Wednesday, August 27, 2008

My new career as a faucet designer

Okay, so as they say, I probably shouldn't quit my day job. But in all of the websites that I come across, occasionally one sticks out. What impressed me about the California Faucets website is its "Virtual Faucet Creator."

This interesting tool allows designers—or, ahem, would-be designers—to choose from a selection of spouts, handles and finishes to create a unique end product. My attempt is shown at right. With 17 spouts, 24 handles and 23 finishes, there are more than 9,000 combinations possible. The most amazing part is that the Flash animation on the website creates a realistic montage of your design as you build it. Once you're done, you can name it, print it, save it, download it, or email it.

The company also carries a line of stylish shower drains that look nothing like the boring circular grates that most of us have in our homes. You can check out the site and the Virtual Faucet Creator at www.calfaucets.com.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Very cool - I am going to try to make a few myself!!