Designer Hyun Choi wondered how telling time using senses other than sight and sound might affect our experience of time. To delve into the idea, he came up with the process of capturing and releasing smells using small capsules.
One could set the release of odors to correlate with events. One might wake to the smell of bacon and eggs, or go to sleep with the scent of jasmine. Instead of using numbers and the analytical part of the brain, this method is designed to make time a fully sensory experience.
Scent-Based Clocks
'Flavor of Time' Has Capsulized Smells to Signal Hours of the Day
Trend Themes
1. Scent-based Timekeeping - The use of smell to tell time opens up opportunities for innovative clock designs and a new market for specialized scent capsules.
2. Sensory Timekeeping - Expanding the senses beyond sight and sound in timekeeping can create niches for innovative sensory products and applications.
3. Personalized Time Cues - The use of scent in clock design allows individuals to customize their experience of time based on personal preferences, opening up new possibilities for personalized timekeeping products.
Industry Implications
1. Home Decor - The scent-based clock concept can be developed into a unique and functional piece for interior design, offering additional sensory experiences to homeowners and new product lines for home decor businesses.
2. Health and Wellness - The personalized scent-based clock can offer a unique wellness experience and further expand the market for wellness and aromatherapy industries.
3. Hospitality - Hotels and resorts can create unique guest experiences by using scent-based clocks in rooms, offering guests a new way to experience the time and potentially increasing customer satisfaction and loyalty.