Green Gets Designy, Starck Joins The Game With A Wind Turbine
Philippe Starck of the Alessi Citrus Juicer fame recently said he was going to leave the design world because he felt like the products he made were useless and wasteful. He was right in a way, his designs though beautiful, weren’t always the most functional.
It seems he’s figured out a much more constructive solution, design ecological solutions. His newest design is a slick and beautiful wind turbine called Democratic Ecology. Working with Pramac, Starck developed this aesthetically pleasing design and introduced it at Milan’s Greenenergy Design show.
The turbine can apparently generate 20-60% of the energy needed for a single home and should cost around 400 Euros or $633. Compared to current consumer windmills that can cost upwards of $2,000, this is a significant break in cost for consumers, not to mention a beautiful and sustainable solution.
July 8th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Very interested in the wind tubine, interested in size, noise and can it be used in residental applications? Please send me anything to read on this wonderful idea! Thanks for help saving our planet.
July 23rd, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Stay tuned here for more information and dates for when it gets released.