Iron Security, Safety and Surveillance Products Design · 2022
iFog Anti Theft Fog Device
- A' Design Award 2022 Iron Winner in Security, Safety and Surveillance Products Design
- Awarded April 15, 2022
- CLIENT: iFog
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 23,442
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About iFog Anti Theft Fog Device
iFog is an anti theft device that creates a thick fog wall when it detects an intrusion, reducing visibility to zero thus stopping any theft. The design focus was to make this device blend in any environment, with a geometric shape and simple and minimal lines, yet have a strong character with different depth levels and finishes on the front.
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- Unique Properties
- iFog is able to create in a few seconds a real wall of non-toxic fog that makes impossible to see and move around the room in which it has deployed thus preventig robberys and thefts. The design has been developed in order for it to blend as much as possible with various environments in which it could installed and also for an ease of use and maintenance.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Length x Width x Height (LxWxH): 210 x 260 x 350
- Tags
- iFog, Anti theft, fog, minimal, white
- Production Technology
- all the exterior aesthetic components are realized in injection moulded ABS plastic.
The inside "frame" and boiler case are realized in injection moulded PA 6 GF30 plastic. - Design Challenge
- the hardest part was to realize a minimal aesthetic without it being too simple and boring. Another challenging aspect was to maintain the intial idea from the first sketches without compromising functionality and without driving up the costs of production.
- Project Duration
- The project started in March 2021 in Padova and finished in November 2021 in Padova
- Operation Flow
- iFog can be installed in any closed environment, and is connected to a security system and works as an alarm would work. When an intrusion is detected it triggers creating a thick fog that makes impossible for the intruder to see anything and prevents any theft.
- Research
- The design objective was to make the device modern and with a clean aesthetic. Its purpouse as an anti theft device is not to be the centerpiece of any enviroment but to blend in and complement it.
We looked at other devices whose application requires this kind of funcitonality, as well as modern interior design environments.
The result is a clean design, with a geometric shape, monochromatic and with functional elements blended with the design. - Inspiration
- The design follows the rule "form follows function" as it is developed for the product to have a minimal and clean aestethics this allows it to be installed in various environments. Ease of use has also been a key component for this design with easy access for the user to replace the fog bag but at the same time to be secure to any tampering with its critical components.
- Image Credits
- image #1: Creator Daniele Bovo, iFog, 2022
image #2: Creator Daniele Bovo, iFog, 2022
image #3: Creator Daniele Bovo, iFog, 2022
image #4: Creator Daniele Bovo, iFog, 2022
image #5: Creator Daniele Bovo, iFog, 2022
Video Credits: Creator Daniele Bovo, iFog, 2022