Perfect sleep

Abstract: At the time for the starting point of this master thesis, the Electrolux Healthy Home department where at a high extent looking into how a system of products that could communicate with one another could give the user a better experience in the home. Products that where looked into for coupling where for example an air purifier with a robotic vacuum-cleaner, maybe also coupled with any other product that could give the cus- tomer a better experience in the experience area “well-being”. This project aims to investigate how the expe- rience of the future smart home could look like in relation to sleep. What does perfect sleep mean to people and how could Electrolux – with their air and water products – find a system (or product) that could help people sleep as well as possible. What is needed for a perfect night’s sleep? The project is investigating the whole experience of sleep, falling asleep, sleeping and waking up from different perspectives but with an emphasise on user needs. I would like to thank my supervisor at Electrolux, Martin Alexanderson, and all of the other col- leagues at the Healthy Home department, for the great guidance and support during my time as a master thesis worker at Electrolux. A special thank you to Kim Michel for the great support during the contact with the model maker used in the realization of the product. I would also like to express my gratitude towards the whole design department for insights and guidance, in particular Sofia Andreasson for sharing trend insights, Amanda Molina Zop- pas from the engineering department for all the support, Mathilda Velevska for the consumer insights from the marketing department, Hanna Lundén for the positive input and Ebba Heden- blad for the great discussions and user experi- ence insights. Finally a warm thank you to my teachers from the School of Industrial Design in Lund, who despite the distance has been of great help during this master thesis. My supervisor, Char- lotte Sjödell, who always brings light and clarity, my examiner, Claus-Christian Eckhardt for great support and Jasjit Singh who gave me guidance when I needed it the most. Julia Söderberg Stockholm, June 2017