Sanitary faucet 위생 수전 by Jiankun Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 A' Design Award 동상 in 욕실 가구 및 위생 도기 디자인 Competition Category.

동위생 도기· 2018

Sanitary faucet 위생 수전

by Jiankun Sun

Client: Wuhan University of Technology

A' Design Award 동상 Winner in 위생 도기 Category

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The Design

About Sanitary faucet 위생 수전

위생 수전은 물 사용량을 눈으로 확인할 수 있도록 설계된 미니멀한 수전이다. 토수구가 곧 개폐 스위치 역할을 한다. 토수구를 아래로 눌러 기울이면 물이 나오고, 다시 수평으로 들어 올리면 물이 잠긴다. 수전을 닫는 동안에도 물이 계속 흘러 손을 헹궈주기 때문에 손이 청결하게 유지된다. 유리관에는 한 사람이 손을 씻기에 충분한 양의 물이 저장되어 사용되는 물의 양을 눈으로 확인할 수 있다. 또한 유리관은 물의 흐름을 완만하게 해준다. 이 수전은 주철관과 유리로 제작되었다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 동상

Sanitary faucet 위생 수전, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 동상 수상작으로, 창의성, 독창성, 영민함으로 돋보이는 뛰어난 디자인에 수여되는 높은 권위의 인정입니다. 동상 수상작은 충분히 숙련되고 인상적으로 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 폭넓은 경험, 상상력, 기지를 입증합니다. Sanitary faucet 위생 수전, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 사물로서 두드러지게 전문적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 동상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 모범 사례를 담고 있으며 세부에 대한 주의로 훌륭합니다. Sanitary faucet 위생 수전, 이 작품은 필요를 훌륭하게 충족하고 욕망에 닿으며 감정을 매료하고 호기심을 불러일으킵니다.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

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. When the glass tube runs out of water, users just need to turn off the faucet and then open it again. The glass tube will immediately be filled with water.
Dimensions & Packaging: The faucet's size is 60mm * 35mm * 248mm. It is made of cast iron and glass.
Tags: Visualize, save water ,sanitary faucet
Production 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.
Design 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.
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. The way of opening and closing the faucet is controlled by adjusting the inclination of the outlet, tilting downwards to open and make it level to turn off faucet.The glass tube can see how much water we use, it can arouse the user's awareness of water conservation. The water stored in glass tube can slow down the flow of water and helps users to save water.
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.
Project Duration: Projekt dauer is 3 months.The project started in June 2017 and finished in September 2017 in Wuhan.
Operation Flow: 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. The glass tube will immediately be filled with water again.
Team Members: Jiankun Sun
Kairui Wan
Image Credits: Jiankun Sun