Climatewire: Philippe Starck, the French designer of furniture and interiors, yesterday unveiled designs for two micro wind-power turbines.
The “Revolutionair” turbines will be made in Siena, Italy, by Pramac, which manufactures power generation equipment. They can be placed in gardens or on roofs and have a power output of 400 watts for a quadrangular model or 1 kilowatt for a helicoidal option. The prices start at €2,500 and €3,500, respectively.
“We have to help people to produce energy, to be part of the fight,” Starck said at the turbines’ unveiling in Milan.
Starck is famous for creating modern-style furniture and high-tech lamps and for designing former French President François Mitterrand’s private residence (Reuters, Jan. 27). – EL