Adam's Leaf Urinal Wisq'ana Raphi by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Adam's Leaf Urinal Wisq'ana Raphi by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Fierru Premiu in Mayllay Llamkana Kamay Competition Category.

FierruMayllay Llamkana· 2020

Adam's Leaf Urinal Wisq'ana Raphi

by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Client: Custom Hygienics, LLC.

A' Design Award Fierru Premiu Winner in Mayllay Llamkana Category

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The Design

About Adam's Leaf Urinal Wisq'ana Raphi

Adam's Raphi nisqaqa qhari wasichakunapaq urinal wisq'anapaq kamasqam kachkan. Kay raphi rikch'aynin chawpinpi hatun q'asallayoq hinaspa kinray patayoqmi kachkan, chaymi hisp'ay mayuta pantachin, mana usuqman nitaq pampaman ch'aqchunanpaq. Hisp'ayqa manam wisq'anapi qhipakunchu, chayrayku mana ima q'apayta yapayta munakunchu. Adam's Raphiqa yaqa tukuy urinal hatunchaykunapaqmi allin kachkan, hinaspa suqta killakama allin kaspa purinqa, chaymi imaymana materialkuna hinaspa qhaqchay llamk'ay gastukunata pisiyachin. Kay wisq'anaqa hatun presionwan injectasqa plastico reciclasqa rurasqam kachkan, hukninpitaq yapasqa kachkan biodegradación nisqata yanapaq, ima ruwasqa kaqtinpas.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fierru Premiu

Adam's Leaf Urinal Wisq'ana Raphi A' Design Award Fierru Premiu mishak kan, yupaychay, kayta ruray yachak shinallatak industriapak mañaykunata paktachik alli diseñukunaman kun. Fierru mishak kashkakunaka hatun ruray ushayta, hanak yachayta, yachak yuyayta shinallatak ruray kamachiyta rikuchinku. Adam's Leaf Urinal Wisq'ana Raphi sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak kuyashka ruray, ruranapak alli shinallatak mushuk yuyaypi kanata munanku. Kay Fierru Premiu japishka diseñuka industriapak ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak yachaywan shinallatak ushaywan tantashka tekniku ushayta charin. Sinchi ruraymanta Adam's Leaf Urinal Wisq'ana Raphi yupaychashka kan shinallatak kawsayta alliyachik ruraykunata kuypak ruray kan, pachata ashtawan alli kachun ruran.

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.