Aurora Bonet, a student of the Degree in Industrial Design Engineering and Product Development at the UPV, has been awarded first prize in the Bathroom Design category at the Cevisama 2025 Emerging Design Talent Competition. Blind children face “great challenges” when learning bathroom routines, as they cannot observe how the task is performed and have difficulty locating the elements. Therefore, achieving autonomy in this daily activity “is usually a longer and more complicated process,” stressed Aurora, who, “aware of this problem,” has developed ‘TAPI’, a proposal that “merges accessibility, education and play.”
Its “innovative design” includes sponges with specific shapes that fit into systems embedded in the wall. Pressing each sponge into place releases the appropriate soap, allowing children to playfully differentiate between different hygiene products. Thanks to its compact size and integrated suction cup, it can be easily transported, taken on trips and placed anywhere in the bathroom according to the user’s needs. This portability helps children to maintain a familiar reference in unfamiliar environments, reducing their fear of change and strengthening their autonomy.
