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The Keio University student says wearable technology could redefine the way people play in urban landscapes.

The media and interaction designer’s work challenges perceptions of interactive and digital projects.

We follow the product designer and perfumer behind this scent design project as they epitomise the nature of Cape Town in fragrant form.

She collected samples of soil, dried fynbos, wood, stone and seaweed to distil an accurate fragrance of the city’s landscape.

“Designers should spend more time on things they’re uncomfortable with, particularly if it’s in the sciences of mathematics, engineering and even writing.”

Nelly Ben Hayoun teaches students how to engineer situations, to design experiences and challenge structures of power.