With a mission to democratise design and bring innovation to 99 per cent of the population, students from South Korea’s KAIST University are demystifying home technology. Their first endeavour allows scent to tell you the time.
With a mission to democratise design and bring innovation to 99 per cent of the population, students from South Korea’s KAIST University are demystifying home technology. Their first endeavour allows scent to tell you the time.
In an age of Smart home appliances, designers Kim Dohyeong, Kim Eunjin and Kim Shin seek to create new experiences and value through modern vernacular products, such as their Scent Clock.
Scent Clock provides a new way to tell time through fragrance. The concept draws on the often less stimulated of human senses to serenely mark significant moments in a day: such as waking, going to bed, praying, and eating.
The product is a small analogue wall clock extension, which releases a user-selected fragrance at pre-determined times. The project is designed to be highly customisable, allowing users to easily insert various scent chips to personalise the fragrance emitted.
After selecting a desired scent, the user places the product on the glass face of a wall clock. The Scent Clock recognises the hour on which it is positioned, with the help of an IR sensor that detects reflected light. At the set time, a fan is activated inside of the unit, diffusing the scent throughout the room.
Experience the Scent Clock at Dubai Design Week, 26 - 31 October, as part of the Global Grad Show, the world’s first collective exhibition of degree projects from 10 of the most innovative university design programmes worldwide. A total of 50 game-changing student innovations will be revealed at the inaugural 2015 edition of Dubai Design Week.
The Global Grad Show will take place in Building 6, Dubai Design District from 26 - 31 October. Open to public from 9am - 10pm.