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PARALLELUM

⏤ A bio-capsule concept where the user is bestowed restorative benefits while giving a consumption break to the planet.

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PARALLELUM isolation bio-capsule is a nutrient space for two weeks of hibernation. As oxygen and all the necessary particles are delivered to your organism, your body function will slow down to a minimum. Plant-based, antimicrobial properties from different types of species can be chosen, for example Pinus Sylvestris [Scots Pine] mode, which brings respiratory and immune system benefits. A hydration system will absorb water into the body and the bio-pod itself will be in a constant process of dissolving. Stress levels and toxins will be eliminated, vitals will return to the optimal capacities of a newborn.


The concept is inspired by the idea of stillness, nourishment and the symbiotic relationship and non-hierarchical collaboration between species. Experience a parallel world of letting go of control while being protected at the same time. Like a seed in the soil waiting for its time to grow, like a baby in the womb.


Human disconnection from nature results in non-empathetic, unsustainable actions, such as deforestation and the extinction of irreplaceable natural habitats. Design is very often guilty in delivering admirable, if also harmful ‘waste’ for an over-consumptive market on an overcrowded planet. Trying to become a responsible designer of the future, I feel an obligation to design for subtraction rather than pollution. At the same time, I want to develop practices that cherish the ecosystem that we cohabit with other organic and inorganic matter rather than constantly punishing and criticizing our actions. Hope is needed. Selfishness, in terms of self-preservation, is the natural state of any being. What is needed is a reasoning of the products and services that give us all their inherent benefits while also improving life and coexistence.


PARALLELUM is the translation of design-driven research into a speculative design intervention. Through futuring and design-by-making, it explores the concepts of subtraction and passivity, observing and extracting properties from both science and culture.


Paradoxically this work is not about its human subject, but its symbiotic relationship with nature.



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