Adam's Leaf Werqa ta' Adam by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Adam's Leaf Werqa ta' Adam by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid in Disinn ta' Għamara tal-Kamra tal-Banju u Sanitarji Competition Category.

ĦadidSanitarji· 2020

Adam's Leaf Werqa ta' Adam

by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Client: Custom Hygienics, LLC.

Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid Winner in Sanitarji Category

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The Design

About Adam's Leaf Werqa ta' Adam

Werqa ta' Adam hija skrin għall-urinali ddisinjat għat-twaletti tal-irġiel. Il-forma ta' werqa għandha għerien ċentrali għoli u xfarat inklinati li jiddevjaw il-fluss tal-awrina u jipprevjenu li tinxtered lura fuq l-utent u fuq l-art. L-awrina ma tibqax miżmuma fuq l-iskrin, għalhekk mhumiex meħtieġa fwejjaħ miżjuda. Werqa ta' Adam tgħatti kważi kull daqs ta' urinal u tibqa' effettiva sa sitt xhur, li jnaqqas l-ispejjeż tal-materjal u tax-xogħol tat-tindif. L-iskrin huwa magħmul permezz ta' immuldjar b'injezzjoni b'pressjoni għolja minn plastik riċiklat b'addittiv li jappoġġja l-bijodegradazzjoni wara l-użu.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid

Adam's Leaf Werqa ta' Adam huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż mogħti lil disinji tajbin li jissodisfaw ir-rekwiżiti professjonali u industrijali mistennija minn ħolqien imfassal tajjeb. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Ħadid juru l-ħila kbira, l-ispeċjalizzazzjoni għolja, il-fehim espert u l-kapaċità kreattiva tal-ħallieqa tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Adam's Leaf Werqa ta' Adam ikun ħolqien imqabbar ħafna, mammirat u maħbub li huwa prattiku u innovattiv. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Ħadid jintegra l-aħjar prattiki tal-industrija u għandu karatteristiċi tekniċi kompetenti marbuta mal-għarfien u t-talent. Adam's Leaf Werqa ta' Adam huwa rispettat għall-eżattezza tiegħu u mfassal biex itejjeb il-kwalità tal-ħajja u jgħin jagħmel id-dinja post aħjar.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Adam's Leaf is a uniquely designed men's urinal screen that effectively prevents urine splash-back for the user and keeps restroom floors clean to improve hygiene. It is biodegradable, and its design deflects the urine stream without splash or retention of urine in the urinal eliminating the need for added scents. It fits virtually any size urinal and its durability, up to six months, helps reduce material and janitorial labor costs.
Dimensions & Packaging: Adam's Leaf has dimensions of: 180mm. length, 170mm. width, 80mm. height, and weighs 114.76 grams.
Tags: It is leaf-shaped with a narrow high center ridge designed to deflect fluid
Production Technology: Adam's Leaf is produced by high pressure injection molding using recycled plastic and EcoPure which facilitates its biodegration post-use.
Design Challenge: The project was time consuming as a variety of materials and shapes were trialed to achieve a workable and durable design that was both pleasing to the eye and effective. The cost of creating an injection mold and the various trial models were expensive along with the intellectual property legal costs.
Research: Numerous prototypes were made including clay models and early 3D printed models to achieve a successful design and also several plastic formulations were trialed to achieve the correct Shore hardness and composition to allow moderate flexibility but shape retention to remain effective. EcoPure was added to enhance biodegradation post-use.
Inspiration: Adam's Leaf was inspired by the need to improve men's bathroom hygiene and takes its shape from fig leaves strategically painted in Renaissance and Pre-Renaissance art. The high fin-like center and angled leaf edges facilitate the flow of fluid off the leaf without splash back onto the user and surrounding floor, and its unusual design helps the urinal user stay focused over the urinal longer to completely finish the process also improving restroom hygiene.
Project Duration: The project idea was conceived in 2006 and the design completed after numerous prototypes and patented in 2016.
Operation Flow: It will function in any position in a men's urinal except when inverted-(upside down) and weighs enough not be moved by water from urinal flushing.
Patents: US patent-US D773,016 S November 29, 2016, patent holder, Custom Hygienics, LLC., Inventor, Michael Jones Omaha, Nebraska, USA. US Trademark Registration No. 5,885,710, October 15, 2019 ADAM'S LEAF owned by Custom Hygienics, LLC.
Team Members: Michael Jones
Sadie Mestman
Image Credits: Still photos of Adam's Leaf were taken by Andrew Lachance, Omaha, Nebraska. Videos were created by Michael Jones, Omaha, Nebraska.