Overview
Unio is a modular interactive furniture system, that aims to engage the user with the furniture, through personalization, individualization, and interactivity. Users can change their Unio set, a fusion of static and dynamic variables, to adapt to their new landscapes, creating unique compositions. By encouraging personalization and introducing control, users have increased engagement, sense of place, and mental wellbeing. Unio combines simplicity, beauty, interactivity, and invention, to make a relevant playful furniture system.
Duration: 4 months
Individual
Royal College of Art - 2020
Tutors: Thomas Wager, Alon Meron
1st Prize KI AWARD 2020
“Unio is a cool balance between something that can be mass produced and integrated with ‘generic’ objects, giving the user an easy and adaptable method of customisation. The idea of introducing play into otherwise more rigid, structured spaces is also a great aspect”
- Rishi Mera Marketing Manager at KI Europe
UNIO
Endless combinations. A mass produced furniture system that allows for individualization, personalization and engagement!
Main Bodies
Largely static pieces of furniture that are rarely moved. These include a bedframe, a desk, a side table, a cloak rack, a chair, and a shelf unit.
Components
Dynamic components such as lamps, support surfaces, or pockets work to enhance, add, or modify functionalities to the main body.
Unions
Enable the user to easily clip on and move components. 5 unions accomplishing the function of a hanger, gripper, holder and hook.
Unio - Main Bodies
Desk
Chair
Bedphrame
Coatrack
Shelf
Side table
Unio - Components
Chair
Lamp
Shelf
Side table
Unio - Unions
Holder
Hanger
Holder
Gripper
Hook
Context
Whats NEXT for Unio
Currently new main bodies are being built and designed, and unions are being prototyped further.
We are looking for a sponsor who can push the project to a new level and potentially launch it!
Follow the progress in my Instagram page: @maria.rmvz