An electrical fan is disguised as an understated facet desk in Brise, a pupil challenge from Hongik College graduate Wonho Lee.
The Brise fan mechanism is hid inside a spherical desk topped with Douglas fir wooden. Air enters by means of the underside of the unit and is pushed up and out by the electrical fan inside.
The fan generates sufficient air circulation to really feel like a “pure breeze”, in keeping with Lee, and has the advantage of aiding air flow in addition to flippantly cooling the room.
Lee was impressed to create Brise after noticing that his buddies had been choosing air-conditioning over electrical followers resulting from a scarcity of area, notably in single-person houses.
They didn’t need an equipment that was going to take a seat unused for a lot of the yr, taking on area and gathering mud – mud that will solely make them extra unlikely to need to use the fan once more the next summer time.
“The design of Brise concentrates on sustainability and I outline sustainability on this challenge as seamless use of the product,” stated Lee.
“In my small room, my fan has been used throughout summer time and it simply stands there with mud after the season,” he added. “I discovered that it turns into ineffective periodically and it’s a waste of area.”
As an alternative, Lee created Brise, which is known as after the French phrase for “breeze”. The working prototype is constructed from CNC-ed Douglas fir wooden, laser-cut aluminium, chrome steel and spray-painted acrylic.
Its round white physique encases an electrical fan. Air is drawn in from beneath the unit and emerges from a skinny opening at its high, the place a curved picket part disperses it in all instructions. This picket high additionally capabilities as a sensible tabletop.
Lee stated its curved design is designed to be aesthetically pleasing, but additionally to make the fanned air really feel extra like a mild breeze than a man-made wind. A dial permits the fan to be switched between three energy ranges.
Lee studied digital engineering earlier than his design diploma at Hongik College, and exhibited Brise there in January 2020.
Brise was shortlisted within the furnishings class of the 2021 Dezeen Awards, which was in the end gained by Cecile Manz’ flatpack Plint design, a picket espresso desk that’s assembled with leather-based loops.
