May 8, 2009

Watching your watts with the Wattcher

Filed under: Design,Gadgets,Sustainability by Orangemaster @ 10:44 am

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“Wattcher is a product that monitors domestic electricity use, designed by Marcel Wanders for Dutch company Innovaders. The device plugs into a Dutch electrical socket and displays electrical consumption, encouraging users to reduce their energy use.”

Wanders Gained popularity with his Knotted Chair, designed for the world famous designers at Droog Design in 1996. Today he dabbles in all kinds of things and designs for European design firms such as B&B Italia, Bisazza, Poliform, Moroso, Flos, Boffi, Cappellini, Droog Design and Moooi.

(Link and photo: dezeen.com)

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