# Desert Water Makers This Innovative Concept Imagines Gathering H2O in the Driest Conditions By Amelia Roblin | Published 2015-04-03 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/desert-water References: [red-dot.sg](http://www.red-dot.sg/en/online-exhibition/concept/?code=1133&y=2014&c=26&a=0) & [academyart.edu](http://www.academyart.edu/) Desert water is an elusive resource, yet this concept device suggests a way to accumulate moisture in an efficient fashion in order to sustain life amidst inhospitable conditions. A team of designers from the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts worked on a product that would be lightweight, collapsible and relatively cheap to produce, enabling all sorts of people to benefit from its H2O collection function for [clean water that's instantly drinkable](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spout-water). Campers, budget travelers, nomads and locals could all benefit from this affordable and ingenious idea. In its most compact form, the Water Factory is a pocketable ring, yet its [plastic reservoirs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quming-delight) can be sprung out from coiled metal frames to create spaces for gas to condense into liquid. The hourglass-shaped contraption is best buried half in the sand and half exposed to the air, making it capable of gathering [desert water](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floating-solar-still) from every possible source. This project was a winner of a 2014 Red Dot Design Award. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.8/10 - Popularity: 97% | Activity: 98% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Portable Water Collection:** The concept of lightweight, collapsible and affordable water collection devices offers disruptive innovation opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts and travelers. - **Condensation Technology:** Developing efficient condensation technology can create disruptive innovation opportunities for water scarcity solutions in desert regions. - **Innovative Water Storage:** Exploring innovative water storage solutions can lead to disruptive innovation opportunities for regions with limited access to clean drinking water. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Outdoor Gear:** The outdoor gear industry can take advantage of the portable water collection trend by offering lightweight and collapsible water collection devices for campers and travelers. - **Water Technology:** The water technology industry can harness the condensation technology trend to develop efficient systems for collecting water in desert regions with limited water resources. - **Water Storage Solutions:** The water storage solutions industry can capitalize on the innovative water storage trend by creating sustainable and effective storage methods for areas facing water scarcity. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Atmospheric Water Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-atmospheric-water.md) - [Drinking Water Home Appliances](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atmospheric.md) - [Rain-Collecting Skyscrapers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bpas-architects.md) - [Humidity-Capturing Water Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kumulus1.md) - [Water-Generating Camping Trailers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/2023-living-vehicle.md) - [Atmospheric Water Generator Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/watercube100-wc100.md) - [Water-Producing Air Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airtowater-converter.md) - [Off-Grid Mobile Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/offgrid-mobile-home.md) - [Countertop Air-to-Water Dispensers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atmospheric-water-dispenser.md)