Project overview
Project overview
Project brief
01
The Last Supper
Re-materialising break-up text
This is an experimental project created part of my master's studies at UAL, where we have re-materialised the experience of breakup texting. The modern-day breakup has been dematerialised into a flat, pixelised mobile phone experience, making the breakup feel often one-sided, lacking effort and lack of closure. We saw this an opportunity to create something physical, tactile and experiential.
❀ Design and make a new form for a dematerialised artefact.
Solution
❀ A breakup kit that follows the experiences of a dinner, complete with a menu, utensils, and other items that forms a new experience of a break-up, easing pain points that break-up texting often lacks.
02
Info
03
Project Partner
Magnetic
Role
Designer
Timeline
April - June 2023
Team
Mansi Chottani
Kye Li Chia
Zuzana Galova
Roshni Suri
Tools
Cotton fabric
Threads
Needles
01.
Menu
The menu on the table presents an assortment of thought-provoking questions or "food for thought.” It is up to you, which questions you will or will not indulge in.
02.
Utensils and plates
Utensils and plate notepad is provided to let you digest your thoughts during the conversations, to communicate honestly, but mindfully and with clarity.
03.
Set the Bill
Did sharing this meal whet your appetite for ending the relationship? Then it's time to make a decision and settle the bill.
04.
Return Form
One last bite, savour the flavour of reclaiming what's rightfully yours, fill out the request form to order the return of your be-longings. Slide the form back into the check holder.
05.
Split the Bill?
If you decide to go dutch, split the table cloth right down the middle and go your separate ways with a piece each. Otherwise, keep it in one piece and see what delicious courses your future holds.
The Last Supper
Research & Development
Body Mapping Research
Body Mapping Research on
the Break-up Experience
We surveyed participants of different ages, genders, and backgrounds, asking them to depict and describe the sensations they experienced when receiving a break-up text. The observations were intriguing as we observed recurring themes across various areas of their bodies.
Primary Research
Collecting Break-up Messages
Researching through instagram account and Hinge has been enjoyable. We asked people to share break-up texts with us, either ones they had sent in the past or hypothetical ones created on the spot. Our intention was to study the use of language in these texts.
Research Synthesis
Design Synthesis: Gains and Loses
As a final step of our breakup text dissection process we conducted a gains and losses exercise, to situate the isolated micro-interaction that is the breakup text within the wider context of a breakup.
