NOSTOS-Return to your Heart (Itch)

The inspiration for this series of work is nostalgia. Despite the word originally referring to a new-observed physical ailment, people now disregard this meaning and instead focus on its psychological aspects. When a person feels nostalgia, they experience a bittersweet quality to the feeling, which is associ- ated with a memory from the past. Based on my research, the memories between lovers is the most common form of memory to produce the bittersweet feelings of nostalgia. Additionally, nostalgia that is based on personal meaningful memory can be related to the Proustian hypothesis. The project discusses the relevance of smell as a design element and makes use of smells and products that deal with feelings of melancholy, and retain the pleasurable feelings of the memories, it endeavours to create a special experience for the user, and to an atmosphere in which they can relax.