Catalight

A magic orb that scrubs the air

AT

The Harvard Graduate School of Design, in collaboration with the Aizenberg Lab at the Harvard Wyss Institute of Design

RANGE OF WORK

Product Design, Bio-Inspired Design, Industrial Design, Engineering, Branding Strategy

ABOUT

Catalight is an device that uses bio-inspired catalytic technology to scrub Volatile Organic Compounds from the air. This version of Catalight is specifically designed to break down ethylene gas, which causes fruit ripening. The hope is that this product will reduce food waste in supermarkets and homes by lengthening the shelf-life of fresh fruit, so that we can all be healthier, happier, and more sustainable.

Future versions of this product will be aimed at removing formaldehyde gas from homes, another VOC that is particularly harmful to human health.

Patents pending. For more details (and a cool video) please email me directly at mgeorge@gsd.harvard.edu.