Industrial - Bachelor
Linger is a pet memorial that brings remembrance into everyday life. Combining an ashes container, rotating photo display, transparent fur keepsake compartment and gear calendar, it offers owners a personal way to keep memories nearby. Its home-inspired form and rainbow lighting create a warm presence within familiar living spaces.
Pets become part of the routines that make a house feel like home. When they pass away, their absence can be felt in small, familiar moments. Photographs, fur and belongings can hold memories of that shared life.
Linger explores how a memorial can give these memories a place at home, allowing owners to remember their pet in a way that feels personal and comfortable.
The literature review explored pet loss, remembrance and the role of memorial objects in maintaining a connection with a pet after death. It provided a foundation for considering emotional needs alongside practical storage and display, shaping the project’s focus on personal remembrance within everyday life.
Seven existing pet memorial products were analysed to understand the range of product types, prices and materials currently available. This comparison provided an overview of the market and helped inform Linger’s material choices and design direction.
The survey collected 39 valid responses exploring attitudes towards pet remembrance and existing memorial products. Of these respondents, 51.3% felt that existing products looked too much like funeral goods. This finding informed a warmer, home-inspired design direction, intended to feel more comfortable to display alongside everyday belongings.
Two semi-structured interviews explored personal experiences of pet loss and remembrance. Participants described the meaning held by photographs, fur and familiar belongings, as well as the importance of where memorial objects were placed at home. These accounts informed opportunities for personalisation and a design that allows owners to engage with memories in their own way.
Linger brings an ashes container, rotating photo display, transparent fur keepsake compartment, name tag holder, rainbow lighting and gear calendar together on a shared wooden base. Its home-inspired form gives each element a place, creating a personal memorial designed to sit alongside everyday belongings.
This short film presents Linger within a home setting, showing how its display and everyday interactions bring personal memories into familiar surroundings.
Created in KeyShot, the renders and animation present Linger’s form, materials and details from different angles, showing how its individual elements come together as a complete design.
Beth Liu is an industrial design student at Queensland University of Technology with an interest in emotional connection and everyday experiences. Through user research, material exploration and hands-on prototyping, she develops products that balance practical needs with personal meaning, bringing care and warmth into everyday life.
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