Touch Umývadlo by Bulent Unal and Elif Gunes

Touch Umývadlo by Bulent Unal and Elif Gunes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Železná cena A' Design Award in Sanitárna keramika Competition Category.

ŽeleznáSanitárna keramika· 2022

Touch Umývadlo

by Bulent Unal and Elif Gunes

Client: Atılım University

Železná cena A' Design Award Winner in Sanitárna keramika Category

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The Design

About Touch Umývadlo

Touch je umývadlo navrhnuté tak, aby ho mohli súčasne používať dvaja dospelí. Jednoduchá umývadlová misa má sochársky a plynulý tvar, ktorý kopíruje pohyb vody. Touch má rozmery 1250 mm na dĺžku, 450 mm na hĺbku a 150 mm na výšku. Integrované nožičky na zadnej strane umožňujú umývadlu stáť samostatne, bez potreby ďalšej podpery. Touch je vyrobené z kvalitnej keramiky z ohňovzdornej hliny a je opatrené hladkou nepriľnavou glazúrou, ktorá sa ľahko čistí. Tvar vyjadruje blízkosť a spolupatričnosť, čím premieňa bežný kúpeľňový prvok na estetický objekt.

The Recognition

About the Železná cena A' Design Award

Touch Umývadlo je laureát Železnej ceny A' Design Award, prestížneho uznania udeľovaného dobrým dizajnom, ktoré spĺňajú profesionálne a priemyselné požiadavky očakávané od dobre navrhnutých výtvorov. Laureáti Železnej ceny preukazujú veľkú zručnosť, vysokú špecializáciu, odborné porozumenie a tvorivé schopnosti svojich tvorcov. Od Touch Umývadlo sa očakáva, že bude vysoko cenený, obdivovaný a milovaný výtvor, ktorý je praktický a inovatívny. Tento dizajn ocenený Železnou cenou A' Design Award zahŕňa najlepšie postupy v odvetví a má kompetentné technické vlastnosti spojené s know-how a talentom. Vďaka svojej dôkladnosti si Touch Umývadlo zaslúži rešpekt a jeho úlohou je prinášať zlepšenia kvality života, ktoré pomáhajú robiť svet lepším miestom.

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.