Nicholas Ee

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Nicholas Ee

Daikin MC30

An affordable air purifier designed to be compact, silent, and yet capable for small living spaces in urban areas. We aimed to provide first-time customers in Southeast Asian countries with the access to clean air without compromising comfort and aesthetic. This design was created in collaboration with Ben Ong (Design Manager) and Sarah Zulaikha (UX Designer).

Client

Daikin

Role

Industrial Designer

Timeline

2020 - 2021

Key Activities

Industrial Design

UX Design

Visualisation

Daikin MC30

An affordable air purifier designed to be compact, silent, and yet capable for small living spaces in urban areas. We aimed to provide first-time customers in Southeast Asian countries with the access to clean air without compromising comfort and aesthetic. This design was created in collaboration with Ben Ong (Design Manager) and Sarah Zulaikha (UX Designer).

Client

Daikin

Role

Industrial Designer

Timeline

2020 - 2021

Key Activities

Industrial Design

UX Design

Visualisation

Daikin MC30

An affordable air purifier designed to be compact, silent, and yet capable for small living spaces in urban areas. We aimed to provide first-time customers in Southeast Asian countries with the access to clean air without compromising comfort and aesthetic. This design was created in collaboration with Ben Ong (Design Manager) and Sarah Zulaikha (UX Designer).

Client

Daikin

Role

Industrial Designer

Timeline

2020 - 2021

Key Activities

Industrial Design

UX Design

Visualisation

Daikin MC30

An affordable air purifier designed to be compact, silent, and yet capable for small living spaces in urban areas. We aimed to provide first-time customers in Southeast Asian countries with the access to clean air without compromising comfort and aesthetic. This design was created in collaboration with Ben Ong (Design Manager) and Sarah Zulaikha (UX Designer).

Client

Daikin

Role

Industrial Designer

Timeline

2020 - 2021

Key Activities

Industrial Design

UX Design

Visualisation

Small yet capable

The air purifier is equipped with an improved electrostatic HEPA filter that has a lifespan 5x longer than previous models to reduce maintenance cost. It is also the first affordable model with Daikin Streamer technology to provide an overall more competitive purification performance.

Maintenance-friendly

The eletrostatic HEPA filter is readily accessible via a simple drawer design that is located at the back, hidden from view. If opened or loose during operation, the air purifier turns off temporarily and alerts users to keep it closed in order to avoid performance issues.

Designed for small spaces

Understanding that smaller spaces tend to be more sensitive to spatial distractions, we designed the air purifier to be structurally compact for a lower footprint. By relocating the HEPA filter closer to the air outlet on top, we were also able to reduce the noise level by up to 16% compared to previous models.

Market-specific solution

By combining and reducing the number of individual parts, and standardising certain parts with other models, we were able to achieve lower manufacturing costs which helped make the product more affordable to our target users. Besides, the product also comes with ‘Haze Mode’ to solve the common pain point in SEA countries. 

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