"There is a tension in families where someone loves to walk but sometimes forgets the way back, especially in the context of early dementia. Smartphones, maps, and tracking apps can feel overwhelming or unfamiliar, and that often leads to staying indoors instead of going out. A simpler, more tangible way to get home could unlock a lot of small, everyday adventures again, turning a daily walk from a risk into something safe and normal."
"The Homing Compass by Aumens is a small wooden device with a single red arrow that always points toward a predefined home location. It looks and behaves like a stripped-down compass, no maps, no text, no menus, just one arrow with one meaning. The promise is straightforward, follow the arrow and you will get back to the place you set as home. It trades complexity for clarity, betting that radical simplicity matters more than features."
"Setup happens once. You press a recessed button near your front door, the compass remembers that location as home, and from then on the arrow always points back there. There is no need to pair it with a phone every time or scroll through options. For the person carrying it, the interaction is reduced to glancing at the arrow and choosing a direction, turning a potentially frightening moment of disorientation into a quick compass check."
The Homing Compass is a small wooden device with one red arrow that continuously points toward a predefined home location. Setup requires a single press of a recessed button at the front door; the device then stores that location and always directs the carrier back. The user interacts only by glancing at the arrow, avoiding phones, maps, menus, or text. GPS, internet, cloud services, and an app run in the background to update position and allow caregivers to view the compass on a map. Optional vibration or sound reminders and accessories encourage consistent carrying and make leaving home part of a routine.
Read at Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
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