AWARD YEAR
2019
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Good Health & Well-being
KEYWORDS
human connection, communication, Community Engagement
COUNTRY
Australia
DESIGNED BY
Dominique Schefe is an Interior Design student from Brisbane, Australia who is currently studying abroad in Milan, Italy.
She has an eye for seeing the bigger picture to bring all elements in perspective. With training in not only Interior Design but Architectural Photography and Floristry. She loves all things design and wants to experience a wide variety in her design career. Take the chance, learn and fail, then let the opportunity pass by.
This project was developed to combat technological addiction that is far too common in today's society.
WEBSITE
https://dominiqueschefe.wixsite.com/faraday
FARADAY
Counteracting the social and psychological effects of technology on today's youth.
In 1836 scientist Michael Faraday invented the Faraday Shield. A mesh material, covered with a continuous coating of nickel, offering electromagnetic shielding. Little did he know at the time of creation how important this invention would be to the physiological wellbeing of the 21st-century student. His discovery will create an oasis in the media jungle we now live in.
FARADAY will be a technology-free oasis situated on or nearby every university campus worldwide. It will be a social hub that seamlessly blends a cafe and bar into an atmospheric lounging zone for students to meet up with friends leaving all the pressures of university and daily life at the door.
By using the FARADAY shield to cancel out all electromagnetic signalling, this will encourage communication and allow students to truly connect with their friends and peers. It will also help the students mental health with the benefits of face to face communication and create a sense of community.
