Snodo faucet by Nikolai Tsupikov

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DI: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?

NT : very simple and uncluttered lines which can create an impressive style

DI: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?

NT : As I work mostly in the interior design I saw lack of items of this style, so I decided Snodo can be fit in very well

DI: What are your future plans for this award winning design?

NT : I truly hope that there will be a manufacture established

DI: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?

NT : It took me approximately 1 month

DI: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?

NT : I seek the inspiration

DI: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?

NT : I would like to sell the rights of production

DI: What made you design this particular type of work?

NT : I suppose those shapes and materials are easy to work with.

DI: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?

NT : This particular design is trendy in the last several years and as I think the most recognisable are works of Gessy manufacturer

DI: Who is the target customer for his design?

NT : I think it is for interior designers

DI: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?

NT : Original details and nuances

DI: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?

NT : Snodo name is originally Italian and means «hinge», that was the first association that came to my mind

DI: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?

NT : I used Autocad, 3dMax

DI: What is the most unique aspect of your design?

NT : The most unique aspect of my design is the faucet lever

DI: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?

NT : I worked alone

DI: What is the role of technology in this particular design?

NT : This particular project doesn’t need the use of sophisticated technology

DI: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?

NT : I usually see the tendencies of the design items market and regularly make researches myself

DI: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?

NT : I didn’t face any obstacle during the work

DI: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?

NT : I like the final product and would like to present it to the general and professional public

DI: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?

NT : I started to understand better the way faucets

DI: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?

NT : I think there are no questions