Flip: The new
oxygen bottle
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The future accessory
for the health conscious will be a bottle of oxygen according to a
design graduate from Nottingham Trent University.
Recent Furniture and Product Design graduate Lisa Clarke came
up with the idea whilst working towards her final degree project.
Lisa predicts that in ten years time instead of bottles of water we
could all be walking around carrying personal supplies of oxygen for
a quick energy boost.
| "...an
extra burst (of oxygen) could potentially give us much more
energy, clear toxins from the blood stream as well as fighting
off infection." |
| Lisa Clarke,
Nottingham Trent design graduate |
She believes that
the nation is becoming more and more health conscious and is excited
about tapping into this market.
A proposal of the oxygen bottle, called 'Flip', was unveiled at the
New Designers show in London earlier this month.
It will be as small and discrete as a bottle of water and a quick
puff will supply the user with a small amount of oxygen.
Lisa is optimistic about her design. She says: "Ten years ago
no-one would have thought that carrying a little bottle of water would
be normal but for a large amount of people it is now commonplace."
"Oxygen
occurring naturally in the air obviously keeps us all alive but an
extra burst could potentially give us much more energy, clear toxins
from the blood stream as well as fighting off infection."
"I think that having a personal supply could be the way of the
future for the health conscious."
"The design is still in its early stages but the concept is very
exciting."
Renowned inventor Trevor Bayliss, who recently visited the students
at Nottingham Trent is equally enthusiastic.
Commenting on the designs of the budding young students he said: "These
students are doing some exceptional things. There is a lot of talent
here - some of which could be very valuable."
Other student designs in the making include a new method for tracking
surgical instruments so the chances of them getting lost in patients
are reduced, an air filter to decrease pollution in public areas,
a product that takes the hard work out of gardening and environmentally
friendly outdoor furniture from recycled products.
So in ten years time we may find ourselves sunning ourselves on recycled
products, taking a short break from our not very strenuous gardening,
in filtered air while supping on our oxygen bottle. Or we might find
ourselves behind a desk at work. |
