Hide & Help is range of products that hide in plain sight. Everyday beach objects were used as inspiration for the products aesthetics. These small hints found in the environment inspired me to explore a wide range of objects, ultimately creating a product family.
YearJuly 2019
Hide & Help is a family of practical and unobtrusive products that hide in plain sight. 01 Tetrapod Beach Bin is a beach bin resembling the shore wave breakers. 02 Monopod Beach Bin is a smaller beach bin that can be identified from afar by its umbrella colors and patterns. 03 Kinetic Umbrella transforms the movement of the umbrella produced by the wind breeze into electricity.
The umbrella takes advantage of the shore breeze to collect energy. Due to the nature of its shape it does not disturb visually and blends seamlessly with the environment and other umbrellas. Just like the solar panels that were camouflaged into roof tiles, so can the wind turbines camouflage into kinetic umbrellas. The mechanism inside the umbrella stand is similar with that of an automatic watch.
The umbrella uses wind power produce electricity, this energy is collected in a battery with the help of 4 dynamos. The mechanism inside the umbrella stand is similar with that of an automatic watch. When the wind pushes the umbrella into a direction the metal weight changes direction and spins slightly thus moving the dynamos gears.