Eliodomestico Solar Still

The Eliodomestico Solar Still was designed by Gabriele Diamanti, who was inspired by his world travels to try to help with global water scarcity. His solution is an open source water still made primarily of pottery.
It functions by filling the black boiler with salty sea water in the morning, then tightening the cap. As the temperature and pressure grows, steam is forced downwards through a connection pipe and collects in the lid, which acts as a condenser, turning the steam into fresh water. Potentially, the still will convert five liters of water daily. Once Diamanti established the fundamentals were sound, he experimented with a series of concepts for the aesthetic of the object. “My goal was to design something friendly and recognizable for the users,” he explains. “The process developed quite naturally to determine the current shape; every detail is there for a reason, so the form, as well as production techniques, represent a compromise between technical and traditional.”
The project won a Core77 Design Award for Social Impact; already, Diamanti has received international feedback, and hopes to see locals adapt and modify the design to take advantage of their own readily available materials and native environments. “The idea is that instructions for the project can be delivered to craftsmen” with the help of NGOs, he says, then a micro-credit program could be established to finance small-scale start-ups specializing in production.
==Articles in the media==
*September 2014: Clean Water For The World: Simple Solar Oven Makes Salt Water Drinkable - PreventDisease.com
*August 2012: A Simple Solar Oven Makes Salt Water Drinkable - Co Design
==Audio and video==
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==See also==
*Water distillation
*Water pasteurization
==External links==
*http://www.gabrielediamanti.com/
==Contact==
Gabriele Diamanti
via Melloni, 36
20129 Milano, Italy
Tel. +39 334 8718624
Email: info@gabrielediamanti.com
Category:Non-cooking uses
Category:Health and safety
Category:Italy
Category:Water distillation