Formation 01 Impompo yaseGumbini lokuHlambela by Samuel Ross

Formation 01 Impompo yaseGumbini lokuHlambela by Samuel Ross is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ibhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweFanitshala yeGumbi lokuHlamba kunye neZixhobo zokuCoca Competition Category.

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Formation 01 Impompo yaseGumbini lokuHlambela

by Samuel Ross

Client: Kohler and SR_A

Ibhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award Winner in Izixhobo zokuCoca Category

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The Design

About Formation 01 Impompo yaseGumbini lokuHlambela

IFormation 01 yimpompo yegumbi lokuhlambela ekhutshwe ngenani elilinganiselweyo. Olu yilo ludibanisa imilo yobugcisa bokuqingqa nobunjineli obuphambili kwaye yenziwe ngeNeolast, into eyilwe ngokudityaniswa kwezinto ezahlukeneyo evumela uqhogo olungalindelekanga kunye nombala otyebileyo nozalisekileyo. Iiangile ezibetha esweni kunye nogqibelelo lweHaptic Orange olunesibindi zishenxa kulindelo lwesiqhelo lwempompo. Indlela yamanzi yangaphakathi eprintwe nge-3D idala ukumpompoza kwamanzi okusisicwecwe. Icwecwe le-escutcheon lentsimbi etyhidiweyo elikrolwe iimpawu libhekisa kwimbali ende yokuqanjwa okutsha kwezinto zokwenza. Le mpompo ingama-300 mm ububanzi, ama-207 mm ubunzulu kunye nama-135 mm ubude.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award

Formation 01 Impompo yaseGumbini lokuHlambela ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo eyahlukileyo ngokwenene, entle nenobungangamsha. Abaphumeleleyo bePlatinam zizimanga zendalo, ubungqina bemida yobuchule bengqondo, kwaye babonisa ubungcali nobuchule obungenakuthelekiswa babayili babo. Le miyilo iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yeyona misebenzi idumileyo echaza ubuhle bexesha, ineegalelo kwintlalontle yoluntu kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Formation 01 Impompo yaseGumbini lokuHlambela ibonisa inqanaba elingaphaya kokuqhelekileyo lokugqwesa kwaye ngokungathandabuzekiyo yenza ihlabathi libe yindawo engcono ngeempawu zayo eziluncedo nezixabisekileyo. Formation 01 Impompo yaseGumbini lokuHlambela ngumsebenzi ophumeleleyo weIbhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award ovusa iinqwenelo, ukhuthaza, ushukumisa, uvuyisa kwaye udala uvuyo olukhulu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The product’s striking angles and industrial bold Haptic
Orange color defy the traditional expectations of a bathroom faucet. The Kohler x SR_A collaboration embraces Samuel’s avant-garde artistic approach while honoring Kohler’s 150-year legacy of innovation and craftsmanship in the development of a new design language for water solutions. This new limited-edition faucet challenges how we engage daily with the form and function of an everyday object by pushing the boundaries of materials, forms, and colors.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 300mm Depth 207mm Height 135mm
Tags: Formation 01, Neolast, Haptic Orange, SR_A, Waterfall, Composite, 3D-printing
Production Technology: To realize Samuel Ross’ creative vision, Kohler invited him to explore an advanced new composite material that offers boundless form, unexpected texture, and rich, saturated colors. A 3D-printed internal waterway was developed to accomplish the unique sheet flow effect. An embossed cast iron escutcheon plate celebrates our collaboration in an homage to Kohler’s history of material innovation.
Inspiration: Combining dynamic gesture with advanced engineering, Formation 01 takes a familiar object and reimagines it as a functional sculpture in Kohler's dynamic Neolast composite material.
Project Duration: This project was initiated in late 2022 with collaboration between Kohler and SR_A's studios in the US and UK, respectively. The project launched at Design:Miami in 2023.
Patents: Patent: US20240044347A1 filed for Kohler Co. by Brian Douglas Renzelman, Andrew James Stokes, Joel Aldebaran Salazar Elorza, and Gary Clarke. Filed July 2023 in the USA
Team Members: SR_A
Kohler Co.
Image Credits: All image credits to Kohler Co., 2023