BEIJING, CHINA — Swiss biotech company Livinguard® has developed a textile for reusable masks that inactivates and eliminates bacteria, fungi, and viruses (including Covid 19) upon impact.
Designed by Birger Linke, the product idea is brought to life in the packaging: The mask comes in a sterile pack. An attached plastic strip animates — when slid up and down — a graphic depiction of a virus that is getting ‘eaten’ in the process, adding some urgently needed humor in desperate days.
To avoid the mix up of masks among family members, and hence cross-contamination, differently colored adjustment clips come in a separate sleeve to customize each mask.
The project, which saw 5 million masks produced to date, already picked up awards at design competitions around the world, including a coveted Red Dot.
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See the full project here:
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Client: Livinguard/S.G.F. Biotechnology Beijing, China
Design: Birger Linke
Photography: Chiara Ye
