Kaorium Apparat għall-Esperjenza tal-Profum by Toshiharu Kurisu - Scentmatic

Kaorium Apparat għall-Esperjenza tal-Profum by Toshiharu Kurisu - Scentmatic is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda in Disinn tal-Interfaċċa, Interazzjoni u Esperjenza tal-Utent Competition Category.

FiddaInterfaċċa· 2025

Kaorium Apparat għall-Esperjenza tal-Profum

by Toshiharu Kurisu - Scentmatic

Client: Scentmatic Inc.

Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda Winner in Interfaċċa Category

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The Design

About Kaorium Apparat għall-Esperjenza tal-Profum

Dan is-sistema ta' sinjalaġija interattiva li toffri mod ġdid biex jesperjenzaw u jgawdu l-profumi permezz tal-fużjoni tar-rieħa u l-lingwa. Bl-użu tat-teknoloġija Kaorium immexxi mill-AI, li tivvalwizza l-karatteristiċi tal-profumi, l-utenti jistgħu jfittxu fil-fond il-perċezzjonijiet personali tagħhom tar-rjeħ u jesploraw kliem deskrittiv li jirriżona mal-impressjonijiet tagħhom. Dan jippermettilhom iskoprinu profumi li jallinjaw perfettament mas-sensibilitajiet individwali tagħhom.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda

Kaorium Apparat għall-Esperjenza tal-Profum huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż straordinarjament mogħti lil disinji tal-ogħla livell, sbieħ u impressjonanti. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Fidda huma xogħlijiet brillanti ħafna u kreattivi ħafna li juru l-għarfien espert, it-talent u l-aċċuratezza tad-disinjaturi tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Kaorium Apparat għall-Esperjenza tal-Profum ikun xogħol mill-isbaħ, eżemplari, professjonali ħafna u innovattiv bil-fond. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Fidda huwa invenzjoni notevoli u mammirata li tikkontribwixxi biex jitwessgħu l-fruntieri tal-arti, ix-xjenza, id-disinn u t-teknoloġija. Kaorium Apparat għall-Esperjenza tal-Profum huwa ħolqien li ħafna jinvidjawh, li jqajjem ix-xewqat, iġib sentimenti pożittivi u joħloq tgħaġġib u mistagħġib.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This interactive signage uses AI to put scents into words and visualize the characteristics of each scent, offering new ways to encounter and enjoy scents.
To allow users to focus on the images evoked by the scent and words, visual elements are kept to a minimum, with text floating up on the tabletop for a simple UI.
Finally, the desired scent is presented in a scene like a "babbling brook of fresh greenery," encouraging emotional engagement.
Dimensions & Packaging: External dimensions W1083.5 × D718 × H850 mm
Weight 80kg

Using RFID, this new sensory experience combines scent and words, and the physical and digital, creating easy-to-understand and friendly interactions.
Tags: Kaorium, AI, fragrance, signage, device
Production Technology: Everyone perceives scents differently.
Kaorium puts these diverse perceptions into words and presents them, but it wants to respect "how the user themselves felt" and not unilaterally limit its interpretation.
With cognitive diversity gaining attention in the context of education and business, Kaorium believes it can contribute to fostering a culture of respect and mutual acceptance of differences in how people perceive scents.
Design Challenge: When the prototype was actually completed, it became clear that it would be difficult to elevate the scent into a valuable experience simply by describing it in words.
Rather than assigning a fragrance professional, they took a more consumer-oriented approach, pursuing what consumers "want" and collaborated with the sake, sports, and education sectors to improve social and experiential value.
Research: In order to verify the value of KAORIUM from a neuroscience perspective, joint research was conducted with the University of Tokyo.
In a demonstration experiment at a fragrance shop, the entrance rate increased by 139% and the purchase rate increased by 287% compared to before the introduction.
The use of KAORIUM overseas is also increasing, including an exhibition at the London Design Festival 2023 and its introduction at The Fragrance Shop, the largest in the UK.
Inspiration: This project began with the vision of "enriching people's sensibilities and senses through fragrance."
Fragrances enrich our lives, but scents are vague and difficult to grasp, and each person perceives them differently.
For many people, it is difficult to choose a scent that suits them from the vast selection available, so we thought that "words" would be the key to creating an experience that allows many people, including beginners, to enjoy scents.
Project Duration: The project started in Japan in November 2019. The extrasensory experience of scent that Kaorium brings can be applied to various fields such as education, food and drink, art and entertainment, and shopping. Currently, we are developing tools for sensory education, food and drink experiences, and purchasing experiences for brick-and-mortar retail stores. We are researching further possibilities for use.
Operation Flow: Using natural language processing, Kaorium can replace scents with simpler expressions that beginners can understand, such as "soft," "soapy," and "clean."
Existing methods to support product selection include "diagnostic content," which suggests products that suit users by answering questions in a questionnaire, but KAORIUM provides an experience that allows users to actually smell different scents and delve deeper into how they feel, creating a more satisfying experience.
Patents: Trademark (2023) 2022-082558 SCENTMATIC.Inc
Team Members: producer/director: Toshiharu Kurisu
designer: Yoshiyuki Habashima
Image Credits: Image #1: SCENTMATIC.Inc, Kaorium, 2025.
Image #2: SCENTMATIC.Inc, Kaorium, 2025.
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Image #5: SCENTMATIC.Inc, Kaorium, 2025.