RUWA
2024[PRODUCT DESIGN]
Savannah College of Art and Design
RUWA is a biomimetic water-harvesting tarp, inspired by nature’s desert survivors, the rosette succulent. Designed to serve climate refugees and to provide shelter and water to those in arid regions, RUWA’s 3-layer absorption system pulls moisture from the atmosphere, channeling it from a spider silk-inspired technical mesh into a hydrophobic bladder that holds up to 3 liters.
Portable, adaptable, and shelter-ready, RUWA offers life-sustaining water and shelter in one seamless design.
Gold Winner at the 2024 International Design Awards
DESIGN TEAM:
Sabina Pareja
Mona Hamdy
Kiley Flanagan
ADVISORS:
Kareem El-Faramawy | ADZE Architects
Mohammed Badie | Badie Architects
Marwa Dabeieh
Cameron Sinclair
Greg Wangerin | UNHCR