Rosalie Apituley

UIT DE METERKAST

Measuring energy use in the living space.

As a child, people told me to turn off the light whenever I left a room, because I should think of the polar bears. However, it always remained rather unclear how the polar bears at the North Pole would actually benefit from me flipping my light switch.  

While we have become more and more dependent on our infrastructures, the infrastructures themselves have become more and more complex. At some point, we stopped understanding them. How many kWh do I even use per day? 

By turning my table lamp or pulling my hanging lamp, you can decide how many watt-hours of light you want to receive. The table lamp then turns back, and the hanging lamp rolls up. Through this action, the abstract unit of a watt-hour is translated into an experience. This is my attempt to take the electricity meter out of the meter box and place it in our living space, as a physical interaction. 

In 2022 Rosalie graduated (cum laude) with Product Design at ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem. Her specialisations as a designer are mainly design research, concept development and social design. She has a critical eye towards existing manifestations and systems, and enjoys to unravel complex matter. Her practice truly values the role of humour within design towards a more regenerative future. 

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