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Jiankun Sun Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Sanitary faucet Visualization, sanitary faucet in Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design
Jiankun Sun recognized for bathroom furniture and sanitary ware design by the international grand jury of the 2017 - 2018 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 14, 2018 /DesignNewswire/ Sanitary faucet Visualization, sanitary faucet by Jiankun Sun, designed for Wuhan University of Technology, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2017 - 2018 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Sanitary faucet Visualization, sanitary faucet
Sanitary faucet is a minimalist faucet designed to make water use visible. The outlet works directly as the switch. Pressing the outlet down and tilting it opens the faucet, and lifting the outlet back to level closes it. Water continues to rinse the hands while the faucet is being closed, so the hands stay clean. A glass tube stores enough water for one person to wash their hands, which allows the amount of water used to be seen. The glass tube also slows the flow of water. The faucet is made of cast iron pipe and glass.
About Jiankun Sun
He is an industrial designer,now he is studying in Wuhan University of Technology.He likes to observe life state of people in the use of small objects, and finds the breakthrough point for the design，Sometimes just a small change will greatly facilitate People's Daily activities.He just wants to do something interesting and to help others and myself.
Award Record
This recognition makes Jiankun Sun a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2016 - 2017 and the 2017 - 2018 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design Award
The A' Sanitary Ware Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good bathroom product designs by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to sanitary ware designers, bathroom furniture designers, industrial design studios and ceramic artists from all countries. Typical entries include toilets, sinks, bathtubs, showers, bidets and faucets. The awarded sanitary ware designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/sanitary-ware
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/63278
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/63278
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!63278
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/171996
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Sanitary faucet Visualization, sanitary faucet
- Function
- Visualization, sanitary faucet
- Category
- Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Architecture
- Colors
- Silver, White, Gainsboro, Rosy Brown and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Wuhan University of Technology
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jiankun Sun
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2017 - 2018
- Design ID
- #63278
Credits
- Team
- Kairui Wan
- Image Credits
- Jiankun Sun
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This faucet is a minimalist style design, the outlet directly works as a faucet switch, press down and tilt the outlet, the faucet will be opened; Just need to lift the outlet to make it level to close the faucet.The hands are always flushwd by water during the closing process, will not make hands dirty again during closing the faucet. The glass tube on the left can just store enough water that can be used to clean one person's hands. This allows the user to visually see the amount of water they have used. At the same time, it can reduce the drainage rate, make more efficient use of water, and improve the user's water saving awareness.
- Inspiration
- The design of this faucet is inspired by the well pressure device in ancient China. Glass tube can just save enough water for one person to wash hands, so that users can visually see their own water consumption, Improve users' awareness of water conservation. Turn on the faucet by pressing the faucet's outlet and tilting it downwards. Lifting the outlet up to level can close the faucet. The glass tube will be rapidly filled with water when faucet is closed. Since the hands are always rinsed during the faucet are turning off , it is sanitary.
- Research
- When people use the faucet to wash hands, they often open the largest stalls to wash hands unconsciously, they don't know how much water have used during they wash our hands. And the general faucet switch is alone setted at the top or beside, switch will become dirty when it is touched by more than one person, After users wash hands, they have to touch the switch to close the faucet, it will make users' hands dirty again. This faucet will not dirty user' hands when they turn off faucet and users can see how much water have used.
- Challenge
- The innovation of this faucet is the visualization of water consumption, and at the same time, it has an innovative switching method,users will not dirty their hands when opening and closing the faucet. The glass pipe storing water can slow down the speed of water to achieve the purpose of saving water.
- Realization and Technology
- This faucet is made of cast iron pipe and glass tube. The way of turning the outlet to open or close the faucet is easy to operate and can reduce the faucet components, reduce costs. Glass tube storing water can slow the flow of water and conserve water.
- Operation and Interaction
- The outlet directly works as a faucet switch, press down the outlet, the faucet can be opened ; Just need to lift the outlet to make it level can close it .The hand is always flushed by water during the process of closing , will not make hands dirty again when closing the faucet. The glass tube can just store enough water for one person to clean their hands. This allows the user to visually see the amount of water they have used. At the same time, it can reduce the drainage rate, make more efficient use of water, and improve the user's water saving awareness. When the glass tube runs out of water, users just need to turn off the faucet and then open it.
- Project Duration and Location
- Projekt dauer is 3 months.The project started in June 2017 and finished in September 2017 in Wuhan.
- Specifications
- The faucet's size is 60mm * 35mm * 248mm. It is made of cast iron and glass.
- Keywords
- Visualize, save water ,sanitary faucet
