Dezeen School Shows: we've selected seven design projects featured in Dezeen School Shows that raise awareness about air pollution and its impact on society.
Driven by the consequences of poor air quality on our health, these design students have proposed projects that provide guidance when subjected to dangerous pollution levels and gadgets that filter pollutants, promoting the importance of clean air.
This roundup of projects includes an air purifier for remote workers that aims to increase productivity, an urban air quality signage system composed of lichen and a campaign that hopes to raise awareness about air quality in metro stations.
The selection of projects comes from product design, product design engineering, city design, interior architecture and design courses at international institutions including Middlesex University, Glasgow School of Art, L'École de Design Nantes Atlantique, IE University, Northeastern University and UNSW Sydney.
Ripple by Isabel Parker
Informed by the number of infant deaths related to air pollution, product design student Isabel Parker designed a monitor that gives parents access to air quality data.
The monitor provides simplified data including real-time exposure levels, offering guidance on how to protect their child from poor air quality.
"Children under five are especially susceptible to the negative effects of air pollution, with 543,000 deaths every year directly linked to poor air quality," explained Parker.
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