Solar Bottle

Solar Bottle

year: 2006
designer: Alberto Meda + Francisco Gomez Paz
company: Looking for a producer

Solar Bottle is a low-cost container capable of disinfecting water for people consuming microbiologically contaminated raw water; based in the SODIS (Solar Water Disinfection) system. The PET container has a dual face: a transparent face for maximum UV-A rays collection and a alluminium face that absorbs the infrared sunrays augmenting the temperature and improving disinfection. The reduced thickness assists the transportation and the storage. The handle integrates the angular regulation needed to improve sun exposure depending in which latitude of the world the process is executed.
Solar Bottle was awarded with the First Prize of the INDEX Award 2007 in the Home category.

now, what is design?
Look at this sample of out new book - and I'm not yet sure if this will be the new cover of out #27th research issue.


What is then 'design'? The image of the local people putting the bottles on the roof in order to get clear and drinkable water thanks to the solar warming up?
Or the creation of Alberto & Francisco needing western companies to buy into it and have their idea produced?


Thanks to research by Design Labresearcher Giovanna Massoni.