Panacea is a project I initiated at Tellart during the spring of 2020, when COVID-19 began its rapid spread around the world.

Separated from family and friends for an indefinite period, and unable to work in our studio, we decided to respond to this challenge in the way that felt most natural to us. We began designing a series of technology experiments that would allow us to meet up in a safe way, while sparking some much-needed optimism and fun for everyone in this situation.

Within two months of lockdown, we created a series of seven product concepts and released them as lighthearted low-fidelity prototypes. We built fast, leveraging new video-conferencing platforms with quick 'hacks' to validate and develop ideas. Each experiment looked for a new mode of collaborative communication to explore how we might adapt our digital interactions to this new socially-distanced context.