Project for University of Stavanger / Vitenfabrikken Museum Sandnes (2022)

Project title: The Three Little Pigs – A scented Adventure Trail (2022)

Client: University of Stavanger

Part of research project: Sensory Books

Target audience: Primary schools (4-8 y/olds)

Responsibilities: Preliminary research, concept development, developing prototypes, product design, selecting fragrances, test sessions with children

Special thanks to: International Flavors & Fragrances

The University of Stavanger asked Lotte to help develop a design that would involve children's sense of smell in exploring the story 'The Three Little Pigs'.

Lotte started a preliminary study on the possible roles that smells can play in a storyline and the possible information that smells can add to a story. In order to prevent cognitive overstimulation, it was important to be consistent in the information that each smell gave. This gave rise to the idea of ​​working with the smells of the houses of the different characters in the story. For each character, we chose a smell that would bring out an element of their personality.

To allow children to decide for themselves when and for how long they smell a scent and to metaphorically open the door to the house of the character in question, Lotte came up with the design of the smelling boxes. To give a cue of the smell, we decided to work with color-smell associations. The boxes have an easily exchangeable handle and tray in different colors. The intensity of the scents can also be easily refreshed.

In June 2022, the exhibition opened at Vitenfabrikken Museum Sandnes and was open to the public all summer. Due to great enthusiasm from the museum and visitors, the exhibition was extended and remained open to the public until October 2022.