A physical feelings interface for children
A night lamp and a teddy bear that together help children sense, regulate, and express feelings — including the ones they don't have words for yet.
Click to change colour
M.E.M. theory is about the tension between values, experience, and systems. The Banker is where the theory meets the very first layer — a child's sensing of the world.
The layer of the theory concerned with human experience — what happens inside, before it can be put into words or a system.
When feeling and system don't align — something a child and an adult, an individual and an institution, can learn from.
The very first layer — before language, before theory. The child who senses something and needs a way to express it.
"The experience before the explanation"
Two products that can be used separately — or together as one combined system that gives a child's emotional life a visible expression.
A transparent cylinder with moving materials and coloured light — creating calm, visualising feelings, and giving the child a sensory experience.
A soft teddy bear with a colour button that gives the child something to hold onto — and a concrete way to express a feeling without words.
Colours give children a language for what's inside — without needing to put it into words yet.
Just like the children's books are divided into age groups, The Banker adapts to the child's stage of development.
Very soft movement. Few colours. Calm transitions. Light as a quiet presence — not a stimulus.
Clearer colours. Emerging choice. "I choose blue" as an action. The teddy bear as the first expression.
More nuance. Linked to the ETOS universe. Building a bridge from the sensed to the conceptual.
The Banker is not a system that explains feelings. It's a system that gives them somewhere to be.
No words yet
Chooses a colour
The room shifts
Not explained — experienced
The first version is about one thing: movement. Feathers and fabric in an airflow are the most important element — the thing that gives the lamp life.
"It shouldn't need to be explained. It should be felt. The first test is about one question: does it move the right way?"
The concept is ready. The prototype is being built.
Seeking collaboration with designers, manufacturers, and institutions