Press Release
Smart Hydro Touchless Water Dispenser by Tive Creative Collective Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Hospitality, Restaurant and Catering Products Design
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Tive Creative Collective for hospitality, restaurant and catering products design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Smart Hydro Touchless Water Dispenser by Tive Creative Collective, designed for Manakin Inc., has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Hospitality, Restaurant and Catering Products Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Smart Hydro Touchless Water Dispenser
Smart Hydro is a touchless water dispenser designed for shared spaces such as offices and gyms. Infrared sensors on the side panels detect the hand of the user and the container placed on the counter. Water then flows automatically and stops when the container is lifted away, so physical contact is reduced. The main body and the arc are produced by plastic injection, while most internal support parts are bent from aluminium sheet. The dispenser is 140 cm high, 36 cm wide and 40 cm deep. The form can be approached from several angles.
Award Record
Tive Creative Collective is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Hospitality, Restaurant and Catering Products Design Award
The A' Hospitality Products Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good hospitality products by leading designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to hospitality product designers, industrial design studios, hospitality brands and hospitality product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include menu boards, beverage dispensers, buffet equipment, hotel furniture, tableware sets and catering trolleys. Awarded hospitality products designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/hospitality-products
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/118784
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/118784
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!118784
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/282424
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://geodo.tech/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Smart Hydro Touchless Water Dispenser
- Function
- Touchless Water Dispenser
- Category
- Hospitality, Restaurant and Catering Products Design
- Discipline
- Service Design
- Industry
- Food & Hospitality and Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Black, Dark Gray, Dark Slate Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Manakin Inc.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Tive Creative Collective
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #118784
Credits
- Team
- Eniscan Bubik, Furkan Efe Dikmen and Pelin Bilgin
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Smart Hydro is a smart water dispenser focusing on hygienic concerns in common areas. Due to the outbreak of the pandemic, there have been increased hygiene concerns. The design provides a touch-free solution by utilizing infrared sensors. The automatic filling also reduces contact for a more sanitized and ergonomic experience. The modern design, combined with innovative technology, makes Smart Hydro an essential product for offices, gyms and any other common area.
- Inspiration
- Covid-19 demands us to make changes in our daily lives, along with the products we use. In common areas, water dispensers are contacted by numerous people throughout the day, posing a threat to public health. By benefiting technological innovations, it is possible to bring people together without risking their health. Smart Hydro is a step forward to designing products for public health. Smart Hydro offers a unique design emphasizing ergonomics and hygiene, highlighting itself among the many other conventional water dispensers we encounter.
- Research
- The research started with shadowing and observing user scenarios to understand the products social context. Water dispensers acted as spots for socializing and cooling off. Due to this, Hydro Smart is approachable from several angles and is a conversation starter. Literature research on interaction design helped with gestural design. Several examples and guidelines were investigated. Finally, photo collages were prepared in terms of space layout and interior design to position Hydro Smart.
- Challenge
- Water dispensers are very conventional in terms of production technologies. The main creative challenge was to offer a new form-factor to a widely adopted component layout. However, the restrictions of internal components were influential in shaping the form. Another challenge was regarding user behavior. Smart Hydro offers a new interaction pattern, so users need to learn and get accustomed to the new practice. To overcome this problem, tests were carried out using paper prototypes.
- Realization and Technology
- The primary production technique for Smart Hydro is plastic injection due to its benefits in complex design allowances, reduced weight, and enhanced material strength. So the manufacturing technique for shell parts, including the main body and arc, is chosen as plastic injection. Within the plastic casing, most support parts are bent out of an aluminum sheet.
- Operation and Interaction
- The product interaction starts when the user places a container on a predetermined area on Smart Hydro's counter. Sensors on the side panels perceive the hand's motion and the container's presence on the counter. Once these two variables are confirmed, water starts to flow. The dispensation resumes until the user leans to pick up the container. Once the sensors perceive a motion, water flow is interrupted. This interaction aims to minimize physical contact and thus increase hygiene level.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in May 2020 in Ankara and finished in January 2021 in Ankara.
- Specifications
- Product height is 140 cm. Width is 36 cm. Depth is 40 cm.
- Keywords
- product design, smart design, smart technology, design for covid, water dispensor, accessible design
