Hwaro Airpurifier
This product is a heating humidifier combined with an air purifier. Its design is well harmonized with its surroundings; aromatic scents and warmth provide the optimum environment for people.
Service
Product design, CMF
UX
Client
Coway
Year
2010
HWARO
AIRPURIFIER
“This concept reaches back to Asian tradition in both use and materials. The result is a blend of homeware and home appliance that has achieved a quality that should not diminish over time.” –Mieko Kusano, IDSA, Sonos, Inc.
Background
As modernization increases, changes in family relationships are rapidly increasing. I had many opportunities to spend time with my family. Looking back, there are many people who often eat with their families, but have never had long conversations while sitting around. And, it seemed to be related to the relationship between the digitalized family and home appliances. Just as family members, for example, are separate from each other in their respective districts, so are appliances in each corner.
I started thinking and researching how to increase the value of home appliances and become the center of our living space.
Leading the hidden design of eco-friendly materials
Wooden bioplastics / Eco-friendly materials that are difficult to reproduce
Easy to use
HWARO is designed with a UI that users can easily understand and use. It is a UI design that can be intuitively understood without an operation description.
It is difficult for users to grasp the current air condition if they see only simple numerical changes. Therefore, various UI changes were made so that users could easily recognize the change in air.