URBIL
:: bachelor’s thesis
2015
_objects/research
Urbil is a specultaive design project that explores how affection can be expressed across physical distance and through everyday objects. Developed from earlier research on older adults and intergenerational communication, the project addresses a broader, shared challenge: how to convey care and emotional presence when people are apart.
Rather than relying solely on screens and digital messages, Urbil proposes everyday objects as carriers of emotion, enhanced through subtle technological integration. The project creates poetic and enbodied way of saying “I’m thinking of you,” expanding the role of ordinary objects beyond their functional use.
Designed with an inclusive approach Urbil brings together five object typologies (a light bulb, a button, insoles, an air freshener, and a watch strap) to foster intimate, meaningful connections across generations.