Ben Kirkhope
BDes (Hons) Product Design
No Sound Without Silence
Screen usage runs modern lifestyles, and can cause increased issues in mental health problems.
Stemming from this, headphone usage on a regular day-to-day basis can be isolating and distracting to your mental regulation.
My product re-imagines a world where companies targeted products that control scent instead of sound, in order to highlight how unnatural headphone use can be. This aims to advocate and encourage decreased usage of headphones and subsequently screens, to ultimately aid in mental health and well-being within the younger generation.
Hero shot of 12 final models, all exhibiting different features that satirically mimic headphone features.
Laser cut files for manufacturing models.
User Interaction with product.
Final Model involving all features explored prior.
Diagram of Phenomenological research. Highlighting the isolating nature of headphones.
Mood board from my design process, taking inspiration from old digital cameras, with more analogue interfaces and tactility.
Exploded view of final model.