Stay safe with a 'Clik'

The coronavirus pandemic has led to designers coming up with funky ideas to keep the virus at bay

Made in Australia, the ClikClax desktop dividers are meant to create fun partitions for work spaces and are designed to curb the spread of harmful airborne droplets.
Made in Australia, the ClikClax desktop dividers are meant to create fun partitions for work spaces and are designed to curb the spread of harmful airborne droplets. PHOTO: CLIKCLAX
Singapore firm Stuck Design recently completed the design of an ultraviolet phone sanitiser (above) and has plans to release it in the next few months.
Singapore firm Stuck Design recently completed the design of an ultraviolet phone sanitiser (above) and has plans to release it in the next few months. PHOTO: STUCK DESIGN
Acrylic desktop dividers by home-grown events-based firm Wah Ye Advertising are available in a variety of sizes.
Acrylic desktop dividers by home-grown events-based firm Wah Ye Advertising are available in a variety of sizes. PHOTO: WAH YE ADVERTISING
Australian Zahava Elenberg (above) originally designed her ClikClax desktop dividers as a way to help her employees get back to the workplace.
Australian Zahava Elenberg (above) originally designed her ClikClax desktop dividers as a way to help her employees get back to the workplace. PHOTO: CLIKCLAX
South Korean electronics giant LG's PuriCare portable mini air purifier (above) is about the size of a 500ml bottle of water.
South Korean electronics giant LG's PuriCare portable mini air purifier (above) is about the size of a 500ml bottle of water. PHOTO: LG ELECTRONICS SINGAPORE
Novaerus' systems are said to have a "dielectric barrier discharge" that creates a stable atmosphere of charged particles that kill airborne harmful micro-organisms quickly.
Novaerus' systems are said to have a "dielectric barrier discharge" that creates a stable atmosphere of charged particles that kill airborne harmful micro-organisms quickly. PHOTO: NOVAERUS
Chantal Sajan
Senior Correspondent
Updated
Jul 18, 2020, 02:22 PM
Published
Jul 18, 2020, 05:00 AM
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Adversity sparks creativity. Local and overseas designers are drawing inspiration from Covid-19 to create nifty gadgets to keep the virus at arm's length.

A search online throws up, among other items, colourful desktop dividers from Melbourne, plasma air purifiers from Dublin and portable air cleaners from South Korea.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 18, 2020, with the headline Stay safe with a 'Clik'. Subscribe

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