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HUMCON

HUMCON is designed for all humans living in hot conditions, helping them regulate their body temperature.

HUMCON is a specially designed device for all humans living in hot conditions, helping them regulate their body temperature. As summers grow warmer and prolonged heatwaves trap heat in cities, resilience in those conditions becomes essential. Using a low-tech, high-impact approach, HUMCON lowers body temperature with the cooling core and added water.

By simply placing the palms of your hands around the device, your body temperature and heart rate is reduced. This method is inspired by the animal kingdom: bears, unable to shed their fur, control their body temperature over their paws, walking on colder terrains.

Project info

Lars Janas

2026

Lars [dot] designer [dot] artist [at] gmail [dot] com (Email – Lars Janas)
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Blue cone shape standing on a podium. Photo.
Person taking the lid off a blue cone shape. Photo.
Person showing the inside of a blue cone shape. Photo.
Person holding a blue cone shape standing on a podium, made to cool down the body temperature. Photo.
Blue cone for cooling down body temperature, disassembled. Photo.
Last updated: 17 Apr 2026 | info [at] design [dot] lth [dot] se