Industrial - Bachelor
The number one common theme women with multimorbidity share is severe symptom anxiety - never knowing when symptoms will flare up, and consequently, when anxiety symptoms such as photophobia, dizziness, and overstimulation will also occur. A modular problem needs a modular solution. Meet ModuLens: a way to control the environment around you, instantly.
Women’s health conditions are some of the most common, yet still some of the most under-researched in the world. Conditions like endometriosis, PMDD and chronic fatigue, don’t just coexist, they collide. Most women live with multimorbidity, where physical and mental conditions amplify each other. What this creates isn’t just pain, it’s anticipatory anxiety. The fear of not knowing when unpredictable symptoms will suddenly appear. The fear of not knowing when anxiety or pain will hit, in any environment.
To start this project, I conducted research through a survey and interviews with twenty-four women living with chronic conditions.
The top four findings were clear:
“I feel like I’m missing out on certain parts of life.”
Survey respondent
These results showed that women don’t just need treatment after symptoms start – they need design that prevents escalation before it begins, as the survey is living proof that every single woman has daily symptom anxiety. With this anxiety commonly presenting as dizziness, overstimulation, sound sensitivity and brain fog.
“I LOVE this idea! This would be so helpful for anxiety and just general overstimulation, I also like that it’s discreet as I think thats a super importance factor for anxiety. I like the fact that it targets reducing both visual and audio overstimulation”
Survey respondent when Introduced to Modulens
The frame itself is laser-cut from satin-finished stainless steel, stylish and not clinical. One hundred recessed magnets create seamless alignment between the lenses, side shells, and speaker modules, so users can adapt the product to any context instantly. Every edge is smooth and matte-coated to reduce glare and tactile irritation.
At medium-scale production, that translates to a total price of around ninety-five dollars, maintaining ethical local labour. However, each part is replaceable, reducing waste and extending lifespan, increasing its sustainability.
ModuLens was designed for the average woman, covering the first to the ninety-ninth percentile of head dimensions.The frame width of one hundred and twenty-five millimetres and twenty-one-degree temple curvature evenly distribute weight across the skull, avoiding trigeminal pressure points, which are known triggers for both migraines and anxiety. Every curve and fillet ensures comfort without pressure, and confidence without visibility.
The process of developing ModuLens was deeply personal. For me, this isn’t just about product design, it’s about daily peace of mind in motion – taking back control and independence. Here is my final model in motion. Reducing anticipatory symptom anxiety for women with multimorbidity and, as an added benefit, can help prevent migraines and sensory overload – even supporting neurodiverse women with overstimulation.
Jasmine is an Industrial Design graduate with a passion for creating thoughtful, tangible solutions to under-researched, human-centred problems, particularly in women’s health. Throughout her degree, she developed skills in CAD using SolidWorks and KeyShot, as well as sketching, prototyping, user research, and critical thinking.