3D Printing Sink Faucets

It has been said that development of 3D printing would finally bring a revolution to design and construction industry. But there is no huge impact so far. However, there are many companies beginning to develop their own 3D products. A company developed new sink faucets which are very special and novel by using 3D printing technology.

The company's 3D printing sink faucet is considered as the most innovative and exquisite sink faucet.

There are three models of sink faucets which are newly released. The first one has a plurality of asymmetrical spray orifices. The second and the third ones have used hollow design in the position of the water pipe, which give people a surreal feeling.

The company said 3D printing technology gave endless possibility to sink faucet manufacture. Thanks to 3D printing, we can design things that we never imagine before.

Designer uses high-strength alloy to converge hidden waterways at the top just before air sparger. It is because of this unique structure, the sink faucet gives users a wonderful visual enjoyment of  water coming out nowhere.

Although the design of the three sink faucets are different, they all use the SLS technology. The print process for each faucet needs about 24 hours. After printing, manual trimming process still needs to be proceeded to imitate polished surface texture of ancient silverware.

Although many companies are using SLS technology,  it usually be used for the development of prototype products. And volume production still use traditional technology.

The designers of this company optimize the technology, so sink faucets can be used immediately after hand trimming process.

There is low levels of lead in the sink faucets and great water-saving technology being used. The company is expected to launch new 3D printing sink faucets in the next year, with price at $ 12,000-20,000 dollars.

Smart LED Mirror, Please Tell Me What I Should Wear Today

First let me introduce a type of products called Home Automation Device, which is a kind of smart home equipment make home furnishing rise to the " platform-level " . Smartie Mirro is such a product that it can let the lazy women discard piles of fashion magazines and become fashionistas while standing in front of the mirror.

Magic LED Mirror Highlights 1: RFID Tags for Clothes

The primary task is to add all the clothes RFID tags. Because the magic mirror marks and identifies a mass of clothes through the RFID tag. The magic LED mirror will automatically scan users when they wear a dress standing in front of the mirror. And it will ask some questions, for example this dress is suitable for what kind of occasion. Then the information will be entered into the database in order to make a reasonable proposal in future.

Magic LED Mirror Highlights 2: Intimate and Intelligent Fashion Assistant

When user is standing in front of the magic LED mirror before going out, it will confirm his identity through facial recognition. Then it will ask the user destination, and it will provide some assortments about dressing according to the occasion, the weather and the user's personal preference. All the processes are controlled by voice. Is it sweet? It can also be connected to the user's mobile phone or tablet to synchronize schedules, and automatically push assorted information.

Magic LED Mirror Highlights 3: " Platform " Style Home Furnishing makes you become a social talent in the mirror.

The home automated feature which can be most embodied by magic LED mirror is that it is not only a mirror, but also a huge electronic screen. Smartie Mirro can be used to view the user's schedule, weather information, social networking messages and emails, even you can video chat with friends.

How to Select a best Basin for Bathroom

When we decorate our bathroom, the basin is what we are most concerned about. The basin needs to meet the bathroom design and satisfy our other needs.  So choosing a right basin is very important.

1.    Thickness of Basin

The thicker the basin is，the higher impact resistance and breakage resistance will be.

2.    Water absorption

Water absorption is an important indicator of ceramic basin. Generally, all ceramic products have absorbability and infiltrability. The basin with lower water absorption is better. Because ceramic will expand after water being sucked in,  it is easy to make the glaze of ceramic surface crack. And then the dirty things from water will go into the ceramic. Over time, it will cause the odors which can not be removed.

3.    Glass Basin

The glass basin through special craft processing has high surface finish and is not easy to be dirty. There is no difference between glass basin and ordinary ceramic basin on cleaning and maintenance. Just need pay more attention to avoid scratching the surface with sharp objects or bumping it with heavy objects.

From the process to design, the cost of glass basin is high, so the price is more expensive.

4.    Ceramic basins

In addition to modeling, consumers should pay more attention to the quality of glaze. Because good glaze is easy to clean and still bright as new after long-term use.

While choosing ceramicbasin, consumers should observe it from multi-angle against the light. Good glazed is very slick, without splash, pinhole, sand hole, bubble and glaze pit or other defects.

5.    The size of  basin

If basin is too shallow, water will splash; too deep, it will be not convenient to use. So please choose pedestal sink if bathroom is small, and choose under mount sink if bathroom is big.

How to select Home Lighting

1．Dining room light：choose down lights and as well easy to clean

Dinner tables require horizontal illumination, so it’s better to choose down lights which strongly illuminate the dining tables below or those can be pulled down when use it. Besides, the position of light fixture is generally set right above the table. And pull-down lamps need to  have a height of between 600 and 700 centimeter above the tables.

Better to use shades with glass, plastic or metal materials which have smooth surface so that they are easy to clean at any time.

One can also create a warmer atmosphere and enhance appetite by using floor lamps and properly collocating wall lamps with warm color to the walls nearby.

2．Kitchen lights, bathroom lights and passage lights: choose stainless, damp-proof  and easy-to-clean lights.

Light fixtures for kitchen, bathroom and passage don’t need to have too much brightness because one need to consider that moisture and dust,so these places generally use ceiling lamps, because they are easy to clean and good for protecting bulbs.

Kitchen lights have to be installed in the place where can avoid steam and smoke dust, it’s better to use lampshades which made of glass and enamel that easy to scrub and corrosion resistance.

Choose home lighting with warm and soft light for bathroom,also need to consider damp-proof and rust-proof functions.

3．Living room lighting：top lights and floor lamps.

