Plus Minus 25º
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About
Plus Minus 25º is a temperature regulating curtain. As temperatures rise worldwide we rely more and more on cooling equipment in the summer months. In comparison to conventional devices this curtain is a self maintaining cooling/warming system that works without using electricity. The fabric is printed with phase changing material (PCM). Above 25°C the microencapsulated PCM absorbs heat and changes from a solid into a liquid state. When the room temperature drops again the absorbed heat is released. This has a cooling effect in summer and a warming effect in winter.
Team
Esmée Willemsen
University of the Arts Berlin (UdK – Berlin)
Anna Koppmann
University of the Arts Berlin (UdK – Berlin)
Anna Koppmann, born in 1993 in Munich, Germany, earned a degree in fashion design from the ESMOD in Munich in 2014. In 2016 she started her studies at the Universität der Künste Berlin where she is focussing on impactful product design. Anna Koppmann worked for various design offices in Munich, Berlin, Brussels and Rotterdam with a main emphasis in fashion, graphic, textile and product design.
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