A Kitchen Faucet Is More Than Just a Tool

As someone who uses a kitchen faucet every single day, I constantly find myself standing in front of the sink washing dishes.​
I enjoy cooking, but I don’t really enjoy washing dishes.​
After a long day of work, standing in front of a pile of plates and bowls often creates a feeling of wanting to “finish this as quickly as possible.”​
Later, after entering the kitchen faucet industry, I started paying closer attention to these products that people repeatedly touch and use every day.​
And I began to wonder:​
Is a kitchen faucet really just a functional tool?​
Besides providing water and helping us clean things, can it also affect a person’s emotions during use?​
If a product had a more comfortable proportion, warmer materials, and a more artistic design language, could it make people feel a little happier while using it?​
I think the answer is yes.​
Later, I gradually realized that most kitchen faucets on the market seem to care only about functionality.​
As long as they provide water, can be pulled out, don’t leak, and are sold at a reasonable price, that already seems “good enough.”​
So more and more products begin chasing parameters, functions, visual stimulation, and sales performance.​
But very few people truly think about the person standing in front of the sink every day.​
How do they actually feel?​
Because most people who decide product direction are not the people who use these products long term.​
They may be factories, buyers, operators, or sellers.​
What they care about is:
What sells more easily.
What attracts more clicks.
What fits the market faster.​
As a result, products slowly become commodities designed for quick selling rather than objects that quietly accompany daily life.​
But for the people who truly use a kitchen every day, a product is repeatedly touched, repeatedly seen, and repeatedly experienced.​
Over time, it begins to affect emotions.​
Cold and mechanical designs can make people want to finish washing dishes as quickly as possible.​
But products that feel warm, comfortable, and visually calming may make an ordinary evening feel a little less exhausting.​
Perhaps a kitchen faucet can never truly change the task of washing dishes itself.​
But I have started to believe that a warmer, more thoughtful, and more aesthetically comforting product can at least make those few minutes spent in the kitchen after a long day feel a little better.​
Of course, this is only my personal feeling as a real user.​
Maybe different people, different cultures, and different lifestyles all have completely different understandings of kitchens, products, and emotional experiences in daily life.​
So I would genuinely like to ask:​
Would the design of a product affect your mood while using it?​
And what do you think a truly good kitchen product should feel like in the future?