LeafEase
Fed up with constantly getting up to adjust your blinds? Cant find your smartphone to adjust your motorised curtains?
LeafEase offers the solution. By simply turning the lever on one of the leaves, you can discreetly open or close your motorised curtains from the comfort of your sofa.
PUBLISHED
DEC 2024
SERVICES
INTERACTION Design & HARDWARE ASSEMBLY
INDUSTRY
HOME AUTOMATION
01
Ideation
We were interested in finding an object that best represents the state and status of controlling motorised curtains or blinds. We ran a Gesture Elicitation study and presented the flower to participants to ideate on how they would use it as an alternative control.
02
Analysis
The concept was then derived from the results of our Gesture Elicitation Study. We extracted insights about the relevance of plants as an indicator/representation of comfort for living organisms. Plants need light, humidity and clean air, so why not use an artificial plant as a discreet input and output medium?
03
Sketch and Prototyping
Mechanical movement was the necessary interaction method. We used a potentiometer to send payloads to the server to control the motorised curtain.
04
Finish
The potentiometer was affixed to the plant stem, and a wire was attached to hold the leaf. Both are hidden to give the plant a natural look.
