Ston Aroma Inhaler by Eisuke Tachikawa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in Digital and Electronic Device Design Competition Category.
IronConsumer Electronics· 2022
Ston Aroma Inhaler
Client: Nosigner
A' Design Award Winner in Consumer Electronics Category
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About Ston Aroma Inhaler
Ston provides you a healthy and mindful break, as an alternative to smoking and drinking. The device is named a breather, a reference to the unique mindful experience it provides. Although the structure is similar to an electronic cigarette, by adjusting the flow of air as well as other factors, you can experience something closer to a deep breath. This is a tool to change a harmful break from smoking cigarettes into a healthy one, mentally and physically.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award
Ston Aroma Inhaler is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Ston Aroma Inhaler is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Ston Aroma Inhaler is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Interviews
Grand Interview
Your innovative approach to the Ston Aroma Inhaler as a mindful alternative to smoking breaks has garnered significant recognition, including an A' Design Award - could you elaborate on the journey that led to conceptualizing this unique breather device?
The request came from a tobacco manufacturer looking for new ways to provide restful breaks without smoking. We created a device to assist with deep breathing. This project led to the establishment of a subsidiary that does not handle nicotine products, a development I'm proud of as it continues to expand.
The Ston Aroma Inhaler features a remarkable metal-squeezing technique for its aluminum enclosure - what inspired this challenging production method, and how does it enhance both the functionality and user experience of the device?
We aimed to evoke the presence of a natural object rather than a man-made one, which led us to the challenge of replicating organic shapes through pressing. This complex processing resulted in a shape that naturally endears itself to users, unlike typical artificial products.
How does the Ston Aroma Inhaler's integration of caffeine and GABA inhalation, combined with its rhythmic lighting pattern, create a more meaningful and health-conscious break experience compared to traditional smoking?
The lighting effects encourage prolonged inhalation, helping users regulate their breathing rhythm. And since it's free from toxic substances like nicotine, it offers a healthier alternative for taking breaks.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Ston provides you a healthy and mindful break, as an alternative to smoking and drinking.
The device is named BREATHER, as a reference to the unique mindful experience it provides. Although the structure is similar to an electronic cigarette, by adjusting the flow of air as well as other factors, you can experience something closer to a deep breath. This is the tool to change a harmful break with smoking cigarettes into a healthy one for mentally and physically. - Production Technology
- It took so much time for the appearance of the product. Ston is a stone-shaped, organically curved, stone-moulded device made of a one-piece aluminium enclosure thanks to a technique called metal squeezing. It is a unique and difficult technique that allows the aluminium to be squeezed to expand inward beyond 180 degrees, with no parting lines. This is all thanks to the high-level production control technology that Japan has developed.
- Inspiration
- Ston is a healthy inhalation device that allows you to inhale caffeine and GABA. The lighting pattern also helps regulate the rhythm of the breath. Similar to meditation in Zen or yoga, it helps the mind find balance and be calm, peacefully breathing in and out. Smoking is not only harmful to your body but also bad for the environment since you would have cigarette butts after you smoked it. Ston offers a special experience that can never be had with a cigarette break.
- Team Members
- Eisuke Tachikawa
Tomoro Hanzawa
Daichi Komatsu.
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