These air filters by Mathieu Lehanneur has been making their rounds in green media like Good Magazine for their clever design. In Lehanneur’s design, a plant is enclosed in pyrex and aluminum. Through the use of a filter, ‘dirty’ air is brought into the system and then purified air is exhaled. I can’t tell if I like the concept or hate it.
Like It: If it is effective, then it will essentially be a sustainable air filter. As long as the plant inside is kept alive, there is nothing to plug in and no expensive filters to replace.
Hate It: It seems like a waste of materials which kind of makes it seem more “green hype” than “green hope” to me. My friend has tons of plants in his apartment. I’m sure they do more to filter the air than this tiny plant enclosed in a biodome.
Now it’s only a concept and a beautifully designed one at that but unless it can present some substantial data proving it’s effectiveness, I say open your windows and save your money.
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