We asked designers and trade professionals to create an original faucet concept inspired by their favorite destination. Pfister is proud to announce the 2015 Top 10 Semi-Finalists!
We selected the Finalists based on creativity, quality of the design submission, originality and their ability to capture the essence of their “Inspired Destination”. Votes were cast for the general public’s favorite designs and a winner was selected. See the winner, Aura Escobar’s, story here!
2015 Faucet Design Challenge Top Ten Finalists
La Spezia, Italy by Christopher Calo
The design of this faucet was inspired when visiting the city of La Spezia in Italy. Being this location by the sea, it is easy to see a vast variety of sail boats in the water which create a visually delightful moving landscape. In fact, according to the intensity of the wind, the sails create different forms in the air while always looking elegant and majestic. Similarly, this faucet aims to bring visual interest in a bathroom environment without interfering with the other preexisting elements.
Bambú by Ana Ramirez
Bambú is a bathroom faucet concept inspired by the ritual cleansing station at the Meiji Jingu,(Japanese indigenous religion shrine.) This place is where visitors rinse their hands and mouth, and spiritually cleanse themselves before entering the shrine. In the middle of the station, a piece of bamboo pole drips water into the fountain. My design resembles the shape of a bamboo pole, and represents the harmony and spirit of the purifying station as well as the symbolism of purity of bamboo in the Japanese culture.
Twist by Marcos Bary
A twisted concept for the proposed design is a tribute to the 21st Century Architects and Engineers who have had the audacity of generate the design and calculations of twisted building, designs which I personally admire and enjoy from the artistic and engineering point of view. The faucet design offers also to the user the option of different heights and spout lengths for the diverse sink sizes the market offers. Same concept can be applied to the bidet and shower faucets, as well as bath accessories.
Symmetry by Nancy Kevorkian
I was inspired by the Dubai Sixth Crossing, Creek Bridge, UAE which is the tallest arched bridge in the world. Ultra modern and super sleek, the bifurcated arch bridge design looms gracefully across the water. In a similar style, my faucet design has a polygonal columnar base. The spout is a split spine that arches symmetrically in length. The split handle counterbalances the dual spout. It’s pure dynamic SYMMETRY.
Mary Axe Building by Sheila Pancani
Nestled between medieval, gothic and modern buildings stands 30 St. Mary Axe in London. For my faucet design I wanted to capture that sense of boldness, uniqueness and geometric mixture the building imposes in the London Sky. I have added triangles and sweeping lines like those found at the Mary Axe to accentuate the shape of the faucet while the color embodies the building’s modern and bold style.
Fallingwater by Mike DiCanzio
When designing Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright believed that the house should live in harmony with its natural environment, not over take it. The supporting rock was not moved to make room for the house, rather the house was design to make room for the rock. Led by this thinking, this concept features three main structural foundations, embedded into the sink, supporting the spout and handles. Inspired by the stream the house straddles, water falls and disperses gently onto the cantilevered spout and onto your hands.
Palafito by Aura Escobar
PALAFITO is influenced by the antique architecture built by Venezuelan Natives, who live by the shore at Maracaibo City. Palafito, is how this traditional architecture is known. The structure is reflected in the design through the triangular shapes that support the houses. My objective was to translate traditional Venezuelan architecture into a modern and trendy design, but keeping the tropical and native feeling.
Chrysler Building by Samantha H. Petrovich
I was inspired by the eagle gargoyles and wings of the Chrysler Building. Traditionally, gargoyles were used as spout so that water would not run down the walls of a building. I liked the idea of having a shorter faucet so that, when in use, the water would not splash all over the counter.
Zakim Bridge Faucet by Marshall Dean
The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge is one of Boston’s most recognizable landmarks. A treasure from the renown engineering feat, “The Big Dig,” the Zakim Bridge soars over the Charles River and connects to the heart of Beantown. Boston is a new home of mine, but, it’s love of history and zeal for the future have made it an amazing experience thus far.
Era by Tommy Cheung
My faucet design is inspired by the Jockey Club Innovation Tower in Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University. The building has a very solid structure, but also very fluid in motion because of the layered fins. The building symbolizes a new age in innovation when it was completed in 2013. I have incorporated some of the forms from the Jockey Tower into my faucet design. The Jocky Tower contains many elegant forms, it is no doubt that it serves as the home for POLYU’s design students.
