Corbin Duncan

LeafLink

LeafLink: a green and white planter with a wooden stand and a mushroom-shaped grow light. Cultivate flourishing plants and fulfilling friendships Jump to final product

the brief

How might we design a product to increase people’s longevity?

research

what affects longevity?

  • Healthy Diets

    Plenty of resources

  • Social Connection

    High importance, low resources

  • Regular Exercise

    Digital and physical resources

social connection interviews

  • “Making new friends has been really hard”
    – Recently moved
  • “I’m nervous for after I graduate”
    – Senior in college
  • “I feel lost and alone in this city”
    – Recent graduate

persona: luke

  • Moved across the country for his first job
  • Still rebuilding his social web
  • Grappling with moving on from school
Luke, a smiling young man with glasses in a gray sweater

opportunity space

Connecting people in a more effective way to assist in forming and maintaining stronger social networks.

ideation

Moodboard of organic forms grouped as organic, wearable and integrated handles: glossy ceramics, a mushroom lamp, a toucan lamp, a handbag and iridescent vases

designing the object as an organic movable statement piece

Eight rendered concept models of portable planters with lamps and carry handles in sage green, white and walnut

interaction concept

To keep the grow light on, the plants must be connected and traded with the people around you.
Line drawing of two friends sitting on the floor, bringing their planters together to socialize at the same time as their plants
Storyboard sketches: a handle pops up when the social battery is drained, the planter is carried to a friend, two planters are brought close to connect and swap, and a twist retracts the carry handle

physical model

Early printed model with a sage stand and white base on a desk
Sanding a printed light shade in the workshop
The model on a shelf with a plant and its light on, beside a lamp
Finished physical model with a plant, against a white backdrop
Hand holding a phone showing a LeafLink notification next to the model

final product

Two LeafLink planters side by side, one green and one white, each with a plant under its grow light

LeafLink.

flourishing plants, fulfilling friendships

Grab and Go. Carry handle pops out for easy transportation
Keep in touch. Status light lets you know when to water, change the temperature, or charge the social battery
Connection by design. Swap plants back and forth to keep the lights on
Mix and Match. There’s a color for every home, swap until you find the one for you

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