"The tech here hinges on visual persistence, which is basically your brain holding onto an image for about 1/16th of a second after seeing it. LED strobes flash in sync with falling water droplets, catching each one in nearly the same position as the last. Your brain stitches these snapshots together and interprets the result as water flowing upward or hanging motionless in air."
"Designer Kexin Su and the team at LuXun Academy of Fine Arts spent months perfecting the synchronization between water flow and light timing. The challenge was maintaining the illusion while delivering practical humidification for modern living spaces. Their solution borrows liberally from Dyson's design vocabulary: a circular aperture, minimal controls, premium metallic finishes. But where Dyson multiplies air, Serena bends perception. The transparent colored ring frames the ascending droplets like a gallery piece, while the compact base houses the miniature pump and strobe system that make the whole spectacle possible."
Serena Anti-Gravity Humidifier creates an optical illusion of upward-moving water droplets by combining precise droplet release with synchronized LED strobes. Visual persistence causes the brain to stitch successive strobe-lit droplet positions into perceived upward motion or suspended droplets. The design blends aesthetic cues—circular aperture, minimal controls, metallic finishes—with functional humidification for modern living spaces. A miniature pump produces consistent droplet size and timing while an LED controller maintains millisecond synchronization to preserve the illusion. The product measures 478mm tall and 260mm wide and is intended as a visible decorative object as well as a humidifier.
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