The Future of Breathing
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an alternative perspective towards urban pollution
In this project, I want to explore how humans interact with the environment. Re-contextualizing the normalcy of scuba diving equipment into everyday human use, these three objects emerged to reveal a unique future lifestyle for Chinese residents living in heavily polluted urban areas. All three objects are branded as the 3rd Lung Mask by H&M, Personal Lung Trainer by Nike, Oxygen Cigarette by Issey Miyake.
The weirdness of these three speculative everyday objects is to convey a strange but possible future, so we need to be aware of the increasing air pollution problem and let them take actions to be catalysts of change. This project has been exhibited in the Primer conference and the breathable mask delivered a special experience for the attendees which reveal the social impact of speculative artifacts.
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2016
Dutch Design Week
WhatDesignCanDo! Award
Better Together, SFDW
Commencement Exhibit CCA
PRIMER17 Conference
Chengdu Design Week
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The air pollution problem in China has been well known for decades, but no effective actions have been taken to solve this problem. By 2020, the air quality is no longer safe for human to live any more. Some international businesses created products for helping people to survive in this area. Here ares some widely used products designed by H&M, Nike and Issey Miyake.
The Third Lung Mask
Evolution of outside lung. Masks have become a daily necessity for living. Humans need a third lung outside of their body to filter the air before it enters the lungs. Because directly inhaling polluted air will create damage to the lungs. H&M released a new mask that works like your third lung outside of your body. It is disposable and more efficient than other masks.
Personal Lung Trainer
Resist lung degradation. The polluted air injured people's lungs and degraded their ability to breathe. It became a social problem. Nike released a personal lung trainer that people can wear while working out in order to strengthen their lungs. The health conscious started a campaign of "Be aware, Be responsible."
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Oxygen Cigarette
luxury mental energy shots for women. People get depressed living in the polluted air environment. So they inhale oxygen cigarettes to relieve depression and improve mental health. Some people get addicted to it. Eventually oxygen cigarettes become a luxury item which not everyone can afford. Issey Miyake released Oxygen Cigarette for women. The necklace holder can make women inhale oxygen in an elegant and convenient way.
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Model: Sophie Shao