Exploring Hygge as a Desirable Design Vision for the Sustainable Smart Home

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Abstract

In this paper, we present an exploratory study of hygge as a low-energy design vision for the smart home. Hygge is a Danish concept that embodies aesthetic experiences related to conviviality, often shaped by orchestrating atmospheres through low-level lighting. To explore this vision, we probe two Australian households that already live with smart home lighting technology. We report on household reflections of embedding hygge into everyday life. We conclude by outlining future directions for exploring desirable and sustainable smart home visions.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDIS 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Number of pages6
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Publication date9 Jun 2018
Pages355-360
ISBN (Electronic) 978-1-4503-5198-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Jun 2018
EventProceedings of the 2018 Conference of Designing Interactive Systems - Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Duration: 9 Jun 201813 Jun 2018

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 2018 Conference of Designing Interactive Systems
Country/TerritoryHong Kong
CityHong Kong
Period09/06/201813/06/2018

Keywords

  • Smart home
  • sustainability
  • design visions
  • aesthetics
  • smart lighting
  • hygge
  • energy consumption

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