Touch
Washbasin for Atılım University
Semiotics is extremely important for designers. Because every work that a designer who has mastered Semiotics will create is created with the awareness of creating the desired emotion in the target audience he wants to reach. The purpose of this design is to show the strength of the relationship between two people on the form together with the function. With the use of ceramics, a fluid and elegant appearance is achieved, while a passionate relationship is sculpted. The washbasin design has been transformed into an aesthetic object with functionality.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Project Overview
Touch Washbasin has been a Iron winner in the Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design award category in the year 2021 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
Iron Recognition
Elif Günes was recognized with the coveted Iron A' Design Award in 2022, a testament to excellence of their work Touch Washbasin.
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Introducing Touch: The Innovative Washbasin Design by Elif Günes
Elif Günes presents Touch, a unique washbasin design that redefines the concept of togetherness in wet spaces, symbolizing passion and functionality.
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