Gallery: Funky Accessories That Visualize Invisible Air Pollution

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    Steve McInerny
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    Air Transformed is a conceptual line of accessories designed to make you more environmentally aware.
  • Image may contain Necklace Jewelry Accessories Accessory Human Person Bead Ornament and Bead Necklace
    Steve McInerny
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    Stefanie Posavec and Miriam Quick, a pair of London data artists, mapped air-pollution levels on necklaces.
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    Steve McInerny
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    Each disc on the necklace corresponds to an eight-hour period of air pollution. The higher the particulate matter in the air, the bigger and pokier the bead.
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    Steve McInerny
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    The spiky orange bead represents Guy Fawkes Night, a UK holiday during which people light nighttime bonfires.
  • Image may contain Glasses Accessories Accessory Human Person Sunglasses and Goggles
    Steve McInerny
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    For the sunglasses, Posavec and Quick selected three days with different levels of air pollution.
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    Steve McInerny
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    The higher the pollution levels, the bigger the shapes become, thus obscuring your vision.
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