"Using Voronoi polygon modelling, the design team mapped how pressure from a sleeping head distributes across the pillow's surface, then engineered protrusions and recesses to respond to that data. The front face features raised cellular structures that increase the contact area between pillow and skin, improving comfort while simultaneously channelling airflow to keep things cool. The back face offers four distinct tactile zones depending on orientation, giving users a degree of customisation that is rare in camping gear. Also, a little warning but: trypophobia alert."
"The core replicates the hollow geometry found in plant stems, achieving a structure that sheds mass without compromising its ability to hold form under repeated compression. Total weight lands at around 400 grams, and the whole pillow compresses into its storage bag at roughly the dimensions of a water cup, making it genuinely packable rather than merely marketed as such."
"Memory foam was selected for its ability to conform to different sleepers while maintaining the structural geometry of the bionic surface. Anti-slip rubber particles on the base keep the pillow in place across the varied surfaces camping tends to involve, from sleeping pads to camp chairs to hotel floors. RestBase positions the Camp Napper across indoor and outdoor contexts, and the material specification backs that up without demanding a different product for each one."
Camp Napper is a portable camping pillow inspired by fungal spore surface textures and hollow plant stem vascular structures. Voronoi polygon modelling mapped pressure from a sleeping head and guided engineered protrusions and recesses on the contact face. Raised cellular structures increase contact area and channel airflow, while the back face provides four tactile zones for customizable orientations. The hollow core sheds mass while preserving compressive strength. The pillow weighs about 400 grams and compresses into a storage bag roughly the size of a water cup. Memory foam preserves the bionic geometry and anti-slip rubber particles stabilize the base across varied surfaces. The project ran March to December 2024 in Beijing.
Read at Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
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