Design Pipeline: Washing Machine Of The Near Future
Green technology is nothing new. Development of environment-friendly machines that give us better ways of doing things are being churned out by the dozen (or even by the hundreds) every year. In the Design Pipeline for the wired home this month we have the Orbital, a concept washing machine from the mind of United Kingdom-based Tiffany Roddis.
Roddis calls her creation a sustainable washing machine that utilizes a new approach to washing clothes. This "new approach" involves a spherical drum (instead of the cylinder we see in today's washing machines) that rotates and pivots on two axes. This innovation makes sure clothes are washed thoroughly and more efficiently than our current batch of washing machines.
Orbital is envisioned to come with two detachable drums, one colored white and the other blue. Why different colors for drums that you'll put in the same washing machine anyway? Well, aside from aesthetic considerations, with color-coded drums you can sort your clothes according to color before cranking up the washing machine. You may also use these drums as baskets!
© Tiffany Roddis
Here's the product description of Orbital from Roddis' website:
Orbital is a new approach to washing clothes designed with user behavior in mind to ensure every wash is environment friendly. User behavior has a significant determination on a product's environmental impact, as it is the user's decisions and habits that have a major effect on the energy and other resources the product uses.
Go check out Tiffany Roddis' other creations in her portfolio and website.
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