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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.
They Made a Tamagotchi That Can't Die. Did They Also Kill the Point?
Sweekar is a $100 AI companion with warmth simulation, breathing rhythms, and an unkillable mode at Level 51. But the original Tamagotchi worked because yours could die.
May 16, 2026
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Her Cyberdeck Lives in a Vintage Purse. 32 Million People Watched.
A mermaid-themed computer in a thrifted clamshell purse. 32 million TikTok views. The cyberdeck scene just discovered what happens when someone brings taste.
May 11, 2026
#tiktok.com
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This PCB Has a Mood Engine. When It Gets Angry, It Takes Down Your WiFi.
A custom PCB virtual pet that feeds on WiFi signals and deauths your network when it gets angry. Open-source firmware with feelings baked into the board.
May 10, 2026
#github.com
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ECAL Students Showing Work Inside an Underground Water Tank
For the Mapping Festival, ECAL filled a disused Geneva cistern with 360-degree immersive projections. The most interesting design school work is happening inside infrastructure nobody was supposed to see.
May 10, 2026
#ecal.ch
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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
#github.com
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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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