After numerous meetings with professionals of different area of expertise like outdoor, sleep, textiles and various related fields, the team laid the foundations for this project. Wild camping and sleep are two universes, which together give birth to several issues. We worked hard throughout an entire year of research and conceptualisation to allow campers to enjoy the benefits of a restful and revitalizing sleep in the wild.

The first phase (2 months) was the preliminary research which allowed the acquisition of in-depth knowledge about camping and its practices. Following this phase, we conducted a more focused research with personalized interviews with multiple actors, users or professionals of the field. This was the heart of our design process (5 months) and we worked with them until the end of our project to be able to have their point of view when needed. This phase allowed us to validate the information previously found and to define the various issues and components of the project. It was from these initial results that the team examined the relationship between light and sleep while camping. A series of validation of different components allowed the evolution of the concept to arrive with the RISE tent.

The RISE tent allows the camper to sleep in nature by maintaining his usual sleep cycle. To succeed, she uses the Nymph and Morpho technologies. Nymph is a layering of textiles that allows us to create lumino-opaque walls preventing the penetration of light in the cabin of the RISE tent at dawn. Next, its photochromic skylight, Morpho, allows both dimming and amplifying the light in the tent. With our design, the geometry and its orientation with the sun, the RISE tent allows a temporally defined entry of light. She also stands out from the other products offered on the market by its maximized interior space allowing the camper to sleep comfortably and move around freely, without disturbing his partner's sleep. It allows, in addition, to protect personal effects from bad weather without that these clutter the sleeping space.

By using a textile overlay we are able to achieve an opacity that prevents any light from entering the tent. This technology maintains an environment conducive to sleep even at dawn. Nymph also offers key characteristics in terms of heat reflection. By adding a reflective lining material, this allows for air conditioning inside and outside the Rise tent. Indeed, the metallic film is used to reflect UV rays before they enter the tent and thus heat the cabin. From inside the tent, the effects of reflective materials help keep the climate cool. We use a waterproof 70 denier polyester and 70 denier nylon with a heat sealed metallic lamination.

It is by applying a thin layer of leuco-dye (remember those mood rings or the ceramic mugs that change color with hot water?) ink, that the RISE tent allows a transition in the light. This technology operates through the addition of photochromic pigment that reacts to ultraviolet rays. In order to protect them, an additive is incorporated to minimize solar degradation. This is when the UV rays hit directly the surface of leuco-dyes that the reaction occurs. The surface will change from dark blue to light green and will thus let the light penetrate inside the tent of diffuse way. Since the leuco-dyes are applied with sublimation on a yellow ripstop polyester surface, the colour combination is very important here. Blue and yellow merge to give a rather dark gray, while light green and yellow blend together to form a light turquoise. This will allow light to enter inside the tent and thus wake up the camper from a natural and pleasant way.

The symmetry of the Rise tent as well as the inclination of its roof are the basis of the success of our design. On the tent's carrying bag, there is a compass indicating to the user where to install his cabin. This ensures that the Rise tent always points east for campers to enjoy the benefits of a good night of sleep with Rise. The declination of the roof corresponds to the height at which the sun finds itself in the sky in the early hours of the morning. The roof angle protects the window composed of leuco-dyes (Morpho) from the first rays of the sun, keeping the interior dark. Exceeded 18.6°, the UV rays hit the skylight and the transition process begins, thus waking campers from their sleep.