Sensory furniture

The Oto Chair, or Hugging Chair, is a piece of therapeutic furniture designed for autistic individuals with sensory integration disorders.“As a designer,” Alexi

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British designer Freyja Sewell's felt cocoon 'Sensory Concentration Space' helps people to reconnect to their senses.

Hi, I’m Hercules and I’ll be your masseur today.” For a moment I thought the bronzed, godlike figure was heading straight towards me. Then I realised some other mortal was to receive his divine attention. I watched the woman being led away, trance-like, to a small, darkened room before turning to face my own Athena – the goddess of war on knotted muscles.

Design for Autism: light, colour, sound and texture are important considerations when it comes to Autism-friendly design.

Graduate designer Alexia Audrain has developed a chair with inflatable walls that helps people with autism self-soothe when experiencing sensory overload.

Sarit Shani Hay has created Soft Landscape, an installation of wool animals and cliffs for the Design Museum Holon that draws on the museum's architecture.