Touch Sinki Basuh Tangan by Bulent Unal and Elif Gunes

Touch Sinki Basuh Tangan by Bulent Unal and Elif Gunes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Besi in Reka Bentuk Perabot Bilik Mandi dan Peralatan Sanitari Competition Category.

BesiPeralatan Sanitari· 2022

Touch Sinki Basuh Tangan

by Bulent Unal and Elif Gunes

Client: Atılım University

A' Design Award Besi Winner in Peralatan Sanitari Category

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The Design

About Touch Sinki Basuh Tangan

Touch ialah sinki basuh tangan yang direka untuk digunakan oleh dua orang dewasa pada masa yang sama. Sinki tunggal ini mempunyai bentuk berukir dan mengalir yang mengikut pergerakan air. Touch berukuran 1250 mm panjang, 450 mm dalam dan 150 mm tinggi. Kaki bersepadu di bahagian belakang membolehkan sinki ini berdiri sendiri. Touch diperbuat daripada seramik tanah liat bakar berkualiti tinggi dan diselesaikan dengan glais licin tidak melekat yang mudah dibersihkan. Bentuknya melambangkan kerapatan dan kebersamaan, mengubah kelengkapan bilik air yang biasa menjadi objek estetik.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Besi

Touch Sinki Basuh Tangan ialah pemenang A' Design Award Besi, pengiktirafan yang berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk yang baik yang memenuhi keperluan profesional dan industri yang dijangka daripada ciptaan yang direka dengan baik. Pemenang Besi menunjukkan kemahiran yang besar, kepakaran yang tinggi, kefahaman pakar dan keupayaan kreatif penciptanya. Touch Sinki Basuh Tangan diharapkan menjadi ciptaan yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi dan disayangi yang praktikal dan inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Besi ini menyepadukan amalan terbaik industri dan mempunyai ciri teknikal yang kompeten yang dikaitkan dengan kepakaran dan bakat. Touch Sinki Basuh Tangan dihormati kerana ketelitiannya dan direka untuk memberikan peningkatan kualiti hidup yang membantu menjadikan dunia tempat yang lebih baik.

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.