A modern-day thermostat inspired by your smartphone’s UI design! - Yanko Design

Abode appliances are vital elements of any household. So information technology's important for them to be intuitive and easy to use, without much hassle on the function of the user. Keeping this in listen, Chris Ference designed the Slide Thermostat. Upholding the philosophies of minimalism and familiarism (described by designer Nick Baker as the combination of a familiar interaction with an incongruous object in the effort to create a more unique experience) he wanted to create an everyday appliance free of unnecessary elements and parts, one that also has a familiar feel to it. Ference wanted to break it down to basic movements and intuitions.

Created from aluminum, and featuring an OLED console protected by a plastic faceplate, the Slide Thermostat looks like a matte white capsule, that must exist attached to the wall. Yous operate information technology using a sliding motion, quite like to using a smartphone or any other smart device. Mimicking such a familiar action, which we practice every solar day, he created a thermostat that anybody should be able to use effortlessly.

The magnetic slider allows you to hands control the temperature. Moving information technology to the right increases it, whereas moving it to the left reduces it. The screen displays warmer color tones towards the right and cooler tones towards the left. Simple, sleek and convenient to utilise, the Slide Thermostat is the kind of home appliance we would honey to have in our homes.

Designer: Chris Ference