Photo Credit: America ByDesign Innovations
Memory Air
Simple to use, home health device dispersing scents at night to improve memory health.
Designed while working at Spanner Product Development.
With a single press of a button, Memory Air cycles through 40 individual scents overnight, using a gentle built-in fan directed toward the sleeper. This aromatherapy stimulates olfactory centers, which aids memory improvement and even helps reverse memory loss in individuals with dementia. Designed for medical use yet needing to live on a nightstand, Memory Air blends beauty with functionality. As our industrial design team worked in tandem with electrical and mechanical engineers, the final form evolved into a sophisticated, elegant device.
Contributions:
industrial design + product design | concept development and refinement, CAD, CMF, renders, prototyping scents and delivery system, fan vent prototyping and testing, ergonomics, user experience
Collaborators:
Science Lab 3 (Memory Air Team) | Alan Bernstein, Hussain Rangwala, Michael Leon, Cindy Woo, and Ricky Rohaidy
Spanner Product Development | Christian Garnett, Marco Berkhout, David Bogdal, Alex Kirkpatrick, Jorge Jordan, Lar Barham, and Kasie Cruse
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Featured in America ByDesign
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How It Works
After installing the belt with the wax-filled reservoirs, the user presses the Start Button once to set the bedtime and closes the door
During the sleeping cycle, the wheel slowly rotates through each scent on the belt, allowing the heater block to raise/lower to melt wax in each reservoir and release the scent
The fan blows the scented air towards the user stimulating their olfactory centers
Personal case study available.
Read the America ByDesign article here and follow Memory Air’s progress on their site, learn.memoryair.com!