I was inspired by the psychological Tiefer Druck Therapie and the Lagerungstechnik concept of the weighted blanket, where the right amount of pressure would make it possible to reconstruct intimate emotions and make the set of physical objects a suitable vehicle.

people are tired of the goodbyes and loneliness that have become the norm in life and are becoming unbearable. In this speculative future and scenario, the emergence of a hug can somewhat simulate a part of intimacy and fill an emotional void. As hugs are often seen as the most powerful and warming act in a relationship, this became the focus of my design.

Interacting with the weighted physical objects of Not the last hug rekindles personal connections.The partings in the everyday life of a future society are repositioned and reimagined. Attention is drawn to the missing emotions: hug the people you are close to, miss and love before saying goodbye. Global feeling transcends gender, age, ethnicity, skin colour and culture. Shared memories and experiences are reshaped, subjective experiences revitalise our thinking about relationships in the present.