Bronze Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design · 2025
Dodici Bathroom Furniture
by Sezgin Aksu - Orka Design Team
- A' Design Award 2025 Bronze Winner in Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design
- Awarded April 15, 2025
- CLIENT: Dodici
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About Dodici Bathroom Furniture
Dodici is a modular bathroom furniture collection designed to suit different bathroom sizes. The body is only 120 mm thick and is made with natural wood veneer and scratch resistant lacquer. The drawers open by touch, close softly and are lined with leather. The acrylic washbasin is antibacterial and easy to clean. The mirror includes a touch sensor, adjustable light intensity and an anti fog LED system. Modules are offered in 1200 and 1400 mm lengths, so the arrangement can be adapted to each space.
Orka Design Team's Dodici Bathroom Furniture participates in the continuing evolution of residential wellness environments, wherein the bathroom has emerged from purely utilitarian origins to become a site of contemplative retreat, daily ritual, and design expression, a transformation reflecting broader cultural shifts in how contemporary life values self-care, material quality, and aesthetic experience within the domestic sphere, and this modular furniture system demonstrates a sophisticated response to these expanded expectations through its integration of storage capacity, surface refinement, and spatial poetry. The compositional achievement of this installation resides in its masterful orchestration of horizontal elements into a continuous visual field that reads simultaneously as unified architectural intervention and differentiated functional zones, the floating vanity configuration establishing a datum line that organizes the space while maintaining visual lightness through the pronounced shadow gap beneath, a design gesture that suggests levitation and denies gravitational weight despite the substantial storage volumes contained within, and the chromatic strategy proves equally accomplished, deploying a carefully calibrated palette of muted sage green, warm amber ochre, and crisp white against neutral grey ground tones, creating color relationships that evoke the natural world—moss, honey, stone, sky—without literalism, allowing the bathroom to function as a restorative environment through subtle chromatic psychology. The technical execution reveals considerable sophistication in the precision of edge alignments, the consistency of reveal dimensions, the integration of lighting as architectural element rather than applied fixture, and the seamless incorporation of functional requirements including plumbing access, storage articulation, and mirror positioning into a composition that maintains formal clarity and visual calm, passages of particular accomplishment include the dramatic black horizontal rail element that spans the composition providing both sculptural emphasis and practical towel hanging, the vertical amber storage towers that punctuate the horizontal field while offering closed storage solutions, and the circular mirrors that introduce geometric counterpoint and create focal points for personal ritual. Thematically, Dodici Bathroom Furniture invites consideration of how design transforms quotidian necessity into opportunities for aesthetic experience, how storage and display, concealment and revelation, utility and beauty might coexist within integrated systems that honor both functional pragmatism and sensory delight, the work suggests an understanding of the bathroom as a space deserving the same material refinement and compositional attention traditionally reserved for more public areas of the home, elevating personal care rituals through environments that support both practical efficiency and moments of aesthetic contemplation, the muted palette and horizontal emphasis potentially referencing the tranquil expanses of natural landscapes—horizons, stratified geology, bodies of still water—metaphorically importing the restorative qualities of nature into the built environment through formal means rather than literal representation. The design may also be understood as participating in broader conversations within contemporary interior architecture regarding modularity and customization, wherein systems of interchangeable components allow personalization while maintaining design coherence, flexibility without formal fragmentation, and Dodici Bathroom Furniture demonstrates this possibility through its apparent capacity for varied configuration while preserving a consistent formal vocabulary and material language, how might the careful orchestration of color, form, and light within spaces dedicated to daily ritual shape our experience of routine, transforming necessity into ceremony, function into poetry, and the practical into the profound?
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Dodici is a bathroom furniture piece that combines Italian elegance with functionality. Its 120 mm thick slim-body modular structure offers the freedom to adapt to various spaces. With natural wood veneer, a hygienic acrylic washbasin, and scratch-resistant lacquer, it delivers both aesthetics and practicality. Touch-to-open soft-close drawers, leather-lined drawer bottoms, sensor-activated LED lighting, and the eco-friendly Flotal-E mirror provide a stylish solution for modern bathrooms.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Dodici offers flexibility by adapting to different bathroom sizes thanks to its modular, slim structure.
Color Options:Sottsass Grey, Pale Green, White Grey, Matte Yellow
Size Options: 1200 mm, 1400 mm
Packaging: The product is shipped with specially designed shock-absorbing packaging. To reflect its return to nature, recyclable packaging options are preferred along with the use of sustainable (FSC-certified) materials. This ensures both economic safety and contributes to sustainability. - Tags
- Innovative, Ergonomic, Sustainable, Design, Furniture, Minimal, Bathroom, Timeless, Modular
- Production Technology
- Dodici adapts to different bathrooms with its modular structure and offers personalized solutions. Its 120 mm slim body is crafted with natural veneer and scratch- and yellowing-resistant lacquer. Fully extendable soft-close drawers with a 30 kg load capacity ensure quiet and comfortable use, while leather-covered interiors provide a luxurious feel. The acrylic washbasin offers hygiene and easy cleaning with its antibacterial properties. The mirror, equipped with a touch sensor, adjustable light intensity, and an anti-fog IP67-rated LED system, ensures a consistently clear and sharp reflection, maintaining a flawless appearance at all times.
- Design Challenge
- The greatest challenge in the design process of Dodici was maintaining its slim body structure. The production of the 120 mm-thick body required detailed engineering work. To ensure stability at this thickness, special wood processing techniques and high-strength MDF with melamine coating were used. To protect the natural wood veneers against moisture, special treatments were applied to enhance durability. All these challenges were overcome through high-quality manufacturing technologies and the use of sustainable materials.
- Project Duration
- The project started in December 2023 in Duzce and was completed in October 2024 in Duzce.
It was exhibited at Unicera in November 2024. - Operation Flow
- Dodici is a modular bathroom furniture collection that offers functionality and comfort. Its natural veneer and lacquered surface modules come in 1200 and 1400 mm length options, adapting to different spaces. The sensor-activated LED mirror provides practical use with touch control, while the anti-fog feature ensures a clear view at all times. Fully extendable soft-close drawers offer a quiet and comfortable experience, and the leather-lined interiors create a refined tactile feel. The hygienic acrylic washbasin is easy to clean and user-friendly.
- Research
- Dodici is a modular system developed to create customizable and functional bathroom spaces. The design process was carried out with a focus on ergonomics and functionality, aiming to understand and meet user needs. Its flexible structure adapts to various bathroom sizes, offering ease of use and a balance of aesthetics. With high quality standards and the use of sustainable materials, the production system is environmentally conscious.
- Inspiration
- Dodici means "twelve" in Italian, and this name reflects the modular nature of the design. In this collection, which unites natural materials with modern architecture, elegance and durability are perfectly balanced. It draws inspiration from nature, its pure beauty, and Italian design. The rhythmic arrangement of the modules adapts to the space, transforming each bathroom into a work of art. Dodici represents an elegant, harmonious, and unique lifestyle in bathroom design.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Render Orka Design Team, 2024. Image #2: Render Orka Design Team, 2024. Image #3: Render Orka Design Team, 2024. Image #4: Render Orka Design Team, 2024. Image #5: Render Orka Design Team, 2024. Video #1: Orka Design Team, 2024.
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