Future Human Connectivity Tools
This project discusses how human relationships may change when technology increasingly prioritises efficiency, convenience, and automation. It imagines a future in which remote living is taken to an extreme, isolating individuals within personal bubbles. In this scenario, people live physically close to one another yet remain strangers. The collection presents speculative prototypes—consumer tools designed to reintroduce micro-encounters between neighbours, such as sharing a drink, sending flowers, or borrowing ingredients. These objects facilitate small, deliberate interactions that have otherwise disappeared. While unnecessary, overcomplicated, and even absurd in today’s context, the tools become functional within a hyper-antisocial future. Material choices reflect their intended use: steel provides structural strength, silver is used for drinking utensils, and wood offers lightweight support. Through these speculative objects, the project invites reflection and discussion on the trajectory of technological development and the kinds of social worlds it may ultimately produce.
While unnecessary, overcomplicated, and even absurd in today’s context, the tools become functional within a hyper-antisocial future. Material choices reflect their intended use: steel provides structural strength, silver is used for drinking utensils, and wood offers lightweight support. Through these speculative objects, the project invites reflection and discussion on the trajectory of technological development and the kinds of social worlds it may ultimately produce.
Drinking Device
Drinking Device
Drinking Device
Flower Device
Flower Device
Flower Device
Sound Device
Sound Device
Sound Device
Sound Device
Borrowing Device
Borrowing Device
Borrowing Device
Sharing Device
Sharing Device
Sharing Device
Sharing Device