The year 2014 is still trudging through the first part of May, and the yearly event of spring cleaning is surely upon many of us. Now dabbling with drapes and cleaning your carpets is simple enough to manage. But we should also give our attention to those ‘behind the scenes’ …
When the name of Kohler crops up in the realm of toilets, designs are expected to take the high technological route. Previously, we were enticed by the American company’s LED-lit Nightlight and the Bluetooth-connected Numi Comfort Height. However this time around, things go beyond the gimmicky nature to cater …
Is DryFlush a toilet that will change the world or is it just another ‘shitty’ contraption?! Well, its designers obviously want to believe the first part – Kristina Von Kroug and her family have been living full-time in the outdoors, be it in the roads or in the woods; and …
Public toilets – the very term alludes to unhygienic, cramped quarters with cheap tiles and antediluvian Lysol-sprayed water closets. Fortunately, Daigo Ishii + Future-scape Architects believe a public toilet should account for something more novel, which rather accentuates its status as a ‘public place’. And, they have put forth their …
We have seen periodic tables with their intelligent puns. And, now we have come across periodic tables gloriously depicted across your shower curtain. And, if you jog your memory down the pop culture lane, this bathroom contrivance is similar to the one shown in Sheldon’s apartment in Big Bang Theory …
What about a shot of psychedelic ambiance in your bathing session after a rough day’s work? Well, the Color Changing Shower Head fulfills this groovy quotient with aplomb. Totally eschewing the need for batteries or other power sources, the vibrant lighting effect comes from its embedded LEDs that are activated …
As we all know, clean sinks and basins belong in the realm of fiction. But what is generally dirty in the real world – with our hardening toothpastes, clutter of half used razors and half finished shaving cream containers, can always be hidden from plain view. This simply ‘neat’ design …
In sociologist G. William Domhoff’s book ‘Who Rules America?’, an estimated figure suggests the top 1 percent of ‘upper class’ Americans own around a whopping 34 percent of the entire country’s wealth. And, as the rich gets richer, the products get more bizarre! Nothing epitomizes this balefully decadent trend more …
Are towels going to go extinct? Yes sirree, they most probably are! At least, that is the future the Body Dryer points to, with its essential ‘no contact’ credential. The inspiration behind the innovative device was borne out of the modern hygiene levels most of us conform to. In that …
What is the striking feature one comes across in public toilets, except for their generally low hygienic conditions? The answer would overwhelmingly be the scarcity of space inside each of the cubicles. The cramped nature of such spatial arrangements makes it difficult for occupants to safely store their personal items …
