PARI ME
How do you create a place to relax in between?
PARI ME offers a way out of our stressful everyday life - for the benefit of mental and physical health. It combines the isolation of the user, the stimulation through calming visual and acoustic impressions and the cleansing effects of inhaling NaCl. This combination creates a mobile place for relaxation.
Concept 2017 / Formal revision 2019 /
Cooperation: PARI GmbH
A constant flow of information, the no longer available possibility of being inaccessible, a stressful working day and a constant feeling of being overwhelmed are closely related to the everyday life of many people. What is considered normal today can sooner or later lead to psychological and physical problems . In today's society we accept that in order to keep up. It is extremely important to consciously take your time to divert your focus from everyday life and to spend time without external impressions .
Breathing is an essential part of relaxation. In order to expand this process to include the component of physical cleaning, the idea of transferring inhalers from the purely medical to a lifestyle area was born. This is also intended to address a new health-conscious target group.
THE PROBLEM
A wide range of approaches emerged in the brainstorming process - from larger devices for your own four walls to small, portable devices.
Ultimately, the logical approach was to make the device as portable as possible so that the user can use it flexibly. Simple models were made and tested to get a feel for the correct ergonomics and proportions. A big point was the attachment of the device to the head. There should be no straps or buckles that connect the device too tightly to the head in order to ensure that it can be put on and taken off quickly. Therefore it is only held in position by the light pressure of the headphones and the contact points on the nose and cheeks. This is sufficient if you assume a relaxed sitting or lying position.
THE PROCESS
PARI ME offers the opportunity to escape everyday life for a moment, be it at work or in leisure. Setting a boundary between yourself and the outside world facilitates the state of relaxation. This is done through a kind of mask that isolates the sense of sight and hearing and also influences the sense of smell . Natural sounds, relaxing music or meditation exercises can be played through the headphones. In order to additionally influence the emotional situation, the user is stimulated by a light unit in front of the eyes. Last but not least, there is a nebulizer in front of the nose and mouth area, which makes an NaCl solution inhalable through a vibrating membrane. This not only creates a feeling of freshness, comparable to a sea breeze, but also cleanses the airways. PARI ME is controlled via an app, which enables all settings to be made before use.
THE CONCEPT
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