A new faucet is designed to use 15% less water by spinning water in two separate streams, creating a lattice-like liquid vortex instead of a single flow of water. It’s the kind of thing that someone might buy because of how it looks. The fact that it can save water—while maintaining the same water pressure—is a side benefit.
“I believe that a beautiful design is not enough to encourage people to save water,” says Royal College of Art student Simin Qiu, whose Swirl concept won an IF Design Award last year. … “What I focus on is saving water without compromising aesthetics. It’s possible to save water and perfect aesthetics at the same time.”
(via FastCoExist)