PRODUCT DESIGN PROFILE: EUPNEA

“Eupnea: synonymous with breathing freely is an air filter that aims to portray the beautiful process of air filtration in our natural world through formal aesthetics.

With increased wildfires in the Eugene area that will only be exacerbated with time due to human-induced climate change, I saw a design opportunity to create an air filter using a DC motor to help combat poor air quality in low-income and BIPOC communities.

By taking inspiration from plant stomata’s ability to filter air, I designed Eupnea to translate this idea of dirty air in and clean air out.”

sketches and photos by Chloe Kov