Air Tree

Simplicity in its design, Air Tree, conceived by the smarties at Philips, acknowledges the form and function mother nature has created in her trees - devices that provide shelter, clean the air and moderate the climate as a whole.

Currently air purifiers and humidifiers may do their jobs well but as humans, we look for familiarity in one's home; to be able to bring the outside in is important for us to feel connected and from that, somehow we feel at peace. After all, a technological marvel doesn't necessarily have to look "techie". If a air purifier essentially performs what a biological tree would do, why not take its design cues from one to begin with?

via inhabitat