Rethinking the water faucet
The task was to design a kitchen water faucet contributed to making tasks in the kitchen more practical, motivating, efficient and hygienic.
Course: Design Intro
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Solo project
Timeframe: Jan-Jun 2020
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My role:
Website, Prototyping, 3D modeling and technical drawings, Dsign and user testing of the final product.
Prototyping & user testing
I set out to make a universally design water faucet that had an aesthetic expression that deviated from traditional water faucet design.
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The most challenging part was to find a fitting workflow for the handle to be reachable, easy to maneuver, and have a high tolerance for errors.
Accessibility
The main challenge was to optimize for range.
I found that people in wheelchairs, and sort people, sometimes have trouble reaching the handle on the faucet.
Part of the solution to this problem was to make a remote control. The control can be mounted to the tabletop with screws or by a magnet, making it easily accessible for wheelchair users or others with short reach.
