is the name given to the
washing machine
A washing machine (laundry machine, clothes washer, washer, or simply wash) is a machine designed to laundry, launder clothing. The term is mostly applied to machines that use water. Other ways of doing laundry include dry cleaning (which uses ...
built to last 50 years and created by French designer Julien Phedyaeff. It is a device that comes as an assembly kit.
History and description of the machine
According to Phedyaeff, the idea dates back to 2013, during his master's thesis on 'extended research on object dismantling practises'. He made a report that detailed how spare parts, when available, were sold at exceedingly high prices. His invention is designed to be delivered in kit from 'a healthy, solid and improvable base'. In order for it to be lighter, the washing machine lacks a
concrete
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ballast. It is replaced by a reservoir which fills with water during the first use.
The machine originally was a project presented for his diploma at the
École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle which he obtained in June 2014. The project received congratulations from the jury and obtained a label from 'l'Observeur du design 2015'.
On December 18, 2020, L'Increvable SAS closed down.
Awards
* A label from 'l'Observeur du design' 2015
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References
External links
* https://www.lincrevable.com/en/ Official and commercial website
L'Increvable : un lave-linge créé pour durer 50 ans
Une machine Ă laver qui dure 50 ans
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Laundry washing equipment
French inventions