Can clothes breath?

ARYA - flip it over, stop the odour

Lorenzo Cogotti

ARYA is a sleek, wall-mounted drying rack designed to flip out from beneath a window. Its Y-shaped frame supports a textile surface that permits the ventilation of smelly clothes, while the window remains shut. ARYA offers a practical, space-saving, and elegant solution for effortless outdoor drying.

ARYA ist ein wandmontierter Wäscheständer, der unterhalb eines Fensters befestigt wird. Durch seine Y-Form lässt er sich über das offene Fenster nach außen hängen, sodass Kleidung im Freien gelüftet werden kann. Der Stoff erlaubt es, das Fenster trotzdem zu schließen – eine platzsparende Lösung für Gebäude ohne Balkon.

ARYA è uno stendino da parete fissato sotto la finestra. Grazie alla sua struttura può essere ruotato manualmente verso l’esterno, oltre il davanzale, permettendo ai vestiti di arieggiare all’aperto. Il tessuto flessibile consente di chiudere la finestra anche durante l’uso – una soluzione pratica e salvaspazio per gli ambienti urbani.

Close-up front view showing ARYA attached to the interior wall.

Clip-in system that lets you adjust the fabric length. To flip ARYA out of the window, you simply detach one eyelet, gaining enough slack to pass it over the windowsill.

Simulation of how ARYA is flipped outside the window to allow clothes to air.

<p><span>All parts can be assembled and disassembled to allow for easy storage and space-saving.</span></p>

All parts can be assembled and disassembled to allow for easy storage and space-saving.

This is ARYA rolled up to form a side table, providing a surface to hold small, lightweight items like books, a bottle, shoes, etc.

A project made in the course

Unveiling Scents. Designing With, Through, and For Smell.

While visual, acoustic, and tactile impressions often take center stage in design education, olfactory perception has received relatively little attention in design practice. Yet, most of our experiences are accompanied by a scent, even if we are not consciously aware of it. Among all our senses, none is as deeply connected to personal memories, and emotions - both positive and negative - as the sense of smell. Shouldn’t this dimension receive at least as much focus and appreciation in design education as the more established media of contemporary design?
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