Häppyy Inc.
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The CEO of our fictional design company Häppyy Inc. The workshop participants named him John. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

In the beginning of the workshop we did some 'design thinking' with post-it notes, mapping things that make us happy. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

Materials used for prototyping the happiness products. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

We also had some adhesive foils for creating the desired look and feel. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

Initial brainstorming for a product under the theme of 'holiday', as holidays make as usually happy. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

The 'Sounmaker' team created a whole folder to detail their concept, which involved a happiness-stimulating headphone and speaker set. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

Each team introduced their concept to others and we gave comments and asked questions. / Photo by Erie Ehrenberg

Sebastian giving a lecture on designing visual identities and communicating through product aesthetics. / Photo by Erie Ehrenberg

Sebastian had also designed us cool Häppyy Inc. branded stickers that the teams could use for their product posters. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

Building products. Here a mirror that takes you to an instant holiday is being made. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

The 'Holiday mirror' box is being assembled. The idea is that you can stick your head inside in order to be fully immersed in your instant holiday experience. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

Making the products poster for the 'Holiday mirror'. Cheap aesthetics were chosen, as the mirror is intended for people who cannot necessarily afford to go on a regular holiday. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

The 'Soundmaker' team's headphones were made out of broken headphones and Lego Mindtstorms wheels. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

A happiness-meter made of a recycled speedometer measured the level of the headphone user's happiness. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

The product poster for the 'Soundmaker 700', which was from the company JBLOL, had a very exclusive style. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

Couple of teams also borrowed the festival's button machine and made branded buttons. Here are the ones for the 'Soundmaker' team with their self-designed logo for the company JBLOL. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

The third team had a more global approach and they designed a crowd-funded carbon dioxide vacuum cleaner. The idea was that the vacuum cleaner circulates the Earth and makes many people happy in the long term. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

The carbon dioxide vacuum cleaner was made of an obsolete hair dryer found on the streets of Berlin. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

Filters for extracting the carbon dioxide out of the air. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

The different levels of the filtering system. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

One participant wanted to make an ecological multi-purpose flashlight, which includes a ventilator for hot weather and a hand warmer for the winter. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

The flashlight works with solar power. The button cells are here just for testing... / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

The fifth team also connected happiness with something useful and designed a friendly transport robot, 'E-Bot', so that you'd never have to carry stuff again. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

The poster of the 'E-Bot' being designed together with Jule, who was helping out throughout the workshop. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

Häppyy Inc. product show at the final exhibition. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

'Holiday mirror' in its finished form. We added some light and sound effects also to the products to make them more realistic. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

It may be hard to resist this advertisement for the 'Holiday mirror'. It's only 6.99€ and the destinations can be changed anytime! / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

'Soundmaker 700' headphones, which can be turned into a speaker when connected with the module containing the happiness-meter. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

The 'Soundmaker' set is a bit more costly, 333€, but it is environmentally friendly, hand-made in Germany and provides a head massage functionality for relaxation, says the manufacturing company JBLOL. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

The Earth-orbiting carbon dioxide vacuum cleaner is operated by small creatures known as 'Krigros', as they're used to living in space. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

The operating principles of the carbon dioxide vacuum cleaner. Some exhibition visitors were sceptical of the scientific validity of the cleaner, but we should all understand that this is the first prototype, created in just four days! Some intentional tech-parody might be also involved. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

The multipurpose flashlight, in German 'Die Mehrweg-Taschenlampe'. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

The multipurpose flashlight is really quite affordable, only 25€ with a five year warranty. Since it is a completely new product, there is a waiting list for those interested purchasing the gadget. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

The 'E-Bot' is really a friendly character. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä

'Tired of carrying stuff? Buy yourself an E-Bot!' Qualities such as speed and strength were advertised for the E-Bot. / CC BY Kati Hyyppä