Aō Air

The Aō Air team believes that clean air is a basic human right and aspires to be a part of the bigger solution to air pollution, a global problem that kills more than 7m people annually – more than cigarette smoking. When they started to work on the Atmōs mask – a personal, portable air purifier that does not require a seal – they quickly understood that their mask could be a platform for more than just a better form of respiratory protection. They believed that the Atmōs could play a part in protecting not only this generation, but future generations to come.

The Atmōs is a revolutionary mask that does not require a seal. The PostivAir™ systems provide clean, cool air for every breath.

When it comes to keeping people safe from air pollution, the most important factor is protection. This is where the Atmōs is at its best – and most masks on the market simply don’t hold up. Aō Air compared traditional masks (antipollution masks, n95, sports filtration masks, double barreled respirators, anti-allergy masks etc) against their Atmōs and found their mask provided unparalleled protection – up to 25x better than an N95 and 50x better than a sports masks.  And the performance improvements were not limited to particulate protection, but also a more human experience with the PostivAir™ systems providing clean, cool air for every breath.

AO Air supports UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being by advancing respiratory protection that goes beyond traditional solutions. Originally designed to combat air pollution, their technology is now being adapted for the healthcare sector, offering frontline workers safer and more effective protection against current health threats. By prioritizing both prevention and safety, AO Air contributes to healthier lives and improved well-being for people in high-risk environments worldwide.

• Delivery: As the Aō Air team works toward its initial goal of the Atmōs, they’re using Solidworks as their key design tool.  As they scale, ENOVIA will become critical to their global roll out strategy.
• Design Collaborations: Aō Air's unique design and patent platform enables unique opportunities to collaborate. And they’re building a global community of eager collaborators with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform at the heart.
• Exiting Air Modelling: As part of their clinical translation studies Aō Air will seek to build upon the work that 3DS is already doing in terms of modelling air-exiting masks.
• Air flow modelling: Their design is highly focused on airflow modelling of the filter, the fans and the airflow within the system.
• Finite elements analysis: Finally, their designs have a unique innovation, which relies upon accurate FEA analysis.

AO Air’s journey began with the spirit and ingenuity fostered in New Zealand, complemented by perspectives shaped in some of the world’s most vibrant urban centers. Their Facewear (formerly O2O2), designed in New York and Portland, embodies this global outlook with a balance of function and style.

From the outset, the team set out to create facewear that could serve a wide range of users. Overcoming significant design challenges, they developed a solution adaptable to diverse lifestyles and environments. Whether for a street artist in Beijing, a cyclist in London, or an industrial worker in São Paulo, AO Air’s Facewear delivers protection with style that resonates across the globe.