Mercedes-Benz EQ inspired touchscreen cleaner deserves a mouse reincarnation

Posted on 28/04/2021 by Gaurav Sood

Admit it – the first time you laid eyes on this gadget, your instinctive reaction was – what a mouse! That’s what I thought when I came across the Screenger created by product designer Merve Nur Sökmen and industrial designer Saner Ozturkler for their client Marsch, which at first glance, did bring a mouse to my mind! But in reality, it is a digital screen cleaner for your car. Yes, I should have given you the spoiler alert!

Bearing the Mercedes-Benz branding, the cool deep blue accents look so automotive from the outset. So much effort for designing something as simple as a touchscreen cleaner is a novelty – making the cleaning experience so much appealing for the sheer bewitchery of the gadget you are holding in your hand. Screenger is explicitly designed for the Mercedes-Benz EQ series touchscreen. The electric Benz EQ is the inspiration, as you can see in the iconic grille design at the front of the cleaner.

The ergonomic build of the touchscreen cleaner adapts the EV’s desirable shape seamlessly. The car’s accents and color tones are evident in the power button of the luxury cleaning accessory. Cleaning rollers are well concealed from view to keep anybody from guessing Screenger’s actual utility. And if Mercedes is hearing, do create a cool-looking mouse like this, and take my money!

Designer: Merve Nur Sökmen and Saner Ozturkler for Marsch

A Logitech-inspired Braille calculator concept for the visually impaired!

Posted on 24/01/2020 by Srishti Mitra

Almost 285 million people in the world are visually impaired, with 39 million suffering from blindness, and another 246 million having low vision. In an attempt to cater to the needs of the visually impaired, designer Merve Nur Sökmen designed a Logitech-inspired Braille calculator. The concept calculator was designed while paying the utmost attention to the functional requirements of the visually impaired.

The calculator consists of two sections. The left side represents the Braille numbers and all the activity is displayed on it. The right side consists of groups of buttons. Each group of button features a unique surface finishing, so they’re easily distinguishable and identifiable by the users. The number buttons possess a concave surface, with a hard and rough finishing. The functions buttons, on the other hand, feature a convex surface, with a soft and smooth finishing. The main equation button is larger compared to the other buttons. Combined with its skin-like texture with a soft finishing, it is easy to locate. One side of the calculator has been equipped with speakers, allowing for an audio narration of all the activities and the entire operation. Amped with Bluetooth connectivity, one can easily sync the calculator with other wireless devices of their choice. An auxiliary port allows headphone connection as well.

While designing the Braille calculator, Merve ensured that it should be as ergonomic and user-friendly as possible for the visually impaired, but she also took its aesthetics into consideration. Its sleek tabular form, smart buttons, and a neutral color scheme make it a modern calculator that would look good on any desk…and one that might just catch the attention of Logitech!

Designer: Merve Nur Sökmen

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A Speaker You’ll Want to Touch

Posted on 30/05/2018 by Troy Turner

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If you’ve ever been to the beach or spent any time on the shore, you’re familiar with our innate human desire to pick up and feel smooth sea stones. It’s a simple yet unique tactile experience that, for whatever reason, is really hard to pass up! Inspired by this notion, the Stein speaker is modeled after the same sea stones and adopts its shape and feel. Its organic shape is designed to gently rest in the user’s palm and to disperse audio in an enveloping arc.

Not only easy on the eyes, it’s also designed to become a part of the user’s everyday life. It features Bluetooth capability, a built-in microphone for calls, easy touch buttons and a minimalistic smart-display. Packed with the sound power of the Bowers & Wil-kins brand, it delivers crisp audio from a singular compact unit that you can easily throw in any bag or backpack.

Designer: Merve Nur Sökmen

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