Presence
Screen time is a household problem. Why do we keep treating it as an individual one?
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You're in the room.
But you're not really there.
Your children are watching you pick up your phone.
bubble gives everyone a reason to put them down.
The best evenings start when the phones go away.
bubble makes that the easiest thing you do all day.
The gift that gives everyone the evening back.
A sculptural ritual object that helps families reconnect - while wirelessly charging phones and creating warm ambient light.
Meet bubble
The most beautiful way
to put phones away.
A sculptural ritual object designed for modern family life. A wireless charger. A beautiful ambient light. A subtle signal that says: we're here now.
bubble doesn't remove technology. It helps families decide when phones belong.
Wireless charging
Quietly powers devices beneath the surface.
Beautiful ambient light
Warm, calming glow that anchors the evening.
A shared family ritual
A small moment of intention that changes the whole evening.
The moment before dinner
Same table.
Different evening.
The problem isn't technology. It's default. bubble creates a small moment of intention - helping families move from distraction to presence. No lectures. No guilt. Just a better evening.
Before
The problem
The phone on the table
is the problem.
Not because you don't care. Not because you're not trying. Because it's there – and a phone within reach is a phone that gets used. Research shows that a phone visible on the table, even face down and silent, reduces the quality of conversation for everyone around it. You don't have to pick it up. Its presence alone is enough to divide attention.
You've tried willpower. Most families have. The issue is that willpower is individual – and presence is collective. One person putting their phone away while another keeps theirs out doesn't create a shared moment. It creates a quiet resentment.
The solution isn't discipline. It's distance, and a reason to choose it together.
The phone in the room is the problem – even when you're not using it. Research on propinquity shows that a device within reach creates a persistent pull on attention. The phone on your table – face down, silent, untouched – is still dividing the room. Putting it inside bubble doesn't just move it. It removes it from the equation entirely.
People do harder things together than alone. Every fitness programme, every quit-smoking campaign, every shared commitment works better with a partner. bubble works the same way – each person's choice to be present makes it easier for everyone else to choose the same. Not a restriction. A shared ritual.
What the research shows
Meta, 2021
Parents' smartphone use directly influences children's usage. Families report greater wellbeing during intentional, shared engagement. Digital behaviour is best shaped at the household level – not individually.
JAMA Pediatrics, May 2025
Parental phone use during child interaction is linked to lower child engagement. Even brief device interruptions reduce the quality of interaction. Total screen time is not the issue – it is screen presence during shared moments.
Designed to be left out.
Not hidden away.
bubble is designed to feel at home at the centre of the table. Beautiful enough to stay. Subtle enough to belong. Not another piece of tech clutter - an object the room is better for having.
The science
Most screen-time solutions
rely on willpower.
bubble doesn't. It changes the environment instead. Four principles from behavioural science, working quietly together.
01
Propinquity
What sits closest gets attention. Phones within reach get picked up - not because you're weak, but because proximity is a trigger. bubble creates intentional distance. Without punishment.
02
Ritual
The best habits happen at the same time, in the same way. Families already have rituals - dinner, bedtime, film nights. bubble becomes the ritual that starts presence.
03
Social contagion
Behaviour spreads within households. When one person puts their phone in bubble, others follow. In our trials, one partner docking triggered the other to dock three times out of four.
04
Friction design
Small barriers change behaviour more reliably than willpower. bubble doesn't lock phones away. It simply makes distraction slightly harder to choose. That small moment is enough.
How it works
How bubble works.
Four steps.
01
Place your phone. Lower the dome.
bubble lives on your table as a stunning lamp. When you're ready to bubble, lower the dome over the base – phones dock inside and charge wirelessly. That single gesture is the invitation to everyone else at the table.
02
Everyone docks.
Unlike screen time apps, bubble isn't an individual restriction solution. It's a shared ritual – each person places their phone, and the lamp's glow deepens with every dock. When the last phone arrives, the light completes and a soft tone sounds. A signal that everyone is genuinely, fully here.
03
When the last phone is in, the light completes.
A soft tone. The glow shifts. And something in the room shifts with it – the kind of presence that doesn't happen by accident.
04
Go deeper with the app.
Rituals, scheduling, focus modes, household reports. The app adds layers when your household is ready for them. bubble works beautifully without it – the app is there when you want more.
The glow completes. The tone sounds.
And something shifts in the room – the kind of presence that doesn't happen by accident.
From the trials
Three households.
What they noticed.
"It felt like closing a laptop at the end of the workday."
"When the phone went on the light, it represented the start of the evening."
"It was a signal the workday was over."
When one person docked, others followed. In one household, one partner docking triggered the other to dock three times out of four. Connection scores rose consistently when both partners docked. When only one did, they didn't.
245
fewer phone unlocks in two weeks. Not because phones were locked away. Because the environment changed – and behaviour followed.
