Sustainability of water and energy resources is becoming increasingly important in this day and age. University of Technology Sydney industrial design student, Alexandra Gilmour, has recently been named as one of the Top 40 Australian Design Graduates, in Monument Magazine (March 2007, Edition 77) for her design of the “Swash” dishwasher. The Swash dishwasher is designed to use steam for cleaning and sterilisation, thus eliminating the need for detergent, and it also has a water reservoir and nanofiltration system, enabling the water supply to be continually purified and reused. The innovative design of Swash dishwasher also had Alexandra named as one of the 12 finalists in the 2006 Dyson Student Awards, one of the key events within the Australian Design Awards. Alexandra is currently undertaking a Masters Degree at UTS to develop a prototype system, to make this dream become a reality!
- 20/02/2007 -
Rocco | 01-Mar-07 at 12:44 am | Permalink
This really is a fantastic invention. Sterilization and no need for dish detergent, sounds great to me. I don’t know if the detergent companies are going to like it though.