Twisty,
The Lamp

An interactive lamp designed for people with ADHD, that communicates the passage of time through motion.




Duration
October- December 2025 (2 months)

Skills
Mechanical Prototyping, CAD modeling (SolidWorks) , Arduino Prototyping, 3D printing (Bambu Lab)

Materials
Arduino Nano & electronic components (full list below), PLA & PETG (3D printing), screws, LED light bulb







Our everyday environments are filled with functional objects that make our lives work. But for someone with ADHD, inattention makes it hard to stay aware of time — attention drifts, or narrows into hyperfocus, and hours disappear before you notice. The objects around us stay emotionally and perceptually invisible until the moment they're needed, offering no cue that time is passing at all (NIMH, 2024).

This made me wonder:
What if a static object in the room could quietly keep track of time for you? A presence that signals through behavior, something you notice the way you'd notice a person shifting in the corner of your eye.
"Objects With Life" was my master's thesis at the Rhode Island School of Design, exploring what happens when the static objects in our domestic spaces begin to move. My work looks at how movement can suggest intention, emotion, or personality — becoming a form of communication that creates cues through behavior rather than demand.


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