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# Love Project
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/love-project/
- Published: 2014-08-27T12:07:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-16T11:39:58.000Z
- Description: Architect Guto Requena turns personal love stories into 3D printed objects
- Author: Maks Fus Mickiewicz
- Tags: Seeds, Art & Design, Technology, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:25

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We've recently encountered several technology-enabled projects that focus on people’s wellbeing, such as the [Happiness Blanket](https://www.prote.in/en/feed/2014/08/happiness-blanket?ref=protein.xyz)and [Xox](https://www.prote.in/en/feed/2014/07/xox?ref=protein.xyz), so we ought not be surprised that happiness economics is a field that is increasingly capturing people's attention.  
  
Developed by Brazilian architect [Guto Requena](http://www.gutorequena.com.br/site/?ref=protein.xyz) for Design Week Sao Paulo, the [Love Project](http://www.gutorequena.com.br/site/work/objects/love-project/29/?ref=protein.xyz) records people’s emotions and transforms them into 3D printed objects. While connected to emotion monitoring sensors, participants were asked to give a detailed account of their love story, from describing the births of their children to how they met their spouse. The data collected by the sensors was then interpreted by custom-made software and turned into a model that could be replicated using a 3D printer.  
  
"The Love Project is a study in design, science and technology that captures the emotions people feel in relating personal love stories and transforms them into useful objects. The project suggests a future in which unique products will bear personal histories in ways that encourage long life-cycles, thus inherently combining deeply meaningful works with sustainable design," says Requena on the project’s website.   
  
Ultimately, the Love Project confers everyday objects – such as vases and lampshades – with an emotional narrative that creates an affective tie between owners and their environment.

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