Suntiles: Innovative Danish Design Provides New Solutions to Climate Issues
September 1, 2009 | Levent OZLER
Can a curtain store and save energy? Yes, and it is just one of many new Danish design concepts that presented at the international exhibition "It's a Small World" during the Copenhagen Design Week.
Imagine a curtain that not only blocks out the sunlight but also functions as a solar cell for saving and storing energy.
By using Denmark's position as a leading producer of economic solar cells, the Danish designer Astrid Krogh and her pioneering team of scientists and architects have combined sustainability with aesthetic functionality in a new curtain solution called Suntiles.
The curtain is designed for office buildings and offers a new approach in the global struggle to reduce energy consumption.
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