Hasta La Ideas

pOne thing I appreciate about NYC’s boiling-hot summers is that I don’t have to run my electricity-hogging clothes dryer; a hanging rack does does the job fine. And now Levi Strauss Co. is running a design competition to promote air-drying as a means of environmental preservation, asking entrants to design modern updates and alternatives to the clothesline./p

pAll of the entries to date are A HREF=”http://myoocreate.com/challenges/care-to-air-design-challenge#view_entries_” available for viewing/A (and voting on) online. Some of our faves:/p

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pThe far-fetched but fun A HREF=”http://myoocreate.com/challenges/care-to-air-design-challenge/entries/277″ Windmill Dryer/A is essentially an electricity-generating turbine with blades you can dry clothes on./p

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pThe A HREF=”http://myoocreate.com/challenges/care-to-air-design-challenge/entries/294″ Palm/A is a deceptively simple-looking coat rack with fronds that can deploy from the center, creating multiple hanging points./p

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pThe rain-proof, wind-catching A HREF=”http://myoocreate.com/challenges/care-to-air-design-challenge/entries/296″ Breezeway/A is a communal dryer designed for apartment building roofs and has the capacity of six dryers. Individual, lockable drawers separate your undies from the Jones’./p

pCheck the rest out A HREF=”http://myoocreate.com/challenges/care-to-air-design-challenge#view_entries_” here/A./p

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