TOBIASLUGMEIER
OFFICE FOR (INDUSTRIAL) DESIGN
The emotions evoked solely by these magical rhythms. How entertaining, hypnotic, and calming. How many of these moments and objects there are/were/could be in our everyday lives.
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The sole function of the SPA MACHINA 1 is to perform a movement.
And yet, within this simple action, one might suspect deeper questions: For example, whether an object may exist whose sole purpose is to rotate? What emotional impact this object has on the viewers? Whether this object deserves as much attention and care in design as any other household appliance? Why the need for emotional balance is so pronounced in this generation? Whether clean laundry and mental well-being have become equivalent routines? Whether design overlooks or neglects the more complex human factors and needs?
The archaic-technological everyday sculpture "SPA MACHINA 1" is an example of a possible category of objects that are based on a purely emotional functionalism.
The borrowings from familiar objects are no coincidence, since it doesn't take much to turn the things surrounding us magical again.
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SIGNALS FOR HUMAN AND MACHINE
>>Artifacts form the only physical link between the old and the new world. When looking at them with our new eyes, they reveal what otherwise remains hidden.
These anchor-objects, both machine and human can read and interpret them.
They work together, digital and physical, and they complete each other. Only together they reveal their full potential.<<
While QR codes and trigger images are less necessary nowadays, the concept of a visible "action signal" remains relevant for its affordance—clearly indicating to human observers that an object is capable of augmentation or enhancement.
Therefore, the clockface remains, as well as all familiar shapes we can relate to. Understand them as subtle little hints, instructions if you want.
This is where the physical object keeps it’s quality and raison d’être - the physical object can communicate and explain its function in a way that we can relate to in our surrounding space.
It’s a mixed reality.