Off-Grid Laundry Machine
This think-small washer needs no electricity or running water.
BY MICHAEL PERDRIEL 
Illustration by Alison Kendall; photography by Michael Perdriel
A couple of years ago, I decided to concentrate my design research on devices that would be useful to poor families in developing countries — easy-to-make tools that address a specific need without disrupting the local economy, culture, or environment.
Here’s one of my designs: a manual clothes washer that does a load of laundry in about 20 minutes using no power other than ...
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