23
fewer hours on phones across two weeks in a second household. Trial participants described it as relief, not restriction.
Find yours
Three sizes.
One ritual. From £149.
Every tier includes the joint docking signal – the light and tone that marks the moment the evening begins. Choose by household size.
bubble core
£149
A lamp for two · couples and small households
- Wireless charging for 1-2 phones
- Joint docking signal
- Ambient glow + sonic identity
- Focus modes
- Public Signal (auto-reply when docked)
- 30-day risk-free return
bubble family
£199
The family lamp · 1-4 phones
- Wireless charging for 1-4 phones
- Joint docking signal
- Programmable ambient light system
- Hourglass mode + breach animation
- Full app: rituals, scheduling, household report
- Focus modes (5 named modes)
- Public Signal
- Premium giftable packaging
bubble prestige
£299
Ceramic finish · a lamp that becomes a heirloom
- Wireless charging for 1-4 phones
- Ceramic finish
- Multi-room pairing (2 units)
- Full focus mode suite
- Annual household report
- Priority support + 2-year warranty
- Luxury gift packaging
bubble is in development. Register now for founding community pricing and first access.
Founding community – first 500 families
The founding community
Be among the first
The founding community
is 500 families.
From £149. For everyone at your table.
First access. A say in the product before it ships. No spam. No obligation.
Founding community pricing
As a founding member you'll receive preferred pricing across all SKUs – confirmed when we launch.
Images are for illustration only. Product design is underway.
Your table, their moment.
Your guests chose to come out – to be with each other, not their notifications. A phone on the table, even untouched, reduces the quality of conversation for everyone around it. bubble removes it from the equation. A stunning lamp on the table, phones dock inside, the light completes – and everything you've worked to create can finally be fully felt.
The proposition
Presence is the upgrade
your guests didn't know they needed.
Your guests chose to come out – to be with each other, not their notifications. A phone on the table, even untouched, reduces the quality of conversation for everyone around it. bubble removes it from the equation. A stunning lamp on the table, phones dock inside, the light completes – and everything you've worked to create can finally be fully felt.
The bubble Network
Guests who dock earn rewards redeemable across the bubble restaurant network. Presence earns something back – and brings them back to you.
Named founding partner
Founding partners are credited permanently. The first restaurants to make presence a feature – not an afterthought.
Founding partner pricing
25-50% off RRP depending on volume, zero bubble Network fee for 12 months, and direct input into how the hospitality product develops.
Founding partner programme
Be one of the first
restaurants to bubble.
Named founding partner credit. Register your interest below.
Founding Partner Pricing
12-month bubble Network fee waiver included with all founding partner orders, regardless of tier.
bubble Core
1-2 phones
RRP £149
| Units | Per unit | Saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £112 | 25% off |
| 5-9 | £97 | 35% off |
| 10+ | £75 | 50% off |
bubble Family
1-4 phones
RRP £199
| Units | Per unit | Saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £149 | 25% off |
| 5-9 | £129 | 35% off |
| 10+ | £99 | 50% off |
bubble Prestige
1-4 phones · ceramic
RRP £299
| Units | Per unit | Saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £224 | 25% off |
| 5-9 | £194 | 35% off |
| 10+ | £149 | 50% off |
The meeting starts
when phones stop.
A visible signal that the meeting starts now. bubble helps people psychologically arrive - leaving the day behind and bringing their full attention to the room.
The proposition
Your values are on the wall.
The phones are on the table.
The overlooked meeting room insight: most people haven't psychologically left their last meeting - or their inbox - before the next one starts. bubble creates the transition. A shared moment where phones go away, attention arrives, and the meeting can actually begin.
No policy required
bubble works through environment design, not enforcement. Nobody is told to put their phone down. The object makes it the obvious thing to do.
Founding workplace credit
The workplaces that join the founding programme are named permanently. The first offices to make presence a feature of how they work.
Founding partner pricing
25-50% off RRP depending on volume, zero bubble Network fee for 12 months, and direct input into the workplace product roadmap.
Focus modes
Five named modes – including deep work, timed focus, and meeting mode – give individuals control within the collective ritual.
Founding workplace programme
Be one of the first
workplaces to bubble.
Named founding workplace credit. Register your interest below.
Founding Partner Pricing
12-month bubble Network fee waiver included with all founding partner orders, regardless of tier.
bubble Core
1-2 phones
RRP £149
| Units | Per unit | Saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £112 | 25% off |
| 5-9 | £97 | 35% off |
| 10+ | £75 | 50% off |
bubble Family
1-4 phones
RRP £199
| Units | Per unit | Saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £149 | 25% off |
| 5-9 | £129 | 35% off |
| 10+ | £99 | 50% off |
bubble Prestige
1-4 phones · ceramic
RRP £299
| Units | Per unit | Saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £224 | 25% off |
| 5-9 | £194 | 35% off |
| 10+ | £149 | 50% off |