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Kaorium Fragrance Experience Device by Toshiharu Kurisu

Kaorium Fragrance Experience Device

Silver A' Design Award Winner 2025

A sleek black interactive surface dominates the composition, functioning as a sophisticated touchscreen interface that maps the invisible architecture of fragrance through luminous chromatic gradients and typographic descriptors, where the eye first encounters a constellation of glass vials with warm cork stoppers arranged along the upper register, each positioned above glowing circular halos that radiate from magenta through amber to yellow in smooth spectral transitions, while the deep obsidian ground serves as both physical substrate and semantic field populated by elegantly rendered words in graduated scales—"Romantic," "Glamorous," "Unique," "Spatial," "Fresh," "Classy," "Sultry"—creating a visual taxonomy of olfactory experience that bridges the synesthetic gap between scent and language, a human hand enters from the right third of the frame with index finger extended toward a muted gray circular element bearing the word "Fresh," this gesture establishing the interactive nature of the device and the moment of selection within the user journey, the compositional structure follows an asymmetrical distribution with the vials creating rhythmic vertical punctuation against the horizontal spread of text and chromatic pools, the color palette operates through deliberate contrast between the warm spectrum of the gradient circles—suggesting the emotional warmth and sensory pleasure of fragrance experience—and the cool neutrality of the black interface ground and gray interaction zone, lighting appears diffused and environmental with the primary illumination emanating from the digital surface itself creating soft underlit effects on the glass vessels and casting the hand in gentle three-dimensional relief, spatial construction maintains shallow depth appropriate to interface documentation while the diagonal recession of the vial row creates sufficient perspectival interest, textural qualities range from the glossy reflectivity of the glass surface to the organic porosity of cork to the smooth digital luminosity of the screen, edge behaviors shift between the crisp geometric boundaries of the interface elements and the softer gradients of the chromatic halos, stylistically the work positions itself within contemporary interaction design traditions that emphasize material honesty, intuitive gestural engagement, and the translation of abstract data into tangible sensory experience, the atmospheric register conveys sophistication, discovery, and the pleasure of personalized selection within a curated aesthetic environment.

This interactive signage system offering a new way to experience and enjoy fragrances through the fusion of scent and language. Utilizing the AI powered technology Kaorium, which visualizes the characteristics of fragrances, users can delve into their personal perceptions of scents and explore descriptive words that resonate with their impressions. This allows them to discover fragrances that perfectly align with their individual sensibilities.