lock - MICHAL SIMON

sphinx - smart lock

Collaboration With ASSA ABLOY Company
Cooperation with Victor Alge and Max Lennaárd, Konstfack University, Stockholm

Winning first place in a competition held by ASSA ABLOY

customized communication with the SPHINX

The "Sphinx" is a smart lock that does more than purely keep your home safe. It can also save lives. In addition to locking your door day and night, Sphinx can:

Detect fire and send alerts to both your cell phone and local firemen
Identify and report burglaries to the police
Be personalized to you through password control and voice recognition
Report on weather and news

In addition to locking your door day and night, Sphinx can:

Detect fire and send alerts to both your cell phone and local firemen
Identify and report burglaries to the police
Be personalized to you through password control and voice recognition
Report on weather and news

My research, along with fellow designers from Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts, and Design, revealed that individuals do not trust digital locks. Rather, our interviewees prefered the traditional key lock as they were afraid of any technology hey did not understand.
We decided to take a fun and playful approach to improve user trust of electronic locks by focusing on the end-to-end user experience from time of lock purchase through installation and use of the lock at home. The Sphinx personality enhances the user interaction by making it more intuitive and enjoyable to use.