Malaero
Malaero is an indoor air quality Indicator, which warms you when the air is getting used.
Type: Design sprint
Year: 2016
Who doesn't know it? You sit with some people in a room and don't notice how slowly the air gets worse. Only when a new person enters the room or the air becomes so bad that you suddenly notice how bad it is, you realize that a window has to be opened.
Malaero is a indicator that continuously shows the change in air quality in a closed room. It stands discreetly in the room and contracts further the worse the air gets. He hardly attracts attention and doesn't disturb. The change is only recognized if you look at it consciously. As soon as a maximum is reached, it suddenly falls over and becomes noticeable through an active, sudden movement.
The deformation is controlled by so-called hydroscopic muscles. These consist of a foil on which bacteria are applied, which increase up to four times when the air humidity changes. The decrease in air quality is always accompanied by an increase in humidity. If the air quality worsens, the humidity increases and the hydroscopic muscles shorten. Malaero slowly collapses, similar to a lung that can no longer breathe. In addition, a weight is shifted with further muscles, so that Malaero falls over as soon as the maximum value is reached.
