Terra Vacuum Cleaner by Yasemin Ulukan & Senur Design Center

Terra Vacuum Cleaner by Yasemin Ulukan & Senur Design Center is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 A' Design Award nga Bulawan in Disenyo sa Kasangkapan sa Panimalay Competition Category.

BulawanKasangkapan sa Panimalay· 2015

Terra Vacuum Cleaner

by Yasemin Ulukan & Senur Design Center

Client: Senur Elektrik Motorları AS , Brand Name: Arnica

A' Design Award nga Bulawan Winner in Kasangkapan sa Panimalay Category

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The Design

About Terra Vacuum Cleaner

Ang tanang butones nga gidisenyo sa Terra naghatag og impresyon sa mga pedal aron ang tiggamit dayon makamatikod nga kini mahimong pindoton gamit ang tiil. Ang mga hubcap nga gibutang sa mga ligid, mga suga sa kontrol sa gahom, indikador sa dust bag, indikador sa napuno nga hepa filter nga mga detalye nga gibutang sa control panel nakatampo sa iyang aesthetic nga hitsura ug naghatag og mas dynamic nga outlook sa Terra.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Bulawan

Terra Vacuum Cleaner usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Bulawan, usa ka hilabihan ka prestihiyoso nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa unang-klase, katingalahan, ug bantogan nga mga disenyo. Ang mga mananaog sa Bulawan labihan ka bag-o, daghan og panan-aw, ug nagsidlak nga mga paglalang nga nagpakita sa henyo, kinaadman, ug kahanas sa ilang mga tigdesinyo. Gilauman nga ang Terra Vacuum Cleaner mahimong labing gidayeg, nagtakda og uso, ug monumental nga imbento nga naghatag og bili nga wala pa makita. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Bulawan usa ka makapahingangha ug gitahod nga proyekto nga labihan ka mapuslanon ug nagpalapad sa mga utlanan sa arte, siyensya, disenyo, ug teknolohiya. Terra Vacuum Cleaner nagmugna og kusog nga mga pagbati sa kaibog, nagpukaw og kahinam, nagdasig sa pagkamamugnaon, ug nagbihag kanato.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Terra is a vacuum cleaner equipped with a helix formed, specially insulated air chamber that increases suction performance meanwhile minimizing the sound. Thereby presents low energy consumption-high suction power-minimum sound features all together and in a perfect manner.
With its strong and tough outlook, each detail on Terra contributes to its aesthetic appearance. Power control lights, dust bag indicator, hepa filter full indicator details placed on the main frame provides a more distinguished tone to the product. Furthermore, the hubcaps placed on the wheels, provide a more dynamic outlook to Terra.
The ergonomic handle whereon on/off and power controls can be made with a single finger stroke is awaiting to receive a patent being differentiated among its competitors with its formwork and manufacturing process.
Dimensions & Packaging: Product dimensions are 350mm x 480mm x 320mm
Tags: vacuum cleaner, dust bag, suction power, remote control, handle,automatic cord winder, HEPA13 filter
Production Technology: 1350 Watt power version reaches 425Watt suction power. Although Terra possesses a high performance, thanks to the isolated air chamber it is very quiet. After many prototypes and researches in R&D department, all parts of the vacuum cleaner are designed so that they can be assembled quickly and a minimum error rate. As a result of those economical designs, the cost of the production has decreased. All plastic parts of Terra are made of recyclable material. A sign has been placed on each part that shows the type of the materials used in production of such part facilitating the recycling.
Design Challenge: The big challange was to develop ergonomic control of the product not compromising from aesthetics and function. The buttons designed in Terra, does not need to be pressed from a specific spot, since the button will operate in a problem-free manner regardless of whichever spot thereon it is pressed.
Research: Hundreds of vacuum cleaners were tested by the end users letting us to observe their the ergonomic tendencies. After Preformans tests, noise test done in our laboratuaries, we saw that Terra ranked on the top of the competitiors.To ensure the stability and the durability of the product we made hundreds of prototypes of each part in our 3d printing machines. Our surveys which are based on the first batches of Terra show that the end users are satisfied with the product which was our top goal to achieve.
Inspiration: The main idea was to create a powerful,low noise vacuum cleaner with strong look and honest design language.Researches show that buttons on the vacuum cleaners are pressed by foot.Although the buttons are designed for manual pressing, the users are commanding the vacuum cleaner with their feet due to ergonomic reasons.All buttons on Terra are designed big-sized, thereby give the impression of pedals rather than buttons so that the user can immediately perceive that they can be pressed by foot.
Project Duration: The Project started in June 2013 and conceptual and mechanical design completed in October 2014 in Turkey.Prototypes were exhibited in IFA2014 Berlin. Will be on markets on June 2015
Operation Flow: All the details of Terra have been designed as user-friendly preventing the user from making a mistake. The user simply cannot insert the dust bag or hepa filter of the vacuum cleaner incorrectly.All command buttons are big, clear and practical.It is equiped with sensors and warning lights showing when it is time to change the 3 lt dustbag or HEPA13 filter. There is a remote control on the ergonomic handle so that controls can be easily done via the buttons.
Team Members: Yasemin Ulukan
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Senur Design Center