Emotional Interaction

Eco

The stress of work, the stress in daily life, pressure in social activities, all kinds of stress flood people's lives. People, who work every day busy in dull offices, yearn for returning to nature, away from the hustle and bustle, enjoying themself in an idyllic and poetic environment. “Whisper” is a set of stress-relieving interactive products that provides busy people a moment to escape from the pressure of reality and have a break with the sound of nature. This project consists of a group of milk bottles, that make different kinds of sounds of nature——sea waves, bird songs, rain, etc. The sound in bottles was selected with a rhythm, which is closed to the frequency of the alpha brain wave. According to the psychological theory of Music Healing, the sound waves can cause resonance of brain waves, so that users get a pleasant feeling during hearing the sound in bottles.

Frida Kahlo

When I designed for Frida, I have consulted a fashion designer from Mexico. The hairstyle of the puppet has reproduce the traditional Mexican hairstyle “Trenza de bola”. And for its clothes, I have chose Frida Kahlo` s favorite Mexican traditional dress “Traje de Tehuana”, but the style is closer to the Design as a fashion icon in current fashion area. With the new look of Frida, I want to show her distinct personality, her special interest and unique taste of fashion.

Marie Curie

When I designed for Marie, I have reproduce her blond hair, grey eyes, light skin and her typical serious expression. The puppet has two sets of clothes: a dark blue old working dress, which she often wears outside other clothes when she works, and a white shirt with black skirt, which have simple style with a little lace as decoration. The outer plain working dress and the inner simple style shirts and skirts represent different images of Marie in work and life: strict scientist, knowledgeable professor and graceful woman with independent thoughts and unique ideas about aesthetic.

Guillermo Kahlo

Frida` s father is a photographer from Germany. When he was 18, he came to Mexico alone. After many years in Mexico, he opened his own photography studio in Mexiko-Stad. His career as a photographer and his passion of watercolors has deeply affected Frida's interest in painting and art. Kahlo's design comes from Frida's family photos and Frida's painting for his father. He is serious and reticent. In the portraits, he always wears a dark, old-fashioned suit with meticulous hair.

Doctor

Because of the health problems of Frida, her doctors had always played an important role in her life. Hand-Puppet doctor was designed based on a portrait of Frida` s doctor, which was draw by Frida. Interestingly, her doctor has the same eyebrow like hers.  The the form and color of curtain has imitated Frida` s former residence—“the blue hause”.

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Interaction with bottles

The sound in bottles can mix with each other by pouring.

For example: If I pour the sound from the bottle, that seagull barking makes, into another bottle, that the sound of the sea wave makes. You can hear the original sound in sea wave bottle has been mixed with seagull barking.

​Users can mix their favorite sounds as they like. If they don't like the result of mixing, they can pour it out (just like pouring a glass of water), and mix again.

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