Dr Jenny Tillotson is a Sensory Designer and creative drive behind a truly transdisciplinary project. She is the founder of eScent which integrates the health, natural and social sciences in a humanities fashion context, transcending their traditional boundaries. She is a named inventor on several awarded and pending patents in the field of wearable scent technology and smart textiles for fashiontech, health, wellbeing, beauty and lifestyle. Currently, she is participating in the Transformative Technology Academy and SimDH Accelerator at London Southbank University. She was formerly a Reader in "Sensory Fashion" at Central Saint Martins (University of the Arts London) and a Visiting Scholar in Professor Chris Lowe's Biotechnology Healthcare group at the University of Cambridge. She is a member of Cambridge Neuroscience, a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and an Associate of the British Society of Perfumers. She is also a Winston Churchill Fellow and did her fellowship report on "Sensory Fashion stress management tools to prevent a bipolar relapse". Jenny holds a degree in Fashion Communication from Central Saint Martins and a PhD in Printed Textiles from the Royal College of Art. As a FiFi (Fragrance Foundation UK) Award nominee, she has exhibited internationally, published in science and design journals and worked with industry including IFF, Philips Research, NIKE, Unilever, Cambridge Consultants, The North Face and Adeline André haute couture.
As humans, we are born with no knowledge of odour. Our sense of smell is linked directly to the l... more As humans, we are born with no knowledge of odour. Our sense of smell is linked directly to the limbic system, the emotional part of our brain responsible for memory and behaviour, and therefore, our individual sense of smell is based purely on life's deep experiences and impressions. The roots of "Aromatherapy" can be traced back more than 3,500 years, to a time when essential oils were first recorded in human history for their therapeutic and medicinal properties. However, in the 21st century, it remains one of the most controversial complementary therapies applied in medicine because of its pseudoscience connotations and limited available data on health benefits, despite the importance of smell on human health. Here I introduce the concept of "eScent", an emotionally responsive wearable technology that picks up on your emotions and vital signs and sends a personalisable 'scent bubble' to your nose. It combines sensing and dispensing aromatics for i...
As more is being discovered about the physiological and psychological mechanisms that govern our ... more As more is being discovered about the physiological and psychological mechanisms that govern our relationship with odour, designers are starting to experiment with technologies that might deliver scent in more meaningful ways. This paper explores this forgotten sense through the documentation of a number of research projects that look at scent in relation to the body, fashion, ritual and emotion. Whilst engagement with the visual remains the most significant area for designers, some of the most notable design incorporates a sensitivity to its impact on more neglected sensory stimuli. Tactile interfaces, which have long been explored in design research and education, are finally getting the attention they deserve through developments in wearable technology and the increasing willingness of textile and fashion designers to explore their potential. Similarly, the importance of sound in interface and interaction is becoming a more familiar area of investigation. Evidence suggests that e...
The candidate confirms that the work submitted is her own and that appropriate credit has been gi... more The candidate confirms that the work submitted is her own and that appropriate credit has been given where reference has been made to the work of others. Abstract Interactive Olfactory Surfaces i Abstract "Physics Is A Function Of Size.. . "
As humans, we are born with no knowledge of odour. Our sense of smell is linked directly to the l... more As humans, we are born with no knowledge of odour. Our sense of smell is linked directly to the limbic system, the emotional part of our brain responsible for memory and behaviour, and therefore, our individual sense of smell is based purely on life's deep experiences and impressions. The roots of "Aromatherapy" can be traced back more than 3,500 years, to a time when essential oils were first recorded in human history for their therapeutic and medicinal properties. However, in the 21st century, it remains one of the most controversial complementary therapies applied in medicine because of its pseudoscience connotations and limited available data on health benefits, despite the importance of smell on human health. Here I introduce the concept of "eScent", an emotionally responsive wearable technology that picks up on your emotions and vital signs and sends a personalisable 'scent bubble' to your nose. It combines sensing and dispensing aromatics for i...
As more is being discovered about the physiological and psychological mechanisms that govern our ... more As more is being discovered about the physiological and psychological mechanisms that govern our relationship with odour, designers are starting to experiment with technologies that might deliver scent in more meaningful ways. This paper explores this forgotten sense through the documentation of a number of research projects that look at scent in relation to the body, fashion, ritual and emotion. Whilst engagement with the visual remains the most significant area for designers, some of the most notable design incorporates a sensitivity to its impact on more neglected sensory stimuli. Tactile interfaces, which have long been explored in design research and education, are finally getting the attention they deserve through developments in wearable technology and the increasing willingness of textile and fashion designers to explore their potential. Similarly, the importance of sound in interface and interaction is becoming a more familiar area of investigation. Evidence suggests that e...
The candidate confirms that the work submitted is her own and that appropriate credit has been gi... more The candidate confirms that the work submitted is her own and that appropriate credit has been given where reference has been made to the work of others. Abstract Interactive Olfactory Surfaces i Abstract "Physics Is A Function Of Size.. . "
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