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Very cool concept. Beautiful aesthetic. Functionally I can see this getting kind of frustrating though. Otherwise, nice!

Exquisite concept – making the mastering of saving a joy.

How does the water in the tube stay warm/hot for those of us who don’t wash our hands with cold (or room temp.) water?
Love that it subconsciously promotes water conservation in such a stylish and beautiful way, though.

Very cool concept. Beautiful aesthetic. Functionally I can see this getting kind of frustrating though. Otherwise, nice!

yes! Exactly the kind of thinking we need!

seriously, imma make this into a bong!

Exquisite concept – making the mastering of saving a joy.

where to buy?

yes! Exactly the kind of thinking we need!

seriously, imma make this into a bong!

Nice one! Responsibly Beautiful

Great idea, and nice rendering!

where to buy?

Great concept and beatiful implementation

Nice one! Responsibly Beautiful

is there and off switch on the one litre limit… love the design and the concept but think it would sometimes not benefit…

How dou you manage the airflow inside the thing?

Great idea, and nice rendering!

Great concept and beatiful implementation

is there and off switch on the one litre limit… love the design and the concept but think it would sometimes not benefit…

How dou you manage the airflow inside the thing?

What prevents this water coming from said hole? The water pressure doesn't just magically disappear when you feel like it. I am sure there is a elegant way but to pretend “a hole” is an appropriate answer is just pathetic.

this design is very creative, it helps you not only save water useful tool …

I'd buy it. PLEASE MAKE

This is really pretty. However, I'd like to see it in conjunction with a motion sensor instead of a handle, and a soap dispenser figured in there some where to get the most out of that liter. This seems like it thrives on efficiency as well as conservation so making sure all the required parts are right there would make it more effective.

I would replace all of my faucets with this one in a heartbeat. My boyfriend and I love the idea!

this design is very creative, it helps you not only save water useful tool …

love it.i think it is useful.

I'd buy it. PLEASE MAKE

This is really pretty. However, I'd like to see it in conjunction with a motion sensor instead of a handle, and a soap dispenser figured in there some where to get the most out of that liter. This seems like it thrives on efficiency as well as conservation so making sure all the required parts are right there would make it more effective.

I would replace all of my faucets with this one in a heartbeat. My boyfriend and I love the idea!

Where can you purchase it??

love it.i think it is useful.

Gorgeous, and brilliant.

Where can you purchase it??

Is it for a public restroom?
I think that the person who finished to use the faucet will not move the lever to "close" position (because water doesn't flow from the faucet after using 1litre).
So, the next person have to move the lever to "close" position, and wait to fill up, and then move the lever to the "open" position.

IMO, it's a kind of time-consuming task, and It will prevent people to use intuitively.

Is it for a public restroom?
I think that the person who finished to use the faucet will not move the lever to “close” position (because water doesn't flow from the faucet after using 1litre).
So, the next person have to move the lever to “close” position, and wait to fill up, and then move the lever to the “open” position.

IMO, it's a kind of time-consuming task, and It will prevent people to use intuitively.

Aww~~~ Awesome design!

Gorgeous, and brilliant.

Is it for a public restroom?
I think that the person who finished to use the faucet will not move the lever to “close” position (because water doesn't flow from the faucet after using 1litre).
So, the next person have to move the lever to “close” position, and wait to fill up, and then move the lever to the “open” position.

IMO, it's a kind of time-consuming task, and It will prevent people to use intuitively.

Aww~~~ Awesome design!

wisely

Sorry, but it looks phallic to me.

The reason people waste a lot of the water is letting it get warm. I see this as dumping a liter of room temp water on your hands at best. Unless this was used in conjunction with some type of point of use water heating system.

wisely

Sorry, but it looks phallic to me.

The reason people waste a lot of the water is letting it get warm. I see this as dumping a liter of room temp water on your hands at best. Unless this was used in conjunction with some type of point of use water heating system.

Really? I just washed my hands, no watersaving faucet, with a reasonable flow and didn't use even a liter. Just think about a glass test tube, how fragile i is. Nice concept, beatutiful render, non practical idea.

Shaving? How does it know if you want hot or cold? Sorry, this is a dumb idea.

Really? I just washed my hands, no watersaving faucet, with a reasonable flow and didn't use even a liter. Just think about a glass test tube, how fragile i is. Nice concept, beatutiful render, non practical idea.

Shaving? How does it know if you want hot or cold? Sorry, this is a dumb idea.

parts of this faucet that aren't phallic: 0%

parts of this faucet that aren't phallic: 0%

What is so bad about wasting water anyway?

What is so bad about wasting water anyway?

This would work well in the home/bathroom. In fact, I visited the site wnating to buy these, but couldn't find any trace of them there..pity.

Also, it would be a nice touch if they added LEDs to these..red and blue..for hot and cold water, so the water is colored either when it runs or/and when it is stored in the tube. It would add to the great “look” in general.

Hope they offer these for sale some time soon.

One other point I forgot to mention in my post above..it's not really clear from the discription given, but do you need to use the full tube of water..or can you just use, say, half of it..and, if so, would the tube then fill..or do yo have to use the full liter before it will refill?

Something like these are really needed..and will be in the future, as more and more places start to restrict and meter the use of water in both the home and business. Could really help folks to actually see how much it is costing them, if it is charged by the liter.

You'd have zero water pressure. Not very helpful when you want to wash your hands.

Great render, elegant form….irritating concept.

