Adam's Leaf Lau Sisili a Atamu by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Adam's Leaf Lau Sisili a Atamu by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mea Tumama Competition Category.

UʻameaMea Tumama· 2020

Adam's Leaf Lau Sisili a Atamu

by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Client: Custom Hygienics, LLC.

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Mea Tumama Category

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The Design

About Adam's Leaf Lau Sisili a Atamu

Book Text: O le Lau Sisili a Atamu o se fa'amaufa'ailoga faletaele mo faletaele o tane. O le foliga lau e iai se tulaga maualuga i le ogatotonu ma pito fa'apipi'i e fa'aliliuese ai le tafega o le mimi ma puipuia ai le pa'i toe fo'i i tagata fa'aoga ma le fola. E le taofia le mimi i luga o le sisili, o lea la e le mana'omia ai ni manogi fa'aopoopo. E fetaui le Lau Sisili a Atamu i le toetoe lava o soo se lapopo'a o faletaele ma tumau ai lona aoga mo se tasi le ono masina, lea e fa'aitiitia ai tau o mea ma le galuega fa'amama. O le sisili e faia i le fa'aogaina o le fa'apipi'iina i lalo o le mamafa maualuga (high pressure injection molding) mai palasitika toe fa'aaogaina fa'atasi ma se mea fa'aopoopo e lagolagoina ai le pala fa'aletino pe a mae'a ona fa'aaogaina.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Adam's Leaf Lau Sisili a Atamu, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Adam's Leaf Lau Sisili a Atamu e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Adam's Leaf Lau Sisili a Atamu ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

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.