SENSEA
Well-being through meditation
With more people living alone in compact urban spaces, the demand for high-quality, space-efficient products is growing. This year’s challenge focused on innovative solutions for single residents, particularly in fast-paced cities like New York.
Our solution, Electrolux SENSEA, offers a personalized, ritual-like drinking experience designed to bring calm and comfort to urban dwellers. Powered by AI, it analyzes users’ habits, moods, and needs to create tailored herbal blends, helping them manage stress and find balance in an overstimulating world.
Focus: Well-being through meditation
Contribution: Research, ideation, illustrations, UX / UI
Team Members: Niklas Andreassen and Gerardo Soler
Project Collaboration: Electrolux
Duration: 3 weeks
Timeframe: Autumn 2022
New York City’s fast-paced lifestyle creates a need for moments of relaxation, especially among single residents navigating small spaces and daily stress. Our research identified two key groups: "Expeditive Performers" and "Conscious Explorers", both seeking sensory comfort to unwind.
To address this, we developed Electrolux SENSEA—a compact, AI-driven device that seamlessly integrates into small living spaces, delivering personalized herbal drinks to help users unwind and recharge.
Background
Persona
Ideation
Ideation sketches refined Sensea's concept by exploring ergonomics, interaction, and sensory feedback, ensuring a seamless blend of technology, mindfulness, and functionality.
Wireframing
User flow
Concept
As the user holds the Magic Cup, sensors track stress, breathing, and pulse, while calming lights guide meditation. Based on real-time data, Sensea brews a personalized herbal blend, followed by insights on mood, relaxation, and tea preferences for well-being.
SENSEA
SENSEA is a wellness-focused tea device that uses sensors and AI to monitor stress and personalize tea blends for relaxation. It enhances the experience with calming lights, scent diffusion, and guided meditation, turning tea-making into a mindful ritual.
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Personalization:
Sensors measure heart rate, breathing, oxygen saturation, circulation, and body temperature.
AI adapts tea selection and brewing conditions to the user’s needs, habits, and moods.
Calming Ritual:
Light feedback, tea scent diffusion, and guided meditation create a soothing environment.
Promotes mindfulness through a modern take on the traditional tea ceremony.
Sustainability:
Built-in centrifuge separates and dries used tea leaves, enabling multiple uses and reducing waste.
Components are easy to clean and maintain.
Integration:
Connected ecosystem tracks wellness and tea consumption.
Compatible with devices like smartwatches for added convenience.
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User Interaction:
The user activates the device using touch sensors, and physical data is collected through bottom sensors.
Tea Preparation:
AI analyzes the data and selects the appropriate tea type and brewing settings.
The device autonomously brews the tea while enhancing the experience with calming light and scents.
Feedback and Tracking:
Users can track their wellness and tea habits through an app or smartwatch integration.
AI offers personalized suggestions for improved well-being.
Sustainability in Action:
Used tea leaves are dried and separated for reuse, and the device is easy to clean for long-term use.
Magical cup
App - Full ecosystem
The SENSEA app personalizes tea preparation and wellness by tracking heart rate, breathing, and temperature via the SENSEA device or a smartwatch. AI-driven tea recommendations and wellness insights promote mindfulness and sustainable habits, seamlessly fitting into daily life.
Log in and set up device
Guided meditation through visual feedback
Control device and brew tea
Information and insights
Smart tower
The Smart Tower, the heart of the SENSEA system, autonomously selects and brews tea using real-time health data. It diffuses calming aromas, transforming tea preparation into a soothing sensory experience.
Benefits
SENSEA reshapes the wellness and smart home market by combining AI-driven personalization, guided relaxation, and sustainable design. It meets the growing demand for self-care and stress management, positioning itself as a premium tea and mindfulness experience while driving innovation in health tech and smart living.
Personalized Well-Being
Uses AI and biometric sensors to customize tea selection and brewing based on pulse, heart rate, and oxygen levels, creating a tailored relaxation experience.
Guided Meditation & Relaxation
Integrates light feedback and tea scent diffusion to promote mindfulness and stress relief, transforming tea drinking into a calming ritual.
Smart & Sustainable Design
Features automated brewing, self-cleaning components, and a centrifuge system for efficient and waste-free tea preparation.