Your Electrolux future, in 2020

Global climate change is today’s greatest challenge.

In fact, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has found that human activity is the dominant single cause of global warming. As a consequence, temperatures could dramatically change living conditions on the planet leading to more droughts, erratic weather patterns and rising sea levels.

Appliances account for about 20% of the average household’s energy consumption via refrigerators, dishwashers, clothes washers and dryers as well as stoves / ovens that all happen to use the most energy of any appliance in a typical house.

The much awaited 2007 Electrolux Design Lab challenges students to design eco-friendly, sustainable household appliances and solutions, for the year 2020. It’s sure good to know that some of the brightest minds out there are busy working to save the planet, one household at a time.

Like the past years, submissions are expected to be environmentally-sound, commercially-viable while enabling people to better live in harmony with the environment.

The ultimate goal, sought by the Electrolux Design Lab organizers, is to go above and beyond simple energy and water efficiency and suggest ways to foster sustainable behavior and product usage.

To get you in “the mood for innovation”, here are the finalists for the 2006 Edition of this international competition:

• Nevale – A food carrier designed in layers offering consumers the opportunity to store up to four different hot and / or cold meals.
• Organic Cook – Appliance that offers oil-free frying, grilling and boiling using infrared technology and vacuum cooking.
• VESSTO – Sleekly-designed, portable cooker that uses renewable energy as a power source through an advanced version of the Stirling Engine.
• Fit-Snack-Joy – Table-top appliance that turns raw fruits and vegetables into healthy cookies.
• HotPod – Delivers healthy food in single portions in each color-coded pod so everyone can enjoy their preferred meal.
• HydroSphere – Transparent, clear sphere, that allows consumers to grow their own herbs, small fruits and vegetables in their kitchen.
• Nutri Print – Makes use of fruits and vegetables to process them into a fun figure which can be selected from the menu screen, thus ensuring childrens’ interest into healthy food.
• SpiceHood – Revolutionary cooker hood with an integrated spice rack and dispenser system. It reduces the clutter around the kitchen while simultaneously encouraging the use of herbs.
• VEGE – Appliance that allows consumers to grow fresh, healthy vegetables in their kitchens all year round using hydroponics.

It’s pretty obvious that this prestigious competition encourages students worldwide to fire up their creative juices to design the household appliances of tomorrow.

In roughly 24 hours from the moment this post is published, the competition will close and on October 1st, 2007, the finalists will be announced while on November 27-28, the global final (in Paris) will be the place where the winner will be announced.

Anyone looking towards a more sustainable future should love this year’s exciting new entries.

Tags: electrolux, design lab, household, appliances, future, environment, competition

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One Response to “Your Electrolux future, in 2020”

1. Zoe Murphy says:

   July 21, 2010 at 10:45 pm

   We have a backyard garden that has lots of Herbs for our own consumption.