Analyzing the phenomenon «Pause!» shows its surprising complex composition. Breaks are notional undetermined, though an everyday occurrence very diverse and different, according to the individual need. Innumerable offers are on market as how to spend the precious little time, to fill the gaps, to doodle away. This suggests that the final result of the project should not be another instrument for the leisure industry. Rather, a playful process of reflection is desired.

Valerie Notter, in her role as a product designer, takes on the challenge to develop a collection of different objects that serve as statements and push and promote self-perception and reflectivity. The objects stimulate to quest for a different handling of one's time: They let the user experience changes and, as ritual objects – of sorts – celebrate the time-in-between. Their minimalistic design offers space for contemplation and interpretation.