Industry
Industrial Design / Consumer Electronics
Role
Independent Designer
Year
2016
Award
Committee Special Award
Design Principle
Function above form, hidden within form. Most robotic vacuums announce themselves as machines — utilitarian objects that interrupt the visual language of a home. evoo takes the opposite position: it dissolves into the environment, reading as a home object rather than a device.
The Problem with Existing Products
Robotic vacuums in 2016 shared a common visual language: aggressive industrial forms, prominent sensor bumpers, status LEDs, and a general aesthetic that said "appliance." They were designed to look capable, not to belong. evoo asks: what if the most capable product is the one you stop noticing?