Humans at their best
We can develop sophisticated ways of reading & interacting with the environment to achieve remarkable feats.
Māori way finding the ocean
Inuit Navigation by Ice and Snow
Bedouin Desert Navigation
Andean Farmers and the Stars
Mongolian Nomads and the Steppe Environment
Today, we can only read our phones
Technology that adapts to you vs the other way around
Environmental intelligence uses a local private network to create a deep connection between you and your home. Using water, wind, earth and fire as a medium to communicate with you.
Prototypes & provocations
“Everything is fine”
“Yes”
“I see you”
Shadow dancer
“Ciao”
A smart projector that uses the natural shadows of your home to communicate with you.
Echoes
A set of smart sensors and micro-controlers that make things alive using wind, water, and movement
“Breathe”
“Ready”
Om lamp
The lamp turns off by praying or meditating to it. Using your aspirations as an input
Relative clock
Time is relative, let’s make it so. This watch changes it’s speed depending on what activity you are doing. Slower for activities that support your goal and faster for those that don’t.
Environmental intelligence makes your home an extension of you.
Screens
Take you somewhere else
Short term
Being smart
Space is static
You are static
Alienating of others
Interact to use
Light, shadow, water, wind & movement
Focus you here
Long term
Being present
Space is dynamic
You are dynamic
Inviting of others
Interact to be part