Form Follows Function: OVOPUR by AQUAOVO
By Ann Alexander Leggett
Filed Under Green Living, Sustainable Style, The Big Picture |
It’s no mistake that AQUAOVO looked to the egg for inspiration in designing OVOPUR, its water filter that is revolutionizing drinking water quality in urban areas. According to Manuel Desrochers, the designer behind the sleek, eco-friendly filter, the life-giving egg shape, combined with the thermal properties of porcelain, preserves and revitalizes something available to us all: basic tap water. Here marks the end of your traditional, unattractive water cooler. This water filtration system will spark real conversation.
“The unique shape of our water filtration unit did not result from sheer serendipity,” says Desrochers. “Inspired by the work of water research pioneers, its shape eases the circulation and regeneration of water. Its overall look is one of abundance, purity, and its appealing curves and use of fine materials like porcelain, glass and metal bear witness to our commitment to aesthetics and quality.”
Basically, with no right angles the filter’s shape allows the water to flow freely and naturally. The resulting temperature differences and normal flow ensures biotic movement that prevents stagnation and the risk of bacteria with one great end result: water that is just plain good for you.
But then Desrochers has always been interested in water and the environmental issues surrounding water, so the development of OVOPUR was right up his alley. It’s the perfect combination of eco-awareness and aesthetics that makes the system both attractive and functional, not to mention eco-friendly. All AQUAOVO products, right down to the packaging, are made from sustainable, renewable or recyclable materials. The unit uses no electricity and depends on gravity alone to filter and revitalize up to 11 liters of water in the main reservoir. The process to revitalize your water is simple. Fill the upper reservoir to start the trickle of water through the filter cartridge into the main reservoir below. A magnetic gauge continuously monitors the water level. Turn the handle and fill up your glass.
“The AQUAOVO experience has the added benefit of eliminating the consumption of bottled water, an industry that pollutes the environment through its use of more than 150,000 metric tons of plastic per year and the substantial greenhouse gas emissions it generates in shipping the product to market,” says Noemie Desrochers, AQUAOVO’s marketing director. “Our choice of materials, our commitment to sustainable development, and our reusable filter cartridges have allowed us to set new environmental standards to meet customer requirements. We are unconditionally committed to ethics, social responsibility and the environment.”
It goes without saying that OVOPUR’s arrival on the water filtration scene has proven to be a booming success. Already the winner of several prestigious design awards, the filter even made an appearance at The Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Ecological Urbanism conference and in the accompanying exhibit that will run through May 17, 2009. And just a few weeks after arriving in New York, the product received a positive review in the February 19, 2009 issue of the New York Times.
From innovative design comes revitalized tap water; it’s the best of both worlds. Drink up!
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