LiangFang
2023
Winner of the Bram Stoker Award
Work featured in The Skinny Magazine
In the future parasites will be used by Humans as a health-supportive product. Based on this, it is a starting point for providing a comprehensive self-medication service for users.
One of my friend recommended this book to me，it's about the possibility that human behavior, personality, and emotions are not subjective but are controlled and determined by the parasites in our bodies. Do parasites have the power to manipulate human brains? This topic was of great interest to me and I decided to start my project around parasitic manipulation.
Some interesting conclusions of the experiments mentioned in this book
Nematodes can make water-scared crickets commit suicide by jumping into the water
the Toxoplasma worm raises testosterone levels in rats, making them think cats smells sexy
The snail's habits are changed when the suction worm enters the snail, and it becomes more active during the day in order to be preyed upon by birds
Banded suckers allow infected fish to swim to the surface so that birds can eat them more easily
Ants infected with the sucking worm will crawl to the tops of blades of grass at night and wait for their next host, sheep, to eat them
Design opportunity (future world senario)
In a future world, the human desire to live in a bacteria-free environment has resulted in a significant decrease in people's immunity. Additionally, the high levels of food contamination have prompted humans to find ways to effectively boost their immune systems.
To realize this vision, I designed a speculative healthcare brand called Liangfang. Liangfang reimagines wellness by uniquely integrating personalized health data with culinary experiences. The brand specializes in creating exclusive wellness recipes by selecting the best seasonal parasite eggs tailored to individual health needs.
This innovative approach shifts the focus from rapid medical treatment to long-term healthcare strategies, using parasites as tools to regulate the body's internal functions over time. Liangfang provides a comforting and relaxing environment that fosters trust and confidence in this novel approach to health. Through this design, the brand explores the future of healthcare, blending science, gastronomy, and wellness into a transformative experience.
Customers begin their journey by ordering a gut bacteria test kit from our website, sending their samples to our lab, and visiting our onsite restaurant. The space is divided into two parts: a lab room, where customers receive their personalized results, and a restaurant, where chefs use the data to create custom dishes featuring carefully selected parasite eggs.
Once the customer is seated there will be the following three sheets of paper on the left side of the hand, which are the leaflet, the main menu, and the special menu.
The special menu is for customers with special needs, such as those who wish to maintain their weight through long-term consumption of Hookworms to achieve a slimming result by allowing Hookworms to absorb the nutrients from their food intake
I chose to make the final test kit model in a simple way, as the test kit is not the most important part of the experiment, just to ensure that the samples can be well collected. So I created a simple sample collection kit model with a little bit branding.
