Project examines how user-centred research methods apply to concept planning in the field of water faucets. The
research also aims to discover latent user knowledge and identify new product needs in the kitchen and bathroom
environments.

According to the needs defined by the user study, three different faucet concepts were designed. Eventually one
function, aiding the washing of hands, was developed further into a prototype level. The faucet design was finalized
with the help of 3D-printed mock-ups and finally a chrome mock-up. To save time in the development process the
new product function was implemented into a production Oras model instead of one designed in the thesis. User
feedback which ultimately resolves the future of the product feature will be gathered with this model.

Customer: Oras Oy
Photographs: Jussi Särkilahti