top of page


Purrfy Earns Calm Tech Certification for Purring Therapy Device
There is physiological a reason people find it calming to hold a purring cat. Cats purr at frequencies between 25 and 150 Hz. Purrfy is a handheld device that replicates those frequencies through sound and vibration. No cat required.
Amber Case
2 days ago


Ohm Health: A Beautiful Marriage of Glass and Attention for a tactile meditation journey
The Calm Tech Institute has awarded Ohm Health's Resonance Lamp a Calm Tech Gold Certification.
The Lamp has two immediately impressive and unique features: first, the lamp housing is borosilicate glass. This material design makes it feel more like art or decoration than technology. Secondly, the Lamp has a small, stone-like controller that is noticeably warm and delightful. This biofeedback device reads the user's heart rate in real time and responds through light, sound,
Amber Case
Jun 10


Calm Tech Institute's Booth Review at Hospitality Design Expo 2026
This year, Calm Tech Institute showed up with a question: which trade show booths actually made people feel good? Our favorite booths had key characteristics that aligned the science behind Calm Tech Certified™ for Spaces, our newest offering for hospitality and trade show builders.
Amber Case
May 14


Calm Design for Critical Situations
The “cascading alarm” situation is a well-known example of technology making a bad situation worse. Three Principles of Calm Technology™, are worth exploring in high-stakes/high-stress decision making.
Amber Case
Jan 26
Designing our future through the past
bottom of page
