Taiyi Yu is a graduate student of industrial design at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Netherlands and recent work includes the W.I.P.: Windmill In Play installation. It is essentially a look at wind turbines and how it is a focus in the realm of producing green energy.
The W.I.P.: Windmill In Play installation is made up of a deconstructed windmill which means to takes the classic structure and simplifies the form from all of its processes. The process of constructing the handmade windmill is seen in the video, which ensures that anyone can build their own. When it turns, it physically powers a range of mechanisms that push sand from the installation's base into a hopper.
Image Credit: Taiyi Yu
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Deconstructed Windmill Installations
- Exploring simplified forms and processes of wind turbines in the production of green energy.
- Handmade Windmill Construction
- Enabling individuals to construct their own functional wind turbines through a step-by-step process.
- Mechanisms Powered by Wind Energy
- Creating innovative mechanisms that are physically powered by the rotation of a windmill.
Sectors Adopting This
- Renewable Energy
- Integrating simplified windmill designs into the renewable energy sector.
- DIY
- Providing opportunities for DIY enthusiasts to construct their own wind turbines.
- Mechanical Engineering
- Developing mechanisms that harness wind energy as a source of power.
