Versus Ke Kīwī by Vasil Velchev is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2014 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Lako Lumi ʻAuʻau a me Lako Maʻemaʻe Competition Category.

HaoLako Maʻemaʻe· 2014

Versus Ke Kīwī

by Vasil Velchev

Client: MAGMA graphics

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Lako Maʻemaʻe Category

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The Design

About Versus Ke Kīwī

ʻO ko mākou ola ʻaʻole pau ʻole huli i ka ʻoliʻoli a me ka hōʻoluʻolu. Ke hoʻāʻo nei nā mea āpau o mākou e ʻike i ke kaulike maikaʻi loa ma waena o ka hana a me ka hoʻolālā a inā makemake mākou i ka waiwai ʻoihana e ʻoi aku ka paʻakikī. Me kaʻu poʻe wc kokoke i hoʻopili ʻia ua hoʻāʻo au e ʻike i kēia pae kaulike. Hoʻohui pū kekahi me nā hana a me nā ʻenehana o ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka hana pono, mālama i ka wai a me nā kumuwaiwai a i ka manawa like ua hūnā ʻia kēia mau mea maikaʻi ma lalo o kahi hoʻolālā wiwo ʻole a monolith a me ka nui.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Versus Ke Kīwī i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Versus Ke Kīwī he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Versus Ke Kīwī no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Extravagant design combined with higher efficiency and economy
Dimensions & Packaging: Length - 400mm, Projection - 775mm, Height - 790mm
Tags: Versus, V-shape, Close-Coupled, WC, Toilet, Black, Red, Extravagant, Bathroom
Production Technology: Live tests will allow us to understand which material will be better - Ceramic or Acrylic. Maybe other materials will be tested too.
Design Challenge: Maintain the original V-shape during technical and ergonomic transformations.
Research: During the CAD build a lot of fluid analysis were studied, a specialist was asked for consultancy.
Inspiration: The very first idea was to create something that has shape of the first letter of my name - V (the profile of the wc and the shape of internal tank). It was eventually changed because of functional reasons.
Project Duration: Almost one year, location - Bulgaria, Europe
Operation Flow: This close-coupled WC have tilted tank which allows the water to flush out easily than traditional 90 deg tanks. This modification increases the velocity, presure and force of the water. The WC also have 3 flush volumes which allow to use water more efficient.
The puzzle type seat and cover allow to reduce unnecessary overlaping which saves material.
Team Members: Vasil Velchev
Image Credits: Image #1: Author Vasil Velchev, Project Versus, 2014.
Image #2: Author Vasil Velchev, Project Versus, 2014.
Image #3: Author Vasil Velchev, Project Versus, 2014.
Image #4: Author Vasil Velchev, Project Versus, 2014.
Image #5: Author Vasil Velchev, Project Versus, 2014.