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Brushing our teeth is a vital yet tedious part of our day and achieving the level of cleanliness that our dentists advise isn’t an easy feat. A vast selection of toothbrushes are available, but the cleanliness of our teeth is determined by the technique and whether we are using the brush effectively or not. So, what if this margin for error could be eliminated?

That’s exactly what CHIIZ: Toothbrush 4.0 has done, as it completely changes the way that the user manages their oral hygiene! CHIIZ works its magic by being popped into the user’s mouth, the sonic technology combined with 360° coverage of each tooth thoroughly cleans the user’s teeth in just 30 seconds. Freeing up time in their busy routine, without their oral hygiene being compromised!

Every aspect of CHIIZ has been carefully considered in great detail, from the 45° angle of the brushes against the gum line, to the 2-1 toothpaste mousse, that’s not only a toothpaste to aid in the cleaning of the teeth, but also a bacteria-killing mouthwash to ensure for cool, fresh breath.

The compact size of the device lends itself to applications outside of the home, from camping and traveling to work events or in the office, the portable toothbrush will ensure that the user always has a truly fresh set of teeth!

Designer: Michael Zhang

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CHIIZ is invented to help your brush your teeth correctly. With 360º coverage of every one of your teeth, the automatic toothbrush applies sonic technology to help brush your teeth in a smart and hands-free way.

The bristles of CHIIZ are carefully crafted at 45 degree against your gum line as Bass Technique recommends. In our daily practice, it is often hard to maintain a fixed brushing angle, especially for our inner sides and molars. With CHIIZ, no matter the surface of your tooth, you will surely be brushing at the correct 45º angle.

The CHIIZ brush consists of mouthpiece and sonic motor. Situated in the middle of the brush, the sonic motor generates 25,000 strokes per minutes that goes through the conduction bars evenly to every bristle of the brush. The powerful sonic vibrations turn the toothpaste mousse on the brush into plaque-fighting bubbles that diffuse deeply into in-between teeth and gum line.

CHIIZ is designed to make your brushing experience more efficient. Do your various morning routines while simultaneously brushing your teeth.

CHIIZ uses waterproof and anti-bacteria material, making it very easy to maintain. Every time after use, just rinse it under running water to have it clean.

Toothpaste + mouthwash 2-in-1 mousse.

CHIIZ’s toothpaste comes in liquid form in a 50ml bottle. Its 2-in-1 liquid toothpaste mousse can be used not only as toothpaste to give your teeth the perfect clean but also as a mouthwash to provide a cool and refreshing breath. The alcohol-free mousse contains mint extracts creating a gentle and cool sensation inside your mouth as well as helping to tame bad breath by killing bacteria that causes halitosis.

CHIIZ is designed as a pocket-sized brush and comes with a travel case, allowing for it to be easily carried anywhere. You can be traveling, camping, in the office or even in a situation with limited mobility.

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For her newest collection, Iris van Herpen wanted to “slow down the movement of a fabric” and the result—as with all her pieces—is true artistry. Along with this time-lapse concept, the collection evokes avian motion—combining to create architectural……

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Fashion designer Iris van Herpen has created a series of dresses that replicate the feathers and soundwave patterns of birds in flight, and showcased them alongside a kinetic lighting installation by Studio Drift.

Amsterdam-based Van Herpen studied the movement of birds’ wings to create her Syntopia collection, which she presented at Le Trianon on 2 July, for Paris Haute Couture fashion week.

To accompany them, Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta of Studio Drift created an installation of moving glass tubes that also capture the motion of bird flight.

Each of Van Herpen’s 17 designs combine both organic and inorganic forms, to highlight the convergence of natural biology and manmade technology.

Traditional weaving techniques are combined with high-tech digital fabrication, resulting in a series of garments featuring complex parametric patterns. These range from pleated dresses made from liquid-coated silk organza, to wool coats made using laser cutting.

Each of the patterns is based on the movements made by birds’ wings and feathers.

“As a former dancer, the transformation within movement has hypnotised me,” said Van Herpen. “For this collection I looked closely at the minutiae of bird flight and the intricate echoing forms within avian motion.”

She used chronophotography – a Victorian photographic technique that captures movement in several frames of print – to find similarities between the way fabric drapes and the way that feathers move during flight.

