Design Indaba 2017 | The Fog Catcher

In response to the growing water crisis – globally and in South Africa – the Fog Catcher has been designed with the potential to be both a functioning system of water catchment and a conceptual investigation into our relationship with vital resources, particularly water. It also effectively shows how the seemingly separate realms of environmental awareness and community upliftment can be united through sustainable design.

A prototype of the Fog Catcher is being built at the Design Indaba Festival 2017. This model serves as a sketch and introduces the conceptual concerns of the project. The design team’s longer-term intention is to roll out the Fog Catcher for functional use in rural, and potentially also in urban, water-scare areas.