Stuff - UK (2020-05)

PEACE

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ECO TECH

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IonFlow Evolution

GREEN HOUSE EFFECTS

Welltek Naava

Let’s face it, despite

your love of all things

green, you still manage

to kill the hardiest of

perennials and most

drought-resistant

succulents. What

you need is this

3G-connected,

remotely-monitored,

self-contained smart

wall stuffed full of

air-filtering plants. It’ll

purify up to 60m^2 of air,

and uses AI to predict

and adjust watering

and lighting patterns.

£poa / welltek.co

LG F4V909BTS

Washing Machine

LG’s Alexa-controlled

A+++ smart washer can

put a 9kg load through

a 39-minute quick

wash at a maximum

volume of just 48dB,

while its TurboWash

360 tech reduces

water consumption

by up to 40%.

£800 / currys.co.uk

Fisher & Paykel

Double DishDrawer

DD60DDFHX9

Stainless steel and

stylish as hell, this 45dB

designer dishwasher

has an A++ energy

rating and space for

12 place settings,

plus foldable baskets

for getting the big

stuff cleaned.

£1299 / johnlewis.com

Magimix 5200XL

Premium 18709

Food Processor

This multi-functional

food-blitzing machine

doesn’t sound like a

plane’s taking off from

the back garden, and

comes with three bowls

(1.2, 2.6 and 3.7 litres)

plus more blades than

a Tarantino movie.

£419 / ao.com

Dyson Supersonic

Hair Dryer

This weirdly hushed

dryer has a motor that

spins at 110,000rpm,

moving 13 litres of

air a second, while

the microprocessor

regulates the air

temperature 40 times

every second so you

don’t scald your bonce.

£300 / dyson.co.uk

Aarke Carbonator II

A serious challenger

to SodaStream’s fizzy

crown, the Aarke is

a luxurious sparkling

water machine with

a stainless-steel case

and worktop-friendly

dimensions. To

carbonate, just pull

down the lever and

the mechanism injects

C0 2 and automatically

releases the pressure

in one movement – an

easy way to cut out

plastic bottles and make

tap-water taste nicer.

from £169 / aarke.com

inally, an air purifier that

doesn’t look like a ’90s

air-conditioning unit: the

Scandi-designed IonFlow combines

a high-performance filtration unit

with a handcrafted base.

Traditional purifiers use motors

to suck in the dirty air and spit it out

clean, trapping particles in a filter; but

the IonFlow uses ionic filtration, which

works by charging the particles in

the air negatively, while the collector

is positively charged. As a result, those

particles are drawn to the collector

pretty much in the same way a

magnet works.

Designed to clean a space of up to

50m^2 , the IonFlow has a whisper-quiet

peak volume of just 21dB, compared

to the typical 35-80dB of a standard

purifier – so you won’t even know

it’s on while it rids your home of the

smallest of nanoparticles, of the kind

that could make life uncomfortable

for those suffering from respiratory

issues such as asthma, allergies and

lung diseases.

The Stockholm-based designers,

LightAir, claim the IonFlow efficiently

removes 99.94% of pollutants – such

as traffic pollution, mould, smoke, fine

dust and pet allergens – and because

there’s no traditional filter, all you need

to do to maintain the system is rinse

the collector under the tap.

Available in black, white or gold,

with a premium Signature model and

futuristic ceiling pendant version also

available (both for £469), the IonFlow

uses only 5W of energy, so breathing

sweet air needn’t cost the earth.

£379 / lightair.com

Noise pollution

stresses us out, so

we asked hushabye

experts Quiet Mark

for their top five

home appliances

that won’t leave

your head in a spin

Remember when going eco-friendly at home meant buying an ‘A’-rated tumble dryer?

Now we’re spoilt for choice, with gadgets to improve air quality, audio gear made

from old rubbish, and food blenders so quiet they’d keep Wayne Rooney awake

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