Visual voltage designs to help you reduce your electricity bill

Eco-friends surely remember the Aware project we wrote about here with a few months back. True, I’m talking about a series of household products that highlight the energy consumption within your house. Since that time one question that was ringing in my mind was what next, and here is the answer. Comprising of five somewhat similar products — a clock, power cord, energy curtain, laundry lamp, flower lamp — the visual voltage exhibit aims at making the house owners aware of their energy consumption, the aim being the same: lowering the energy consumption.

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•Energy Aware kitchen clock: An electricity meter resembling an ordinary clock. Designed by Loove Broms, Karin Ehrnberger, Sara Ilstedt Hjelm, Erika Lundell, Jin Moen.

•Power aware cord: Helps you visualize the energy of the current usage of electricity by the appliances connected with it through glowing pulses, flow and intensity of light. Designed by Anton Gustafsson, Magnus Gyllenswärd, Sara Ilstedt Hjelm, Christina Ohman in collaboration with Thinlight AB.

•The energy curtain: Designed by Anders Ernevi, Margot Jacobs, Ramia Mazé, Carolin Müller, Johan Redström, Linda Worbin. The curtain when drawn shut collects the light to be used at night. Open it to enjoy the light or draw the curtain to save energy, choice is yours.

•The Aware Laundry Lamp: Designed by Loove Broms, Karin Ehrnberger, Sara Ilstedt Hjelm, Erika Lundell, Jin Moen, it aims to encourage people to hang-dry their clothes as opposed to using a tumble dryer, one of the greatest consumers of energy in the home.

•The flower lamp: Designed by Sofia Lagerkvist, Charlotte von der Lancken, Anna Lindgren, Katja Sävström, Göran Nordahl : Its shape responds to the amount of electricity being used in the household. If the usage is low, the flower lamp slowly opens up and appears as if its 'blooming' on the other hand, if energy consumption is high, the lamp closes into a closed cylindrical form thereby effecting the quality of light being emitted.

Shedding new light on electricity usage, these smart designs meant to give insight into electricity, energy consumption and environmental issues are the part of scheduled to be held in Brussels running from September 10th to October 2nd, 2009.

Via: Dezeen