Heart-Beans is not your typical coffee grinder, as it is set to operate according to the user's heart-beats. The taste of the coffee changes each time according to your heartbeats.
Heart-Beans is a critical design piece, aimed to criticize our consumerism and consumption culture. In a world obsessed with materials and possessions, and in our race to buy more and more, we forget to enjoy the things we do have. To use Heart-Beans, you must caress and hug it as you would a baby. This results in an inevitable emotional bond with it.
According to the designers, "Consumerism is tempting us on a daily basis: more objects, food, cloths and other products, some of which are not necessary at all. We are exposed to endless commercial content and other media that shape our perspective of what we should be, look like, and buy. It would seem that with time, we develop a certain numbness for the true needs of every person, and get carried away by the material world."
Heart Beans was created by students of “Food for Thought†course, department of jewelry at the Bezalel academy for arts and crafts.
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Trend Themes
1. Emotional Technology - Heart-Beans is an example of how technology can be used to create an emotional bond between users and objects.
2. Personalized Experience - The use of heartbeats to operate gadgets provides a unique and personalized experience for users, creating opportunities for personalized product and service offerings.
3. Re-imagining Consumerism - Heart-Beans provides an opportunity to challenge consumerist culture by encouraging users to cherish and appreciate the objects they already have rather than constantly seeking more.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Electronics - The use of heartbeats to control gadgets presents opportunities for innovation in consumer electronic devices such as fitness trackers, home automation systems, and gaming devices.
2. Food and Beverage - The Heart-Beans coffee grinder highlights the potential for technology to personalize food and beverage experiences, providing opportunities for innovation in the food and beverage industry.
3. Fashion and Jewelry - The designers of Heart-Beans are from the jewelry department of the Bezalel academy for arts and crafts, showcasing the potential for technology to merge with fashion and jewelry, creating beautiful and meaningful pieces.