Ilia

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January-May 2022

Project in collaboration with Nefeli Lemessiou

The University of Edinburgh

 

Brief: Design, program and make an interactive lighting product or installation

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Students tend to put high levels of pressure on themselves, adopting unhealthy work patterns, and working for hours on end without proper breaks. 

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Ilia is a desk lamp designed to encourage taking breaks and relaxing through breathing exercises. The lamp offers two different modes. In the first, the user can place their hands on the base of the lamp when they feel the need for a break. The light color will switch to blue, and go through a breathing animation for 2 minutes, that the user can breath along to. In the second mode, the light will turn blue automatically every 2 hours, for users who struggle to discipline themselves to take breaks.