OpenBrush - Elisabeth Wörn, Giorgi Tsutskiridze

OpenBrush is an open-source electric toothbrush that is sustainable, repairable and customizable. Conventional electric toothbrushes often consist of glued or welded components that make them impossible to repair and difficult to dispose of. This is where OpenBrush comes in: By using standardized electronic components and 3D-printed housing parts, anyone can manufacture, customize and repair the toothbrush themselves.
The components are easily accessible and the housing can be printed or ordered as a kit. If a repair is necessary, individual parts can be easily replaced. The construction plans are freely available so that users can download them, build the toothbrush themselves or share their own improvements.
OpenBrush shows that sustainable design is also possible for everyday products - a contribution to the circular economy and the open source hardware movement.