Neuro-AI multisensory design - Emotion Oasis of Tomorrow
- Written byStar Sun
- Published date 16 July 2025
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Post-Grad Ambassador interior designer and MA Fine Art alumni Star Sun explores “Emotion Oasis of Tomorrow”, a neuro-AI interactive multisensory installation part of INOASIS—a collaborative project led by artist Long Yuan (MA Fine Art, Camberwell College of Arts, 2021). The installation is curated by Alex Long Yuan.
This exhibition uses the medium of installation art to showcase the prototype of INOASIS’s multisensory design research system and its practical application in enhancing mental wellness across various fields—such as interior design, sensory cognition and art therapy. Alex Long Yuan and Star Sun explore how technology, art and design converge to offer new solutions for mental wellbeing in the challenge of living with digital and AI interventions.
INOASIS is the outcome of a successful cross-disciplinary collaboration bridging fine art, design, neuroscience and perfumery. The multisensory design research is integrated into a neuro-AI system, offering an interactive, human-centred design process for both commercial projects and domestic applications. The project was awarded second prize in the Google Gemma 3 “AI for Good” Hackathon, recognising its evidence-based design solutions that address mental wellness through spatial experience.
In this Design Shanghai exhibition, brainwave trend algorithm was used alongside an integrated AI to interpret emotional states and communicate with both the installation and the audience.
Upon entering the space, visitors begin with a scent selection ritual. Each curated scent corresponds to a specific emotional state and is designed to set an initial mood. Participants then wear an EEG brainwave headset, which monitors their neural rhythms.
By reading patterns in brain activity over time — such as waves linked to calmness, focus, or stress — the system could understand how a person was feeling. It then translated those emotional signals into sensory responses. The installation reacted in real time with changes in light, colour, sound together with scent, creating an immersive experience that supported emotional awareness and comfort.
Open collaboration:
“Emotional Oasis of Tomorrow” is more than an immersive installation—it is a prototype for future living, hospitality experiences, and sensory product innovation. INOASIS invites interior brands, artists and research institutions to explore the applications of its neuro-AI design system, from bespoke spatial installations to brand experience and mental wellness practice.
Team Biography:
INOASIS was founded on a cross-disciplinary foundation of neuroscience, art, interior design, and perfumery. Led by artist Long Yuan and interior designer Star Sun, the project began with a shared vision: to allow human sensory response—rather than algorithms—to guide the design of living environments.
Through the development of a neuro-AI interactive multisensory design system, INOASIS explores how human introspection relates to light, colour, texture, and scent—advancing both spatial design and emotional wellness.
Website: www.inoasis.co.uk
Instagram: @inoasishome
Leading Artist Bio:
Alex Long Yuan, founder of INOASIS, approaches design through the lens of Gesamtkunstwerk—a total integration of art, science, and design. His human-centred research investigates the evolving relationship between people and their environments, aiming to build a more emotionally intelligent and symbiotic future. Long collaborates widely with scientists, ornithologists, psychologists, neuroscientists, and international brands, advancing multisensory innovation across art, design, and environmental research.
Follow Alex on Instagram at @alexlongfineart
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