Konel Develops Wearable Bag "Pulse Pack" That Allows You to Feel Your Own Heartbeat, to Be Unveiled at a Solo Exhibition During Milan Design Week 2026

Creative company Konel, operating from Japan, New York, and Milan under the banner of "Good Singularity," has developed "Pulse Pack," a wearable bag that allows you to feel your own heartbeat. This product will be unveiled at a solo exhibition during Milan Design Week 2026. As a project connecting invention to culture, we aim to open new collaboration opportunities on the global stage.

Pulse Pack Pulse Pack is a wearable bag that pulsates at half the tempo of your own heartbeat. By connecting with vibrations originating from yourself rather than your surroundings, you can achieve a sense of calm wherever you are. This exhibition offers a new way of daily life for "self-calm," aiming for the most minimal circulation between body and technology. It also marks the public release of a project advanced by Konel's Milan branch, established last year, and its domestic and international teams. (Patent pending: 2026-053268)

Product Official Site https://konel.jp/works/pulsepack/

Product Concept We live amidst many connections. However, these connections have been amplified by technology, prompting reactions and judgments, and constantly stirring emotions.

Before we knew it, we increasingly felt that the space for being ourselves and feeling calm was disappearing from our lives. How can we once again be ourselves and find calmness? Traveling to different places, training, and mastering meditation techniques are certainly effective methods. However, we wanted to invent a more accessible and subtle way for people to feel calm. That form is a wearable bag that allows you to feel your own heartbeat.

Pulse Pack reads your pulse and vibrates at half the speed of your heartbeat. As the half-tempo pulsation and your heartbeat overlap, your consciousness turns inward.

This direct experience creates time to distance oneself from external stimuli such as others' gazes, incessant information, or material consumption. It fosters awareness of one's own emotions and creates space for calmness.

At Konel, we aim to shape ideas where science and culture comfortably intersect, creating a change—Good Singularity—that leads to a better future for the world.

Model 1 Pre-sale and Rental Acceptance At Milan Design Week 2026, we will exhibit "Pulse Pack - Model 1." At the venue, a rare prototype, Model 1, will be available for limited edition sales as an artwork, prior to its full product release. Additionally, we will accept rental requests for verification use, anticipating practical application in facilities and stores. Please inform staff if you are interested. *As Model 1 is a prototype, quality assurance for sales and rentals is not covered.

Future Developments We will gather feedback from various cultural perspectives globally to explore new partnerships in development and verification, and opportunities for expansion into other domains. We envision the following developments and co-creation opportunities:

・Verification of motors, materials, etc., for mass production of the product ・B2C sales accompanying mass production of the product ・Store utilization in spas, etc., offering wellness experiences ・Provision to calm-down spaces in public areas ・Effectiveness verification with medical institutions and universities ・Collaborations and exhibitions in other areas

Milan Design Week 2026 Solo Exhibition Overview Exhibition Name: Pulse Pack | Heart-Sync Bag Period: April 20 (Mon) - 26 (Sun), 2026 Time: 10:00 - 19:00 (Italian local time) Venue: BLINDARTE Milano Address: Via Palermo, 11, 20121 Milano (https://maps.app.goo.gl/bAvh7KfqwpoyCSaNA)

Press Day (By appointment for media and related parties) Date & Time: April 20 (Mon), 2026, 10:00-19:00 (Italian local time) Reservation: https://forms.gle/HXNA4X6yrXevezYC6

Reception (Invitation only) Date & Time: April 20 (Mon), 2025, 18:00-21:00 (Italian local time) (Note: Year likely a typo, should be 2026) Reception Content: At the venue, in collaboration with Ochill, an art collective based at the meditation room "Rakusan" in Kyoto, we will offer "Chakou," a luxury item that allows users to inhale only tea leaves using the principle of a hookah.

Ochill Web: https://ochill.jp/ Ochill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ochill_welldown/

About Konel A creative company advocating "Good Singularity," operating from Japan, New York, and Milan. To accelerate the arrival of a good future, we combine art and technology to create projects at the intersection of culture and invention. In addition to branding, R&D, and new business support, we operate the innovation media "Chizai Zukan." Key co-creation activities include "ZZZN SLEEP APPAREL SYSTEM" for carrying sleep, "Aimless Room Morph inn" developed from artificial muscles, "BWTC" brainwave purchasing center, "Cyber Wagashi" food printing from weather data, and "Mikan Shimokita" urban development renewing Shimokitazawa.

WEB: https://konel.jp/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/hellokonel (@hellokonel) X: https://twitter.com/hellokonel (@hellokonel) Contact: hello@konel.co.jp