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The 6.5-Meter Sculpture You Play by Hopping on a See-Saw
Daily New Aesthetics Post-Functional Design

The 6.5-Meter Sculpture You Play by Hopping on a See-Saw

A 6.5-meter tangle of horns and spinning mobiles sits in a Sydney walkway, and the only way to make it sing is with your body. Two see-saws and a row of faders turn whoever walks past into the orchestra.

Jun 10, 2026 →
Diptyx: An Open-Source E-Reader That Folds Shut Like a Book
Daily Open Hardware Makers Post-Functional Design

Diptyx: An Open-Source E-Reader That Folds Shut Like a Book

Most e-readers chase more: color, touch, a storefront in your pocket. This one ships with the WiFi switched off and the full schematics promised to anyone who asks.

Jun 5, 2026 →
A Map of the East Bay Where the Roads Are Copper and the Dots Are Family
Daily Makers Calm Technology Open Hardware Post-Functional Design New Aesthetics

A Map of the East Bay Where the Roads Are Copper and the Dots Are Family

A wall-hung circuit board where every street is a copper trace and every glowing dot is a person you love. Jonathan turned his family's whereabouts into furniture.

May 25, 2026 →
A Butterfly That Flaps With Your Pulse, And Slows When You Do
Daily Makers Calm Technology Post-Functional Design Open Hardware

A Butterfly That Flaps With Your Pulse, And Slows When You Do

Calm-tech rendered as a small unhurried toy instead of a wellness device. The pulse drives the wings, the wings teach you to slow the pulse, and the loop is the whole medicine.

May 22, 2026 →
Toward Maximum Well-being
Deep Dive Post-Functional Design The Warm Frontier

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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The shift from maximum functionality to maximum well-being. Weekly editorial on calm technology, post-functional design, and the analog revival. Published by HomeSick. © 2026 Gentle Future