Savior Bud Collects Water From Trees

Designers Seol Ah Sun and Kim Hyo Jin have designed a futuristic looking device that uses the natural processes of trees to collect water. The Savior Bud is a basically a small bulb that is attached to the leaves of trees and passively collects water from the trees' respiratory process. It was designed for people in areas without a reliable drinking water supply.

After 4 hours of being attached to any broad leafed tree, the Savior bud will produce 1 cup of water. That is not bad for passive collection, requiring no energy.

Sun and Jin were originally inspired by the children's book, The Giving Tree, a story of a young boy's relationship to an ever-generous tree.

You can check out the full layout of the Savior Bud from the Seoul Design Olympiad here.