Thinking Through Sound was an individual yet collective intervention presented by RCA students (Amy Borley, Anna Grenman, Derek Littel, Karen Bosy, Lewis Kemmenoe, and Eunmi Mimi Kim) on the reopening day of the Design Museum, London, in 2016. Audiences across different ages and genders encountered an experiential, audience-engaging wearable-space object designed to induce relaxation through auditory–tactile stimulation.

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The work employed a cognitive ASMR soundscape (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response—tingling, euphoric sensations) that I created and delivered through a custom-built auditory amplifier. Delicate, iterative sound patterns interacted with the nervous system, gently reducing cognitive load and shifting attention away from heightened alertness. Through this sensory modulation, the wearable object momentarily alleviated anxiety and facilitated a transient parasympathetic response—producing a brief but tangible therapeutic experience.