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Self-Covering Cooling Fans

The Conceptual 'Clofan' by Yongha Yang Opens and Closes Automatically

— August 29, 2022 — Art & Design
Using a cooling fan in the summer months often means having to clean it regularly, which is something the conceptual 'Clofan' is designed to help with.

Designed by Yongha Yang, the minimalist floor fan works by automatically opening and closing a series of shutters on the front when the unit is in use or not. This helps to reduce the amount of dust and pet fur that can make it's way into the fan and thus greatly reduce the consistency of cleanings required.

The conceptual 'Clofan' is imagined in two color options and features an intuitive user interface to help make activating it or turning it off very easy. The unit also keeps aesthetics in mind by having it disappear when not in use.
Trend Themes
1. Smart-home Fans - There is a disruptive innovation opportunity for companies to develop smart-home fans featuring self-cleaning or self-covering functionalities.
2. Sustainable Home Appliances - The development of sustainable home appliances like self-covering cooling fans could address consumer demands for environmentally-friendly products with optimized functionality.
3. Minimalist Design Appliances - Minimalist design lovers represent an untapped market for appliances that incorporate self-covering and self-cleaning technologies.
Industry Implications
1. Home Appliances - Home appliance manufacturers could incorporate self-covering technology into their products to provide consumers with appliances that are easier to maintain and offer optimized functionality.
2. Smart-home Technology - The market for smart-home technology could leverage self-covering cooling fans to create more efficient and intuitive systems.
3. Sustainable Technology - Environmentally-conscious consumers would benefit greatly from the development of sustainable technologies like self-covering cooling fans.
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