In a general way, living room lighting is better as chandelier or ceiling lamp of grand and bright. If your room is high, you’d better choose incandescence or large round chandelier, so that it can make your living room look more spacious. But chandelier which all light distribution downwards is not suitable. Instead, upside space should have brightness to shrink the difference between up and down space. And if your room is not high, you can use ceiling lamp with floor lamp to make living room bright and modern.

The style and color of home lighting should be coordinated with  the furniture living room.

4．Reading light: desk lamps and small spotlights.

For making the study room bright and soft, it is suitable to choose desk lamp with incandescent bulb. To meet the needs of  work and study, the lamp of desk should be chosen point-blank lamp which has reflect cover. The common illuminant of working or writing lamp is incandescent light or fluorescent light.

A small spotlight, whose illumination can not only help to identify book titles, but also can hold temperature and prevent books from damping and decaying, can be installed in bookcase.

5．Bedroom lighting: mixed-use of all types of lights

 

Bedrooms can be fixed with several kinds of lamps , such as ceiling lamp, desk lamp, floor lamp, bedside lamp,etc. Mix using may create a warm atmosphere.

It can be used wall lamps or floor lamps to replace central top light in room. And the wall lamp with low surface brightness diffuse material lampshade can make bedroom have soft light and good for sleep.

What’s more,  bedroom can be installed one hanging main light in proper place of bedroom and one wall lamp on bedside.

The Cleaning and Maintenance of LED Mirror

LED mirror has to avoid moisture, because the glass of LED mirror usually needs to be cut before using it. So water vapor will be easy to go into the mirror through the cutting side to corrode it, which will cause mildew and rust spots on its surface. So I suggest that when you get an LED mirror, you should coat a layer of lacquer on each side and the back of it .

Besides, following points should be noted during daily maintenance：

1. Do not touch the LED mirror with wet hands or wipe it with a damp cloth, so it  will avoid moisture invading into the glass to cause the emitting layer of mirror surface metamorphic and blackened. 

2. Usually LED mirror should be placed in a dry place, not be random hung on the wall  or  placed near the basin.

3. The frame of  LED mirror needs to use a soft cotton cloth or cotton waste to wipe, in case of rusting.

4. The LED mirror can not be touched with salt, grease and acidic substance which may corrode its surface.

5. Anoint soap or detergent on the all mirror with a dry cloth before bathing, so it  will form a layer of soap liquid film to prevent mirror from being blurred.

6. Evenly anoint defined amount of detergent on the LED mirror with a dry cloth, because of the active ingredient of detergent, which can effectively prevent water vapor from condensing on the mirror surface and have a good anti-fog effect.

7. In order to protect the surface, it’s better to use soft and dry cloth or cotton to wipe the mirror. Using soft or gauze cloth dipped with some kerosene or wax to wipe is also a good choice. You also can wipe the mirror and frame with cleaning cloth  dipped in milk, which will make the mirror clear and lightful.

What Will Sink Faucets Look Like In the Future?

Little Twist designed by the Sarang Sheth is equipped with inner anti-splash device. Thanks to the rotary switch at the bottom of the faucet, we can wash hands and clean the rotary switch at the same time. It will avoid the trouble of the stains for faucet caused by soap and water spots.

Cook Faucet, designed by Jae il Bae, is a stylish modern design and perfectly combines electronic technology with fashion. There is a circular "COOK" logo at the top center of the sink faucet and four buttons around it. Each button has been assigned different amount of water output: normal, 100ml, 500ml and 1L.

Swirl designed by Simin Qiu, a student of London's Royal College, has a special shape of outlet. After opening the sink faucet, the water will have a special shape because of the outlet. The design of Swirl is not only to let the water become more beautiful, but also to make improvement to save water. Compared to ordinary sink faucets, Swirl can save up to 15% of water.

Ripple Faucet designed by Smith Newnam in 2008 uses a electromagnetic sensor on a metal ball to control temperature and flow by detecting the motion of  the ball.

Play Station-like faucet which is popular with gamers was designed by Jean Nouvelthe, a famous French architect, for a well-known kitchen equipment manufacturer called Jado in 2006.

You can press the"○" button to start the water, press the "X" button to cancel the water and press the "△" button to adjust water temperature,  just like playing games.

Smart Faucet from iHouse may be able to show us an intelligent full interactive experience. This sink faucet can build database of user habits and make match and call through facial recognition technology. That is, when someone closes to it with his hands, he will be recognized immediately. Then the faucet will recall the preset flow rate and water temperature. It also has human-machine interaction through touch screen and provides some information services, for example it can display the news, weather and calendar, or some mails you should deal with in your brushing time.

Reece Slide Tap designed by Zeyu Zeng uses the elements of slider phones and iPhone classic sliding unlock design. It allows you to set the amount of water and temperature by sliding two touch screens on the handle.

 So, which is your favorite sink faucet?

Flowers in Full Bloom – Flowering Home Lighting

The scene is really amazing and touching when flowers bloom, I believe many people leave a favorable impression of it. However, flowers are beautiful not only when they are in bloom, but in the blooming process it is also filled with breathtaking beauty.  This process which is hard to see gives the Dutch work team , Studio Drift, unlimited inspiration. With the theme of plant movement, Studio Drift spent five years to design「Shylights」, a dynamic home lighting which simulates flower blossoming.

In nature, some flowers may close petals or leaves to protect themselves because of light or other factors.While, Shylights completes this series of changes by switch. Lampshade will quickly open while Shylights is going down from the ceiling, which is as charming as time-lapse photography.

In order to make Shylights more realistic, Studio Drift put all heart and soul into making the skeleton and flexible silk fabrics. The result is so exquisite, as if it displays the vitality of flowers directly in front of you and me.

Who would have thought that it turned out to be a home lighting?

Who would have thought that turning on a lighting is like appreciating art?