Fabrication, DIY and co-con'ception

 

Our Floatation Cocoons

Lhe manufacture of our sensory isolation housings is now known as floatation cocoons. They have undergone many changes since they were first manufactured in the 50s. However, not everything was optimally manufactured at that time. So we rethought the manufacture and overall design of the system to improve ergonomics, not to mention comfort, efficiency and maintenance. 

Chromotherapy design and sound guidance 

En addition, it is now possible to personalize your experience with the chromotherapy present in our cocoons. We therefore propose sound guidance throughout our experience. In fact, we've built a veritable platform for relaxation and introspection.

Making our cocoons

FSheltering such an imposing object isn't easy when you don't have a big budget. So we had to make do with our savings and what we had on hand. In this case: a desktop 3D printer and a few workshops to make everything. It turned out to be a very economical solution compared to traditional manufacturing processes, but certainly much slower. 

Made in-house

Ne waited over 3 months for each of the 500 bricks making up the mold to be printed. During this time, we were able to continue development and improve the design of the final cocoon. Imagine the look on the industrialist's face when he saw us coming back every week to change a detail. Whether it was new information, new encounters or simply new manufacturing ideas. What's more, if we had used the services of industrial professionals, these operations would have cost us a lot of money, and our project would never have seen the light of day.

Know-how and design

Tt used to be a real job, but now we have the instructions, the precise chart of all the parts and the molds. We are in contact with French manufacturers to whom we can entrust the manufacturing of the hulls, so that we can launch the deployment of the floatation cabins ( meïsō ).

Text and photo by Alexandre KOURNWSKY

Portrait Alexandre kourwnsky Cocoon maker.

Alexandre Kournwsky

An experimental designer, he specializes in the link between man and new technologies. The projects he carried out during his studies at ENSCI les Ateliers gave him a taste for entrepreneurship. 

It was while working with a research laboratory in Grenoble on altered states of consciousness that he discovered sensory isolation. When he met Maïté, the meïsō project became a reality.

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