Bloom: Smart Lamp For Long-Distance Connection
Bloom is a smart ambient lamp that glows when someone you love far away is home. I designed and built the project end-to-end, covering embedded electronics, Arduino firmware, cloud connectivity, and product packaging and brand identity.
People behind
Eylul Yildirim (Designer+Dev)
Sudhu Tewari (Instructor)
Toolbox
Figma
Figma Motion
Arduino IDE
Claude Code
Rhino
Bambu Lab
Photoshop
Problem
My friends and family are far away. Staying connected is logistically demanding. Coordinating calls turns connection into obligation, reducing what should be a living relationship into a scheduled task.
User Flow
People prefer ambient and intuitive ways of feeling connection to people. For Bloom, I focused on light as a source of information signal because it can so naturally fit into our personal spaces, it does not need any oversight, and it looks very therapeutic too.
System Diagram
This diagram shows how devices are connected to the internet, and what drives Bloom's functionality in the backend.
Blooming Interface
The interface is a re-imagined room where you are with people who matter to you. Bloom makes it easier to feel in the same room as your family, partner or friends.
Brand Assets
Bloom is for sensing the human connection, and it does this without creating an extra step, a complicated interface or cognitive overhead. It reflects simplicity for intimacy.
Reflections
Doing this project has taught me a lot! Firstly, failure is a humbling experience. I had to learn this when my 3D print failed 4 times. Secondly, users I tested with expressed enthusiasm in products with one functionality only. People developed feature fatigue and they seemed to quietly enjoy a monochrome interface with ridiculous doodles on it. Lastly, I'm super grateful to everyone who helped me in this project, you made it so special ❤️
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