Saving the environment is important – after all, we live there! Yet most of the time it’s hard to do it in style. Water may be a liquid, but that doesn't mean it can't be shaped.
Simin Qiu, a design student in London’s Royal College of Art, has come up with a luxurious-looking Swirl Faucet that will save water by turning it into a beautiful, elegant, swirling spiral.
Qiu was inspired by the many sacred spirals that exist in nature, in plants, shells and many other examples of natural spiraling phenomena. Qiu also noticed that water spiraled in nature in many circumstances, especially when in a pipeline.
Researching further, Qiu found that water actually slows down while in a spiral or pipeline, so he set out to create a water faucet that would create a spiral, and hopefully save water.
Qiu's design incorporated a double turbine, which is activated by the natural vortex motion of water under the iQiu's design incorporated a double turbine, which is activated by the natural vortex motion of water under the influence of gravity (you can watch water swirling down a sink to see this in action). This is combined with holes cut into the nozzle of the faucet to create patterns in the water flow, with three different designs creating three different water effects.nfluence of gravity (you can watch water swirling down a sink to see this in action). This is combined with holes cut into the nozzle of the faucet to create patterns in the water flow, with three different designs creating three different water effects.
Qiu already won the Haier Special prize from iF Awards. Qiu himself is happy for the award and the ability to impact the world. It’s easy to see why: the faucet has three different modes of swirly, and is controlled by an elegant button, making it much cooler than any other faucet you might have. This is very much reflective of his philosophy of water being important and swirly in nature.
Swirl also adds one more innovation: rather than a tap that needs to be turned, or a lever, the faucet has a one-touch button that will allow the water to flow. This is made possible by a preset temperature, so the concept seems more aimed at public bathrooms rather than home use, where water temperature requirements can vary quite a great deal.
Sources:
My Modern Met,
Yanko DesignShare this elegant way of helping the planet with others!
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