Motion sensors, for now, are the best solution to the water wasting issue. This concept creates a frustrating situation. What happens when I run out of the liter of water and my hands/forearms are still dirty, sudsy, etc? Do I switch to another sink to wash my child’s hands? I find the concept patronizing. It assumes I’m not self reliant/responsible enough to handle water usage.

I know some of you might ask, “why would you need more than a liter?” to which I would reply, as a designer, you need to keep every scenario in mind. This is fundamental.

Great render, elegant form….irritating concept.

Motion sensors, for now, are the best solution to the water wasting issue. This concept creates a frustrating situation. What happens when I run out of the liter of water and my hands/forearms are still dirty, sudsy, etc? Do I switch to another sink to wash my child’s hands? I find the concept patronizing. It assumes I’m not self reliant/responsible enough to handle water usage.

I know some of you might ask, “why would you need more than a liter?” to which I would reply, as a designer, you need to keep every scenario in mind. This is fundamental.

Well, it would only take 5 seconds to fill up. Not much of a wait.

Well, it would only take 5 seconds to fill up. Not much of a wait.

People like it when there is water pressure running through their hands.

very creative!! fun good way to save water!

Oh wow!!! by far the nicest one i have seen. i love how it holds the water visible. great stuff.

Oh wow!!! by far the nicest one i have seen. i love how it holds the water visible. great stuff.

this is very good design for save the world, if any who care the world, very good design!

It probably has a float-and-cutoff valve similar to the one in your toilet cistern, so when the water reaches a certain level it cuts off. While the valve isn’t visible in the clear section, it would probably be contained below the tap, such that it would cut off when a certain pressure is reached.

It probably has a float-and-cutoff valve similar to the one in your toilet cistern, so when the water reaches a certain level it cuts off. While the valve isn’t visible in the clear section, it would probably be contained below the tap, such that it would cut off when a certain pressure is reached.

I don't think that water could possibly be hot enough to properly sterilize your hands. yuck.

This is an amazing idea!

Classic example of green consumerism. Everyone's time would be better spent lobbying their governments for strict caps on greenhouse gas emissions – that's the defining challenge. First world water supplies are not even endangered here in the American Southwest, and I certainly don't see anyone running to install these in India where the real problems are. One of the great lies of modern marketing is that you – yes, you – as an individual, can actually make a difference. You can't (excepting the obvious benefit of not procreating). Certainly not by buying new faucets, which were mined and smelted and forged and then shipped to your door from some lonely coal-using country with no worker's rights like China. The only impact we can have as individual is in real political action that results in massive government intervention into our environmental problems – and that happens in a group, when we stop mooning over crap to pie and start joining together to demand environmental justice.

Beyond the obvious silliness of the concept, there is a serious design flaw here. This isn't enough water to properly clean one's hands – 15 seconds of run time and hard scrubbing is necessary to do so. Especially with the absence of any kind of water pressure – this is just a gravity drip into the sink. All the additional water used to power the turbines or cool the reactors to make those flu and cold medicines will certainly counteract whatever meager gains you get from this. Install a $1.50 low flow aerator on your existing sink and get on with making real change.

Looks pretty though. But sustainability is rarely a zero sum game.

It seems like a really cute idea, but I have trouble imagining it's applications…

It seems like a really cute idea, but I have trouble imagining it's applications…

i agree…

i agree…

Good in theory. Phallic looking in application

Good in theory. Phallic looking in application

I think it’s a great idea, but what about when you are doing more than just washing your hands? is there an override switch?

hahaha my first thought too!

well a hole would vent properly, but it would have to be set up in a way that doesn’t allow water through. this is why engineer dudes work on projects like this – to solve those problems. seemingly though, it works. so don’t worry about it ^^

As long as it’s only in use where the water never has time to get cold.

you illiterate retard go lose some more brain cells

Seems a little fascistic too me.

About a year ago I started thinking I was using a lot of water and energy to heat it by waiting for the hot water to get to the tap, so I started making a conscious effort to wash my hands with cold water (which isn’t all that cold by the way when it first starts to run, just room temp). I have since found it works just fine to use cold water, its the act of scrubbing and rinsing that gets hands clean, not the extra temp, that’s just for comfort I’ve found. And now that I’m used to it, its perfectly fine really. And besides saving on water and energy, it takes less time.

interesting concept i imagine it to be highly frustrating though, bit of soap left on your hand for example. What about emergencies? say somebody gets burnt or something harmful on their skin or in there eye? lets just sit around and wait for a damn tube to fill up while they go blind silly.

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Uhhh, I’ve been late and had to shave in a public restroom before. Also, “it wouldn’t take much…” isn’t the same as “it has!” It’s almost like saying… “Well, it wouldn’t take much to make airplane seats with more leg room,” as a justification of current airline seats.

You sir, are a complete and utter idiot.

What happens when you accidentally use too much soap and end up with soap hands, due to not enough water?

Lovely way to save the world…

Nice and inteligent

This looks great but I don’t think it’s a very good water saving idea. I doubt anyone really uses more than a litre washing their hands at any sink. Even if there is a way to stop the flow, people would probably just leaving it running to stop itself. Nice concept though.

Interesting concept. It’s a great way to make people more aware of how much water they consume.

Sometimes we have to do away with some of the “ammenities of life” in order to be conscious of how we are treating our planet. If you are only using one liter of water, instead of six, maybe you can deal with the temperature not being quite to your standard.

I was wondering how the air from the tube would escape when the water fills up the tube.

Which way do you turn the lever to enable the bong?