAir Max 1000: A 3D Printed Step into the Future of FootwearNike has launched the Air Max 1000, a new version of its 1987 Air Max 1. The model is made in collaboration with Zellerfeld,…