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Can you improve on something as utilitarian as a tap? How can you simplify common daily interactions to make life easier?
This rapid protoyping experiment combined readily available sensors, machine learning, and innovative interface design to incorporate these new functionalities without sacrificing simplicity.
Client
Handmade R&D
Agency
Handmade
My Role
Product design
Concept
UX/UI design
Physical design
Digital interaction
UX/UI design
Designing user interaction
Physical interaction
One button
Thin dial
Controls temperature
Thick dial
Controls water flow
UI exploraties
UI sketches
Rethinking
physical controls
A truly adaptive interface needs to be free of physical constraints
Physical controls should only be required as a fallback.
Physical design
Designing a hyper-modern tap
to suit every home
Early sketch
Sketches
Texture explorations
Extended series
Design language
Kitchens, bathrooms, etc...
The physical design has to take into account the whole range of possible applications.
Prototype
Integrating physical & digital
Sensors
Hacking the plumbing
LED ring