Waterless Waterfall

The Air Wash took first place in Electrolux's 2005 Design Lab contest for university design students. Wendy Chua and Gabriel Tan, students at the National University of Singapore, wanted this washer to look like a waterfall -- one without water. Clothes slide into the middle and are cleaned with pressurized air and negative ions instead of water and detergent, an environmentally friendly touch. There's no need for a dryer -- just grab your jeans out of the washer and throw them on. Since it doesn't use water, Air Wash can be installed anywhere, an advantage if space is tight.