Six finalists have been chosen in Levi Strauss' Care to Air Design Challenge, which seeks clever and eco-friendly ways to dry clothes. The competition was formed after "a lifecycle assessment of a pair of Levi's 501 jeans revealed that, on average, almost 60% of the climate impact comes during the consumer phase. Nearly 80% of that is due to the energy-intensive method chosen for drying."
Three of the finalists were chosen by Myoo Create, the crowdsourcing company collaborating on the contest, and three were chosen by Levi's. Our two faves both feature space-saving wall-mounted designs for clothing racks:
The simple Evaporation Station, by designer Jeff M., looks pleasant enough folded flat, and fans out to hang what we're guessing would be a single person's small-batch laundry load.
The Nothing is What It Seems rack, by screenname Chill, does the Evaporation Station one better by acting as a wall-mounted painting frame until it deploys. It also seems to offer a good deal more hanging area, and if we had to pick one--heck, if I could buy one--it'd be this.
Check out the rest of the finalists here.