Prékopa Ágnes (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 31. (Budapest, 2017)
Piroska NOVÁK: New Acquisitions in the Museum of Applied Arts’ Collection: Clean Water in the Glass - Product Family of Ceramic Water Filters
3. Lujza Kocsis: Prototype of a garden water filter Photo by Dávid Kovács and assessed the proportion of potable to unpotable water. In addition, they experimented with increasing the porosity of local clay by combining it with coffee grounds, a natural, recycled additive that burns out of the clay during firing and is obtainable cheaply and in large quantities. In the end they designed their own family of products for a variety of needs and purposes, thus creating a complex system that expands on Potters for Peace’s innovation. From the perspective of socially responsible design (SRD), the most important variation on the Clean Water in the Glass series is the socially beneficial filter (inv. no. 2016.9.1.1-3), which combines the ceramic filter with a commercially available plastic container with lid and spigot so the production cost is as little as possible.7 (Figs. 1—2) This product was designed primarily for 4. Virginia Jó: Prototype of a kitchen water filter Photo by Dávid Kovács those living in extreme poverty, but can be used in catastrophic situations or in settlements where running water is not available. The team designed containers for city and garden use. Both are fitted to the basic ceramic filter and have several other functions: the former is also for decoration and show, and the latter keeps the water cool. Two more water filter prototypes are the garden filter (inv. no. 2016.7.1.1-4), designed by Lujza Kocsis, and the kitchen filter (inv. no. 2016.6.1.1-4), designed by Virginia Jó. The garden version filters rainwater and also cools it through the natural evaporation of the liquid stored in the porous, unglazed ceramic vessel.8 The kitchen filter has an external container covered in a greyish-white glaze so that it is easy to clean and blends in better with its environment. (Figs. 3—4) 155
