Umeå Institute of Design / 2019 / 2 weeks  / sound & interaction  /  group project with Manu Revi, Joan Farré, Nathan Qin

Tootu is a toothbrush holder designed to invoke a playful experience for children to enjoy brushing. It turns any toothbrush into a multi-sound musical instrument thus making brushing process a music creation experience. Kids and dental health are something that never always go well together and by the time children reach kindergarten, more than 40 per cent of kids has cavities. Parents are a major influential factor in kids developing better dental habits but most parents struggle to get their kids like brushing. Tootu is an attempt to solve this age-old problem, where it not only makes brushing an enjoyable ‘2 minutes’ but also opens up new opportunities for parents-kid interaction. Rather than teaching kids the right way of brushing, it indirectly guides kid to brush the right areas through the right sound and subconsciously develop a healthy brushing habit.

The project has been the shortlisted for the 2020 Interaction Awards in two categories: engaging and expressing.