Creative potties.

a nice collection of toilet culture. what were they thinking?


below: thoughtful designs





above: self-cleaning toilet/urinal concept by italy-based designer young sang eun





above: kohler steward: a waterless urinal designed nicholas paterson





above: lady loo: commercial design by gbh





above: lady-p: by sphinx





above: philip watts design glow-in-the-dark: UK





above: sichuan metals & minerals imp. & exp. corp: china





above: advertised for the ladies but this looks unisex


below: designs with a view





above: felix hotel: london





above: croatian ferry





above: airport: stockholm





above: (17 location…


below: public settings





above: the toy museum: penang, malaysia





above: roman public: ostia, italy





above: urninal park: chongqing, china ( over 1,000 of these in this park! )


below: artforms





above: john michael kohler art center: sheboygan, wisconsin





above: nature’s call sculpted by clark sorensen: san francisco


below: distractions





above: book shelf: hong kong





above: bar 89: new york.





above: a bar: melbourne — yes that’s a video wall





above: sofitel hotel: queenstown, new zealand


below: form follows function by necessity





above: space station toilet


below: ahem, maybe controversial subject matter.





above: this photo is everywhere when searching cool washrooms. one post says in a church. don’t think so





above: r-bar: brighton, united kingdom, kisses urinal by bathroom mania





above: (9 location unknown





above: rosenmeer restaurant: germany





above: (13 location unknown





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above: (18 location unknown


in the course of this research i did in fact come across some nicely designed fixtures and installations. will identify and post in the near future.


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