‘Chikuno Cube + House’ Charcoal Filter Cleans the Air Without Chemicals or Electricity
Posted By Helen Morgan On June 7, 2012 @ 3:40 pm In Air quality,green gadgets,Green Products | No Comments
Japanese designer Satoshi Umeno [4] has created a beautiful wooden air purifier that looks like a miniature house. Dubbed the Chikuno Cube + House [5], the design consists of an all-natural wood base and a honeycomb cube of bamboo charcoal that cleans the air and freshens your home without the use of chemicals or electricity.
The Japanese have traditionally used charcoal – a product we usually associate with dirty outdoor grills [6] – as a natural filter that absorbs impurities in air and water. It’s the same principal behind Brita pitchers and Bobble Bottles [7], although Satoshi Umeno [4]‘ air cleaner uses a big block of aerated activated carbon. The block is created through a controlled burning process – pieces of charcoal are slowly heated in an oxygen-starved kiln until they become carbon.
+ Satoshi Umeno [4]
Via Spoon&Tamago [8]
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[4] Satoshi Umeno: http://www.umenodesign.com/
[5] Chikuno Cube + House: http://www.chikunolife.com/new.html
[6] outdoor grills: http://inhabitat.com/world-bbq-built-from-areused-metal-globe/
[7] Bobble Bottles: http://inhabitat.com/green-product-review-bobble-water-purifying-jug/
[8] Spoon&Tamago: http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2012/06/01/chikuno-cube-house/
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