design and fabrication
supervisor: Greg Storrar, Thomas Pearce at Bartlett, UCL
Finland, 2018
In an era where passive observation has replaced active engagement with our surroundings, the way we perceive and interact with space has fundamentally shifted. This project explores how wearable or personally led devices can reintroduce conscious, multi-sensory engagement with space. By fostering active participation through touch, movement, and immersion, these designs enrich everyday experiences and strengthen connections to culture and tradition. Beyond enhancing spatial awareness, they serve as tools for transmitting intangible crafts and knowledge across generations, redefining how we interact with our environment in a more meaningful and experiential way.
“Mobile Tupa” interprets the sleeping rituals at the Lyytikkala Farm, Finland – the home of the oldest traditional Finnish beds’ replicas. It becomes a wearable garment, teaching its user of the bodily experience of spending the night on the Finnish bed – something impossible in other occasion due to museum restriction policies. It becomes an example of integrating contemporary technologies of design and manufacturing towards preserving cultural heritage by presenting it through new media.
