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Inventive Appliance Redesigns

The Easy Iron Makes Smoothing Out Shirt Collars and Cuffs Easier

— December 31, 2011 — Art & Design
The Easy Iron from Choi Hyemin is an awesome concept appliance designed to make ironing narrow spaces easier. The Easy Iron has the look of a modern iron, but it has one special feature that sets it apart from the pack.

The Easy Iron is designed to raise its main plate and lower its precision plate when you need to iron shirt cuffs and collars. This simple redesign would make it far easier to smooth out tough-to-reach wrinkles. This in turn would save valuable time that can be spent doing other things such as laying out your next set of clothes for ironing. Simple redesigns are often the best way to improve upon existing products. Who needs a new iron with a touchscreen when one with a raising main plate works just as well.
Trend Themes
1. Improved Ironing Technology - The Easy Iron showcases the trend of incorporating special features to make ironing narrow spaces easier.
2. Efficiency in Appliance Design - The concept of raising the main plate and lowering the precision plate in the Easy Iron demonstrates the trend of simple redesigns to save time in ironing.
3. User-focused Appliance Innovation - The Easy Iron highlights the trend of designing appliances that prioritize user convenience and ease of use.
Industry Implications
1. Home Appliance Industry - Innovative appliance redesigns like the Easy Iron can disrupt the traditional home appliance market by offering enhanced functionality and user benefits.
2. Household Chores Industry - The concept of the Easy Iron presents disruptive opportunities for the household chores industry by providing solutions to common ironing challenges.
3. Textile Care Industry - The Easy Iron's special feature of raising the main plate offers disruptive innovation possibilities for the textile care industry, enabling more efficient and precise ironing.
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