Let's Compare and Contrast Hand Dryers

Products like the Dyson Airblade and motion sensor towel dispensers have been popping up in several public restrooms, changing the way hands are dried around the world.  Nifty machines like these are reducing the sights of garbage cans overflowing with barely used paper towels.  Most effective are the electric hand dryers.  Hand dryers have been around for some time, but older machines, like the one seen below are not successfully designed.

Most people opt to use paper towels over these older machines because these machines take forever and seem to never turn off.  Drying a shirt after cleaning off a food stain seems like the only plausible usage.  However, the innovation of the newer machines along with the elimination of paper towel usage is exciting.  

With the old machines, water would drip onto the floor creating a slippery puddle which created the need for more paper towels or cleaning products to dry up.  The Dyson product reduces this problem with motion sensor "sheets of air travelling at 400mph to scrape water from hands like a windshield wiper" (www.dysonairblade.com).  The usage of one paper towel equals drying off 22 pairs of hands with the Dyson Airblade.  The product also uses up to 80% less energy than warm air dryers and removes 99.9% of bacteria unlike the old dryers which would leave hands damp and more susceptible to bacteria.  

Not only does the Dyson Airblade and other similar products reduce carbon footprints, but it also looks sleek, modern, and interesting.  Like the Airblade, good design combines aesthetics with practicality, innovation, and, especially in the modern day, with environmental friendliness.

The only thing that may vamp up this design even more is some creative imagery:

Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson, Thailand

Art Director: Noppadon Shinkhem

Photographer: Chubcheevit

But perhaps a more pleasant design geared toward going green, and one that does not add to the advertising clutter of today!

For more information, visit www.dysonairblade.com

For more information on the Mitsubishi Jet Towel, visit http://www.mitsubishijettowel.com

(all images from websites listed above)