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SATYA S:9  • Declassified
Designing and engineering an immersive wellness device and product system from the ground up

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Client since 2026

Background

SATYA arrived with a working prototype and a larger ambition: to define a new category of immersive wellness technology. The device combined light, sound, and vibroacoustic therapy, with early evidence that the three modalities became more meaningful when experienced together.

Minimal meditation room with floor cushions, wall speakers, and a round ceiling light.Minimal meditation room with floor cushions, wall speakers, and a round ceiling light.
Hands holding a mallet over a bronze singing bowl.Hands holding a mallet over a bronze singing bowl.
Vibration
Yellow-lit room with a glowing overhead panel above floor cushions.Yellow-lit room with a glowing overhead panel above floor cushions.
Light
Person playing white singing bowls on a floor mat.Person playing white singing bowls on a floor mat.
Sound

What remained unresolved was everything around the proof of concept, from product language and physical form to the software, booking model, and production path required to make it real.

Warm lounge room with low cushioned seating and a circular ceiling light.Warm lounge room with low cushioned seating and a circular ceiling light.
Person seated cross-legged in a calm meditation room.Person seated cross-legged in a calm meditation room.
The Challenge

The challenge was the tension between a therapeutic instrument and the ecosystem needed to support it. SATYA could not look or behave like clinical equipment, but it also could not be treated as a conventional luxury object.

Venn diagram comparing luxury wellness experience products and treatments.Venn diagram comparing luxury wellness experience products and treatments.
SATYA Ecosystem
Person seated at a desktop wellness display.Person seated at a desktop wellness display.
Device Operating System
Person reclining on an illuminated geometric treatment platform.Person reclining on an illuminated geometric treatment platform.
Coordinating physical product
Two women meeting at a small table in a softly lit wellness space.Two women meeting at a small table in a softly lit wellness space.
Client booking
Page of hand-drawn sketches for wellness pods and treatment beds.Page of hand-drawn sketches for wellness pods and treatment beds.
Bed Sketches
Grid of product concept renderings for wellness pods and seating forms.Grid of product concept renderings for wellness pods and seating forms.
Bed Renders

The experience had to regulate the nervous system while coordinating physical product, device operating system, composition tooling, facilitator workflow, and client booking into one coherent platform.

Man wearing glasses beside a camera setup in a studio.Man wearing glasses beside a camera setup in a studio.
Design with Meta Quest
Workbench with tools, wires, and small electronics parts.Workbench with tools, wires, and small electronics parts.
Custom PCB
Technician measuring components on a large treatment bed frame.Technician measuring components on a large treatment bed frame.
Model Ensemble
Man working at a table with a laptop and electronics beneath.Man working at a long prototype table with tools and a laptop.
Embedded UI in one stack
Hand-drawn concept sketch of a curved wellness pod and treatment bed.Hand-drawn concept sketch of a curved wellness pod and treatment bed.
Technicians working beside a cushioned wellness treatment bed.Technicians working beside a cushioned wellness treatment bed.
Person reclining in a purple-lit wellness pod.Person reclining in a purple-lit wellness pod.
The Solution

We engaged the full L+R Alliance across Strategy, Design, and Engineering, working alongside the SATYA team from positioning through product development. Strategy surveyed hundreds of meditation, wearable, wellness, and clinical products to establish SATYA’s place in digital immersive therapy. Design used Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest reviews to evaluate proportion at true scale, while Engineering designed the custom PCBs and led design for manufacturing from the first revision.

Curved wooden wellness pod with a cushioned treatment bed on a glossy floor.Curved wooden wellness pod with a cushioned treatment bed on a glossy floor.
Stacked cream cushions on a curved wood base with underlighting.Stacked cream cushions on a curved wood base with underlighting.
Close-up of curved wood trim and textured upholstery.Close-up of curved wood trim and textured upholstery.
Vertical view of cushioned lounge seating with an overhead reading light.Overhead view of a curved treatment bed inside a wood-lined wellness pod.
Close-up of two round speaker grilles set into a cushioned wall panel.Close-up of two round speaker grilles set into a cushioned wall panel.
Close-up of a curved wood panel edge with soft warm lighting.Close-up of a curved wood panel edge with soft warm lighting.
Person resting with eyes closed under a narrow beam of warm light.Person resting with eyes closed under a narrow beam of warm light.
Interior lounge wall with cushioned seating, controls, and an overhead light.Interior lounge wall with cushioned seating, controls, and an overhead light.
Woman sitting beside a sculptural lounge pod in a concrete interior.Woman sitting beside a sculptural lounge pod in a concrete interior.
Rendering of an enclosed lounge pod with layered wood panels and cushions.Rendering of an enclosed lounge pod with layered wood panels and cushions.
SATYA Composer

We selected Flutter as the device operating system and built SATYA Composer, a proprietary DAW that exposes every RGB LED and all ten vibroacoustic motors as addressable tracks.

Lounge headrest lit by soft purple and blue light.Lounge headrest lit by soft purple and blue light.
Person holding a laptop that displays rows of audio tracks.Person holding a laptop that displays rows of audio tracks.

AI-assisted signal processing helped translate audio, light, and vibration into one arrangement, so composers could shape the experience as a unified piece rather than three unrelated timelines. We also designed the booking platform connecting client, facilitator, and device.

Laptop displaying rows of audio tracks on a wooden table.Laptop displaying rows of audio tracks on a wooden table.
Close-up of a woman relaxing with eyes closed under warm light.Close-up of a woman relaxing with eyes closed under warm light.
The Impact

The prototype became the S:9, a patent-pending flagship instrument with a brand, an operating system, a composition tool, and a booking platform behind it. The system has since been experienced in first sessions with prospective clients, investors, and influential figures around the World Cup in the Americas and the UN General Assembly. SATYA now has the foundation for a broader product family and the platform required to build it.

Tablet with circular controls displayed upright on cushioned seating.Tablet with circular controls displayed upright on cushioned seating.
Woman resting in warm light with sound-themed text overlay.Woman resting in warm light with sound-themed text overlay.
Person resting inside a dark lounge pod with s:9 text overlay.Person resting inside a dark lounge pod with circular interface overlay.
The Bottom Line

SATYA S:9 brought brand, industrial design, embedded systems, session authoring, and service operations into one premium wellness platform. The broader challenge is turning an invented category into something clients can understand, trust, and experience. L+R helps ambitious physical products become complete digital ecosystems.

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