SMOG FREE BICYCLE is the latest addition to the SMOG FREE PROJECT to inspire clean air. The bicycle sucks up polluted air, cleans it and releases clean air around the cyclist.
Winner of the Ethics Ethical Award 2019.
Gives clean air to the cyclist as part of the SMOG FREE PROJECT.
SMOG FREE BICYCLE is the latest addition to the SMOG FREE PROJECT to inspire clean air. The bicycle sucks up polluted air, cleans it and releases clean air around the cyclist.
Winner of the Ethics Ethical Award 2019.
The project was being developed with ofo, the leading Chinese bike sharing programme and was launched at World Economic Forum in Dalian, China. The design of the first SMOG FREE BICYCLE prototype is inspired by the manta ray, a fish that filters water for food. The bicycle works in a similar way, with a plug-in device on the steering wheel of an existing bicycle it filters the air. The innovative bicycle inhales polluted air, cleans it, and releases clean air around the cyclist. The intention is to make it a medium for smog free cities, generating clean air to celebrate the bicycle and making thousands of bikes to create an impact on the larger urban scale.
SMOG FREE PROJECT is a series of urban innovations led by Daan Roosegaarde to reduce pollution and provide an inspirational experience of a clean future. SMOG FREE TOWER, SMOG FREE RING and SMOG FREE BICYCLE provide local solutions for clean air in public spaces. Here along with governments, students and the clean-tech industry, people can work together to make a whole city smog free.
2017-2018. Smog free technology and custom design on the ofo bicycle. First prototype has launched in 2018. The SMOG FREE BICYCLE draws its inspiration from the Smog Free workshop in Beijing in 2017 which featured artist Matt Hope and Professor Yang from Tsinghua University.
ofo, Tezign.
Grand Award for Sustainability, Design For Asia, HK. Gold Award, Design For Asia, HK. Graphite Pencil, D&AD Impact, US. Notable Design for Social Impact Award, Core77, US. Platinum Award, A'Design Award, IT. German Design Award, Excellent Product Design, DE.
