Open House
Reclaiming the interior.
Reclaiming the interior.
Motivated by the ecological implications of electronic products as well as the imbalance in power structures that are embodied in our physical devices, this project opens simple household devices to the users: for repairs, updates, and transformation, facilitating the users to reclaim ownership of the interior again.
Designed as a collection of single parts, the three products convey seemingly complicated electronic devices as puzzles, being accessible to the users and inviting new opportunities for action. « Open House » is not a proposal of a product-service-system, but an experimental exploration of the physical qualities an electronic product has to fulfill in order to allow the user to act — and an outlook on what those actions might lead to.
Designed as a collection of single parts, the three products convey seemingly complicated electronic devices as puzzles, being accessible to the users and inviting new opportunities for action. « Open House » is not a proposal of a product-service-system, but an experimental exploration of the physical qualities an electronic product has to fulfill in order to allow the user to act — and an outlook on what those actions might lead to.
The circuit, meaning all connections between the actors, is clearly visible: the wires show it on the inside, while a discreet groove along the casing mirrors the paths to the outside. Instead of through loose cables that need to be soldered, electricity runs through the stirdy wires which are embedded in the casing’s interior. The casing splits into multiple parts to grant equal access to all actors. Actors are connected through screws, making them easy to replace, and modules can be added to expand the circuit. The concept aims at facilitating new product affordances to its users: repairs, extensions and transformations of the machinery.
Stockholm, 2018
printed in PLA, constructed with magnets & combing several electronic and mechanic actors
exhibited at:
Konstfack’s Vårutställning 2018, Stockholm
awarded with:
Konstfack’s graduate scholarship
Konstfack’s Vårutställning 2018, Stockholm
awarded with:
Konstfack’s graduate scholarship