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CONCEPT 1 PRIORITISE

A desk which psychologically tells the user that their smartphone is if low priority in their lives.
Table is made up for a translucent surface (such as glass) with an opaque, preferably wo oden,
surface underneath. The inside the wo oden surface is an open drawn in which the smartphone is
placed. When the draw is closed, the smartphone will appear through the glass. Over time, the desk
accumilates mess, which will cover up the iphone, giving the impression that the smartphone is ‘a t the
bottom of the pile’ and therefore less important to the user.

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CHAPTER SIX: DESIGN CONCEPTS