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Toward Maximum Well-being
The thesis behind Gentle Future. Five design principles for the shift from tools that do more to objects that know when to stop.
A Desk Robot That Gets Sad When You Leave
An ESP32 weather display with a face, a mood, and the ability to notice when you leave. Open-source, pocket-sized, and more emotionally honest than most consumer electronics.
May 10, 2026
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Kutarq Studio's Totem de Luz — A Pulley Where Your Dimmer Used to Be
No app. No dimmer. Pull a counterweight and the onyx glows. Kutarq Studio replaces electronic controls with sailboat hardware and the weight of your hand.
May 8, 2026
#kutarqstudio.com
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Quantum Jungle — Robin Baumgarten's Installation Turns Physics into Something You Pet
A wall of 1,000 touch-sensitive metal springs running Schrödinger's equation in real time. Robin Baumgarten made quantum physics feel like tall grass.
May 8, 2026
#robinbaumgarten.com
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Toward Maximum Well-being
The thesis behind Gentle Future. Five design principles for the shift from tools that do more to objects that know when to stop.
May 8, 2026
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