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Qi
The bedside object begins as a calm source of light whose energy comes from the phone screen.
In the Pursuit of Balance
Qi turns a phone screen into a fading bedside light, creating distance from devices before sleep.
This NUS final-year thesis investigated the relationship between people and devices. Qi is a night lamp powered by a phone screen that slowly dims as its owner falls asleep.
Role
Product Design | Research
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Form exploration
Models investigate how the phone can be held while keeping the lamp visually quiet.
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Refining the enclosure
Successive views move toward a softer, more continuous geometry.
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Light behaviour
The glow is treated as part of the sleep ritual rather than a conventional notification.
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Phone relationship
The product creates physical distance while keeping the device functionally involved.
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Digital companion
Supporting screens extend the ritual without competing with the physical object.
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Bedside context
The final composition shows the lamp operating as a calm threshold between device use and rest.
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Resolved experience
Object, light and interface come together as one deliberate pre-sleep sequence.