b-twist - jumpthegap

[what]: "Jumpthegap is an International Design Contest promoted by Roca with the collaboration of BCD Barcelona Design Centre that is looking for new, innovative and sustainable concepts for the bathroom space."

[who]: HOOD architects:  raquel prendes, irene cañada

[when]: april 2015

Due to the limited space in contemporary houses and the variety of family models traditional devices are being replaced by efficient elements for multifunctional living spaces. B-twist is an adaptable multi-purpose device which combines three different sizes of wash basins and it is equipped with a grey water recycling system. 

aina - palma

[what]: furniture

[where]: palma, mallorca, spain

[who]: ted'a arquitectes

[when]: 2012

[source]: ted'a arquitectes

he - rome

[what]: temporary installation at the Maxxi piazza

[where]: rome, italy

[who]: bam!

[when]: 2013

"The transparency and the apparent weightlessness of the installation generates a dialogue and a stimulating contrast with the imposing masses of the museum and its sinuous geometries."

[source]: bam!

eliodomestico

[what]: ecco-distiller that runs on solar power

[who]: gabriele diamanti

[when]: 2012

It works like an upside down coffee maker: during the day, the heat of the sun raises up the steam pressure into the black watertight boiler. The steam is forced down through the expansion nozzle, thus condensing against the lid.

At the end of the day, the Eliodomestico delivers 5 liters of fresh drinking water, with an estimated cost of 50$.

[source]: disenosocial

clean water - global design forum

[what]: a water-filtration system that uses plants to extract arsenic from water supplies and allows the user to sell the poisonous substance at a profit

[where]: presented at the Global Design Forum, London. it has been tested in Bangladesh. 

[who]: stephen goodwin honan

[when]: 2013

simple and much more than useful. it costs about $10, and it can produce $85 of arsenic, which can easily be sold by the families producing it [at the same time they get clean water]. Now, if we think that the average income of this families in Bangladesh is $1 a day... 

[source]: dezeen