Water filter Dodola by BIO27 team Pjorkkala is shortlisted for the Distributed Design Award 2022 in the Future Thinking category. The Dodola filter, named after the Slavic goddess of rain, is 3D printed from a mixture of clay and organic matter and is an affordable solution to water filtering. Furthermore, it does not use an external energy sources, such as electricity or gasoline, and can thus be used on locations without infrastructure.
The jury, made up of international distributed design experts representing 16 high-profile cultural and design institutions, selected 12 finalists in three categories from more than 100 submitted projects. he jury was impressed by the dedication to the distributed design principles and happy to see so many responses to the post-industrial design paradigm.
The winners including the people’s choice award winner will be announced on 2 September 2022.