Touch Waschbecken by Bulent Unal and Elif Gunes

Touch Waschbecken by Bulent Unal and Elif Gunes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in Eisen in Sanitärkeramikdesign Competition Category.

EisenSanitärkeramik· 2022

Touch Waschbecken

by Bulent Unal and Elif Gunes

Client: Atılım University

A' Design Award in Eisen Winner in Sanitärkeramik Category

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The Design

About Touch Waschbecken

Touch ist ein Waschbecken, das für die gleichzeitige Nutzung durch zwei Erwachsene konzipiert wurde. Das Einzelbecken besitzt eine skulpturale, fließende Form, die der Bewegung des Wassers folgt. Touch misst 1250 mm in der Länge, 450 mm in der Tiefe und 150 mm in der Höhe. Integrierte Füße an der Rückseite ermöglichen es dem Waschbecken, frei zu stehen. Touch wird aus feinem Feinfeuerton-Keramik gefertigt und mit einer glatten, schmutzabweisenden Glasur veredelt, die sich leicht reinigen lässt. Die Form bringt Nähe und Verbundenheit zum Ausdruck und verwandelt ein vertrautes Badezimmerobjekt in ein ästhetisches Objekt.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Eisen

Touch Waschbecken ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Eisen, einer prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für gute Designs, die die beruflichen und industriellen Anforderungen erfüllen, die an gut gestaltete Schöpfungen gestellt werden. Eisen-Gewinner zeigen großes Können, hohe Spezialisierung, fachkundiges Verständnis und die kreative Kapazität ihrer Schöpfer. Von Touch Waschbecken wird erwartet, dass es eine hochgeschätzte, bewunderte und geliebte Schöpfung ist, die praktisch und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Eisen prämierte Design integriert bewährte Branchenverfahren und weist kompetente technische Merkmale in Verbindung mit Know-how und Talent auf. Touch Waschbecken wird für seine Gründlichkeit geschätzt und ist darauf ausgelegt, Verbesserungen der Lebensqualität zu liefern, die dazu beitragen, die Welt zu einem besseren Ort zu machen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Touch sink; while aiming to change the traditional perception of two-use washbasin with its unique form, it aims to accommodate the use of two adults in one washbasin and together with its aesthetic and functional form. It symbolizes the ideas of being together with its sculptural form and being in touch with the design approach.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions: Length: 1250 mm, Depth: 450 mm, Height: 150 mm. The packaging will be an environmentally friendly packaging that will include these dimensions optimally.
Tags: washbasin, double basin, ergonomic, functionality, sculptural, passion, to touch
Production Technology: Touch basin is produced with Fine Fire Clay (FFC) ceramic. It is then glazed with a very slippery non-stick glaze and becomes a high-performance ceramic.
Design Challenge: Semiotic science determines the colors, forms, light-shadows that the designers will use in design; He created designs with information based on the knowledge of balance and harmony created with colors, forms, light and shadows that trigger the subconscious patterns that humanity has acquired for centuries. In this way, they will create the necessary effect in the target audience and create the necessary emotion for the product to be marketed. This poses a great challenge for creativity.
Research: Easy to clean, modernism, functionalism and minimalism are on the rise in all consumer groups. However, the purpose of this design is to reflect the emotions and meanings on the form. As it is known in the signs, the denotation – emerges when the signified is perceived as it is objectively. Connotation is the implied meaning. Although the Touch washbasin is used as a washbasin for two, it is designed to express the bond, passion and togetherness between two people.
Inspiration: We are drawn to each other by love. Our shields drop, we experience excitement and a sense of oneness. We melt into each other. This closeness is reminiscent of the feeling of touching and being together. Thanks to its prestigious appearance, Touch Washbasin not only creates a sculptural visual perception in wet spaces, but also symbolizes being together in every sense. The sink concept is now turning into an aesthetic object rather than a functionality.
Project Duration: The design was started in May 2021 in Ankara
Operation Flow: Designed for two people to use together, the Touch washbasin offers its user a different bathroom and usage experience. While reflecting the passion and desire of touch between couple with its form, it has a sculptural and flowing form where aesthetics meets function. Its form is designed in accordance with the flow characteristics and behavior of water. There are integrated feet on the backs of the sinks, so they can easily stand on their own.
Team Members: Bulent Unal and Elif Gunes
Image Credits: Image #1: 3D Visualization Bulent Unal,2021.
Image #2: 3D Visualization Bulent Unal, 2021.
Image #3: 3D Visualization Bulent Unal, 2021.
Image #4: 3D Visualization Bulent Unal, 2021.
Image #5: 3D Visualization Bulent Unal, 2021.