Disc Holder Series 2025
Designing contemporary amulets as contemplative toolsfor the mind in the age of distraction.
We live in an attention economy — constantly pulled, scattered, overstimulated.
what if an object could bring you back?
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"The Amulet Design of the New Decade" reimagining the amuletnot as a charm of supernatural power,but as a contemplative tool.
A small thing you hold.
A micro-ritual of 30–90 seconds.
A way back to now.
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The Amulet Design of the New Decade
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Moving the Mind to Open Spiritual Experiences is a doctoral design research project by Jantra Junpitakchai (Silpakorn University, 2025) that proposes a practical framework for contemporary amulet design.
The research addresses the mental health crisis of the "attention economy" — designing objects that function as embodied-time anchors. Through multisensory interaction (touch, weight, sound, texture), these objects guide users from a state of distraction into mindful calm through micro-rituals of 30–90 seconds.
Prototypes were validated through triangulated evidence: internal state recordings, expert assessment panels, and EEG brainwave data — resulting in a Q-E-R weighted synthesis score.
The work bridges design practice and spirituality with empirical grounding.
Jantra Junpitakchai | Design PhD · Silpakorn University · 2025