“Studio Drift inspired me to look more closely at the draping of a garment through chronophotography,” said Van Herpen.

“By slowing down time into split seconds, I started breaking down the usual draping of fabric, to then layer the milliseconds all slightly shifted, like the layering of a bird’s feather.”

The designer then translated these frames into thousands of layers of transparent organza. Continually overlapped in different directions, she laser-cut and heat-bonded them with mylar and cotton, to create the effect of a time-lapse motion.

Similarly, she translated the sound-wave patterns of a moving wing to create her Mimesis corset dresses. Constructed from laser-cut mylar, black cotton, red organza and transparent black acrylic sheets, these are layered to mimic the architecture of a feather.

The lines of the dresses resonate with Studio Drift’s kinetic installation, which was suspended above the heads of models walking the blacked-out runway.

Called 20 Steps, the site-specific structure comprises 20 delicate glass tubes that move up and down, emulating the various motions of a bird in flight. The designers see it as a tribute to the evolution and the human desire to be able to fly.

“The moving wings of delicate glass represent the constructive steps of continuous improvement,” explained Van Herpen. “The vivacious glass bird flows in symbiosis with the models while they move over the runway, their delicate interaction emphasises the fragility of new worlds living and soaring together.”

“Whether they are waves, flying birds or running men; all movements on earth can be seen as the carrier of innovation, a true desire for all species to deeply connect,” added Gordijn.

Van Herpen, who interned at Alexander McQueen in London before starting her own label in 2007, is known for employing innovative techniques to unusual materials in her collections.

For last year’s couture week in Paris, she presented a collection of 18 garments featuring biomorphic elements and rippling fabrics, designed to explore the contrasts between water and air.

Back in January last year the designer also used visual trickery to create hypnotic garments that distorted the models’ bodies.

Studio Drift is also known for its innovative designs, which draw on science fiction. A major retrospective of the studio’s work is currently on show at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, featuring a floating concrete monolith and a light sculpture made from dandelions.

Photography is by Yannis Vlamos and Paul Blind.

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Architects around the world are capitalising on the versatility of bamboo, so we’ve selected eight of the best homes that incorporate the material, including a prefabricated social housing project in Mexico and a holiday home on stilts in Sri Lanka.

Social Housing Production, Mexico, by Comunal Taller de Arquitectura 

Mexico City studio Comunal Taller de Arquitectura produced a prefabricated bamboo frame for this self-build social housing prototype, which was designed to be recreated by residents in just seven days.

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Casablancka, Bali, by Budi Pradono

Indonesian architect Budi Pradono opted for bamboo when designing the complex roof of this sloping house in the Balinese village of Kelating. It was inspired by traditional temporary structures known as Taring.

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Bamboo House, Vietnam, by Vo Trong Nghia Architects

Part of Vo Trong Nghia Architects’ House for Trees series, which aims to re-establish tropical green space in Vietnam’s cities, Bamboo House’s exterior is covered with huge concrete planters that have vertical grooves formed from the bamboo poles that were used for their formwork.

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Casa Convento, Ecuador, by Enrique Mova Alvarado

To reduce cost, and eliminate the need to transport materials to the site during the difficult wet season, Enrique Mova Alvarado used 900 bamboo poles harvested from the site to create this house in an Ecuadorian rainforest.

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Bamboo House, Brazil, by Vilela Florez

Architecture firm Vilela Florez’s design for this home in Brazil integrated bamboo slats diagonally in between the building’s dark vertical ribs to aid the thermal regulation of its interior.

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Casa Rana, India, by Made in Earth

Italian non-profit architecture studio Made in Earth designed this vibrant foster home, which is surrounded by a bamboo screen, to house 15 HIV-positive children in an Indian village for charity Terre des Hommes Core Trust.

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Estate Bungalow, Sri Lanka, By Narein Paerea

Bamboo was used to cover the windows of this wooden treetop holiday home in Sri Lanka. The house takes cues from local watch huts and is raised up on steel supports to offer a breathtaking view over a nearby rubber plantation and lush surrounding jungle.

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House in Parañaque, Philippines, by Atelier Sacha Cotture

In a nod to the country’s Spanish colonial era architecture, Atelier Sacha Cotture clad the facade of this family home in the Philippines with vertical bamboo poles, which also wrap around a central courtyard, to provide the residents’ privacy

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