# Air-Purifying Lighting Azio by Karim Rashid Breathes a New Light for Your Home By Peter Vallas | Published 2011-01-13 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/karim-rashid1 References: [furniturefashion](http://www.furniturefashion.com/2011/01/12/karim-rashids-azio-is-a-lamp-and-an-air-purifier.html#more-16338) & [karimrashid](http://www.karimrashid.com/) Award-winning designer Karim Rashid has created several artistic furniture masterpieces. His latest creation Azio will all help us breathe a little easier. Azio by Karim Rashid combines a elegantly designed [lamp with an air purifier](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vu-air-ionizer). You get light, filtered air and [modern styling](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/windmill-air-purifier) -- it is the ultimate home package. In today's society with allergies and dust becoming a common issue, Azio is the perfect [multi-solution item for your home](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-purifier-table). **Implications** - Forget gross, uninviting dust, dirt, bacteria and overwhelming odors! The Karim Rashid Acio lamp will get rid of it all while decorating your home and serving its intended practical lighting function. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 40% | Activity: 58% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Home](https://www.trendhunter.com/home) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Air-purifying Lighting:** Combining home lighting and air purification is a trend that offers practicality and convenience to homeowners. - **Multi-functional Home Decor:** Creating home decor that goes beyond just aesthetics to provide additional practical functions is a trend that can disrupt the traditional home goods industry. - **Health and Wellness-focused Home Goods:** Designing home goods with a focus on health and wellness, such as incorporating air-purifying technology, is a trend that can disrupt the traditional home goods industry. ### Where This Applies - **Home Goods:** The introduction of air-purifying lighting offers a disruptive innovation opportunity to traditional home goods companies who can incorporate multi-functional features into their products to meet the evolving needs of modern homeowners. - **Interior Design:** Air-purifying lighting is a trend that can disrupt the traditional interior design industry by offering a new class of home decor that focuses on both aesthetics and practicality. - **Health and Wellness:** The trend towards incorporating air-purifying technology into home goods creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for companies in the health and wellness industry who can expand their product lines to include home goods. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Light-Integrated Air Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airglow.md) - [Ambient Illumination Air Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-purifier-concept.md) - [Style-Influenced Air Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bauhaus-air-purifier-concept.md) - [Dynamic Air-Purifying Speakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vox-aeris.md) - [Artistic Minimalism Air Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aeroview-air-purifier.md) - [Hanging Pendant-Style Air Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/abell-air-purifier.md) - [All-Inclusive Air Filters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-filter1.md) - [Air-Purifying Headboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airtulip-sleep.md) - [Drone-Equipped Air Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultro-air-purification-system.md)