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This fan hides perfectly within a table!

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Is it a table? Is it a fan? It’s definitely not a table-fan. Well whatever it is, it sure is beautiful!

Every year when summer starts, fan sales surge and we revel in the cool breeze of air that those rotating blades provide. A lot of people have started ditching their air-conditioning units for the adverse effects that they have on climate change compared to fans. The reduction in energy bills is just an added advantage. But as soon as summer is over, these fans start crowding in a corner of our houses gathering dust, occupying space that could be used otherwise. Designer Wonho Lee saw this problem and came up with an ingenious idea of merging two pieces of furniture into a beautiful synthesis which exemplifies form following function in its truest essence. Brise is a fan that doubles up as a table at the same time. The name comes from a movement in ballet (Brisé) which serves as the inspiration for the styling of this product. Of course, we may want to call it Breezé from now onwards.

Lee took an ordinary fan and propped it up on a circular base having radial slits that act as inlets for air suction. But, he didn’t just stop there. The fan blades are safely enclosed within the round body of the table whose top was designed using CFD simulations leaving just enough space for the optimal flow of air. The resultant form is a stunning blend of engineering and organic curves that handsomely serve the purpose while maintaining a distinctive minimalist charm. And the combination of light-colored woods and white, that’s always a classic!

It’s no wonder that this design has garnered him various awards including the Red Dot Design Award 2020, A’Design Silver Award 2020, Spark Design Platinum Award 2020, and K-Design Award 2020. A truly first of its kind, this design brings together two classic products without compromising on either’s characteristics.

Designer: Wonho Lee

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This minimal air purifier doubles up as a portable fan!

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Air purifiers have become an essential home appliance since the pandemic as people want to take an added measure to make sure the air they breathe is as clean as it can be. Baram is a conceptual air purifier designed to not only make the air around you healthy but also double up as a portable fan – truly a ‘breath of fresh air’ if you will.

Baram which means wish and wind in Korean was designed to fulfill your wish for fresh breeze indoors. Large air purifiers are bulky, take up space, and don’t have the added functionality of a fan. Batam provides a compact and portable alternative that is more feasible to have in your home. The mobility is a key factor because you can station it anywhere, be it in your bedroom as you sleep or on your dining table when you work from home. The handle also doubles up as a stand which helps in tilting the blower towards you which is something smaller fans don’t have. The interface is user friendly and simple to operate; it is always visible even when the appliance is tilted at various angles.

This air purifier doesn’t compromise on form or function. The minimal build is easy on the eyes when compared to its predecessors, unlike other small air purifiers or fans Baram has a more universal appeal ie. it doesn’t look like a cheap office desk essential or something for a child’s room. The white + wood combination gives it an airy aesthetic that blends in with any interior style. Inspiration was taken from several objects that live on our tables to land on Baram’s details so that it fits well in your environment. Putting this on my concepts-I-need-to-buy-when-they-come-to-life list.

Designer: Meenwook Jang

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The Pixar Fan!

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The Branch fan is quite functionally superior, but I’m mainly intrigued by how cute it looks. Reimagined to look more like a lamp (Luxo from Pixar) with a very Wall-E vibe, the fan actually has swivel joints that allow you to point it wherever you fancy, much like a table lamp. Even the fan body is shaped to look like a lampshade, plus the grill-ish look reminds me of the cooling vents on LED bulbs. It seems like such a simple idea, right? An adjustable table-fan! If we’ve had lamps like that all along, why not fans?!

Designer: Kwanjun Ryu

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