Overview
Overview
The User: Solo Dinners, 1 in 5 Americans say they typically dine alone.
The User: Solo Dinners, 1 in 5 Americans say they typically dine alone.
The Problem: Despite the rise in solo dining, the experience is often accompanied by heightened feelings of loneliness and fear of judgment from others.
The Problem: Despite the rise in solo dining, the experience is often accompanied by heightened feelings of loneliness and fear of judgment from others.
An enhanced solo dining experience was achieved by designing for:
An enhanced solo dining experience was achieved by designing for:
Personalized/Control
Personalized/Control
To enhance sense of privacy and control, the lamp’s adjustable shades let diners control the form, light diffusion, and shadows in their environment.
To enhance sense of privacy and control, the lamp’s adjustable shades let diners control the form, light diffusion, and shadows in their environment.
Exclusivity/Ownership
Exclusivity/Ownership
Exclusive use of a personal lamp for each solo diner creates a more private and individualized restaurant experience.
Exclusive use of a personal lamp for each solo diner creates a more private and individualized restaurant experience.
Place Attachment
Place Attachment
A sense of comfort and ease was created by bonding each diner to their own place through warm lighting, soft organic forms, and a customizable dining experience.
A sense of comfort and ease was created by bonding each diner to their own place through warm lighting, soft organic forms, and a customizable dining experience.
Initial Concept Generation
Initial Concept Generation
Focused on contrast between organic and geometric forms to create a visually appealing form.
Despite the rise in solo dining, the experience is often accompanied by heightened feelings of loneliness and fear of judgment from others. As creating privacy by increasing the distance between tables can reduce profit margins for restaurants, a creative solution is needed.
Form Refinement
Form Refinement
Material + Manufacturing Considerations
Material + Manufacturing Considerations
Outcome
Outcome
Crafted to transform solo dining into a personal, exclusive experience through adjustable light and form.
Crafted to transform solo dining into a personal, exclusive experience through adjustable light and form.
