The retail sector has faced multiple evolutions over time. In recent years, with the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, brands had to adapt to changes in both the market and consumers’ behaviours. In this context, physical stores have taken on a different role than simply selling products or services. Consumers, but also companies, have understood the additional values of selling on online platforms: faster, safer and within reach. For such a reason, the physical store has changed its role, becoming a place able to combine the physical with the digital side to offer omni-channel experiences, designed to strengthen the bond between customers and brands. The main goal is no longer the sale of products, easily available online, but the sharing of unique and customizable experiences. Based on this vision, this thesis, following the Design Driven Innovation process, elaborates a new way of entertaining customers in physical spaces, designed to integrate the emotional aspect into the process of space exploration. Hexibe was born as an interactive modular installation that allows customers to actively interact with the surrounding space through their movements. The main goal is to provide them with a new way of connecting to physical spaces, creating a product that adapts to their gestures to create playful and stimulating interactions. Hexibe acts as a regulator between the brand and the consumer, putting the product itself in the background, to focus on the experience delivered. In particular, it allows customer to be the protagonist of the scene, to modify the reactions of the space based on its own actions in an exciting way. While the purpose of Hexibe is to actively interact with customers by stimulating their curiosity, on the other hand it is designed to provide the retailer with a flexible and adaptable solution to every needs. Designed for temporary spaces, a feature that identifies this system is the ability to configure the modules based on the space available, to meet the needs of the ever-changing market.
Il settore della vendita al dettaglio ha subito molteplici evoluzioni nel corso del tempo. Negli ultimi anni in particolare, con l’avvento della pandemia legata al Covid-19, i marchi hanno dovuto adattarsi al cambiamento sia del mercato che dello stile di vita dei consumatori. In questo contesto, i negozi fisici hanno assunto un ruolo diverso dal semplice spazio di vendita di prodotti o servizi. I consumatori, ma anche le aziende, hanno compreso i valori aggiuntivi legati alla vendita sulle piattaforme online: più veloci, sicure e a portata di mano. Per questo motivo, il negozio fisico ha cambiato ruolo, diventando un luogo in grado di unire il fisico con il digitale per offrire esperienze più fluide, pensate per rafforzare il legame tra il cliente e il marchio. Il fine ultimo non più la vendita di prodotti, facilmente reperibili online, bensì la condivisione di esperienze, uniche e personalizzabili. Sulla base di questa visione, in questa tesi viene elaborato un nuovo modo di intrattenere i clienti negli spazi fisici, pensato per integrare l’aspetto emotivo nel processo di esplorazione dello spazio. Hexibe nasce come un’installazione modulare interattiva che permette al cliente di interagire in maniera attiva con lo spazio circostante tramite i propri movimenti. L’obiettivo principale è fornire ai clienti un nuovo modo di connettersi allo spazio fisico, creando un luogo che si adatta ai loro gesti per creare interazioni giocose e stimolanti. Hexibe agisce come regolatore tra il marchio e il consumatore, mettendo in secondo piano il prodotto stesso, per focalizzarsi sull’esperienza. In particolare, permette al cliente di essere protagonista della scena, e modificare le reazioni dello spazio sulla base delle proprie azioni. Se da una parte lo scopo di Hexibe è quello di interagire attivamente con i clienti stimolando la loro curiosità, dall’altra è progettato per fornire al commerciante una soluzione flessibile e adattabile ad ogni esigenza. Pensato per spazi temporanei, una caratteristica che identifica questo sistema è la possibilità di configurare i moduli sulla base dello spazio a disposizione, per rispondere alle esigenze del mercato in continua evoluzione.
Hexibe. A modular interactive system for pop-up stores
Tobia, Diletta Micol
2020/2021
Abstract
The retail sector has faced multiple evolutions over time. In recent years, with the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, brands had to adapt to changes in both the market and consumers’ behaviours. In this context, physical stores have taken on a different role than simply selling products or services. Consumers, but also companies, have understood the additional values of selling on online platforms: faster, safer and within reach. For such a reason, the physical store has changed its role, becoming a place able to combine the physical with the digital side to offer omni-channel experiences, designed to strengthen the bond between customers and brands. The main goal is no longer the sale of products, easily available online, but the sharing of unique and customizable experiences. Based on this vision, this thesis, following the Design Driven Innovation process, elaborates a new way of entertaining customers in physical spaces, designed to integrate the emotional aspect into the process of space exploration. Hexibe was born as an interactive modular installation that allows customers to actively interact with the surrounding space through their movements. The main goal is to provide them with a new way of connecting to physical spaces, creating a product that adapts to their gestures to create playful and stimulating interactions. Hexibe acts as a regulator between the brand and the consumer, putting the product itself in the background, to focus on the experience delivered. In particular, it allows customer to be the protagonist of the scene, to modify the reactions of the space based on its own actions in an exciting way. While the purpose of Hexibe is to actively interact with customers by stimulating their curiosity, on the other hand it is designed to provide the retailer with a flexible and adaptable solution to every needs. Designed for temporary spaces, a feature that identifies this system is the ability to configure the modules based on the space available, to meet the needs of the ever-changing market.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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