On/off Balance

Designed by Weng Xinyu, the Balance lamp switches on when a phone is placed in its frame and turns itself off when the phone is removed. Flitting between tasks and being distracted by our phones is a pervasive problem for contemporary consumers. With this lamp, whether working or reading a book, the design’s prescriptive functionality removes that temptation.

The Big Picture: As time spent using technology rises, consumers are seeking digital downtime. We profile this in more detail in our JOMO microtrend about the Joy Of Missing Out.