Bathroom Bubble is an isolated bubble within a permeable living cocoon. The bathroom trend for 2013/14 will be presented in the "Pop up my Bathroom" trend forum established by Messe Frankfurt and the German Sanitary Industry Association. The project will exhibit at the ISH (the world's leading trade fair The Bathroom Experience, Building, Energy, Air-conditioning Technology, Renewable Energies) in Frankfurt am Main from 12 to 16 March 2013.
Dyson has unveiled a all-in-one hand-drying water faucet, its Airblade Tap. It combines hand washing and drying in one rather futuristic tap. First, the user must place their hands under the central nozzle, which breaks an infra-red beam and triggers a stream of lukewarm water. Next, the user moves their hands out underneath the two wings, where breaking a second beam sets off a blast of cold filtered air to scrape the water away. The drying mechanism works via a brushless DC motor, which produces two sheets of air at 420mph. According to the announcement, the Airblades can dry wet hands in 14 seconds. The motor is said to be one of the smallest fully integrated 1400 watt units in the world. The Airblade Tap can be pre-ordered today and should be available March 1st. At £999!!
The “Oktopus” toilet plunger is a concept designed by Art. Lebedev Studio. "“Octopus” – household plumbing plunger to clean the sewage. Tentacle is very comfortable to hold, and a large cup diameter increases the effectiveness of “Octopus” in his work, and it can be used to clean any domestic sewage, including toilet. Pen-tentacle is made of plastic, bottom – made of silicone. Overall height – 440 mm diameter suction cup – 130 mm."
A shower head can sing to you while you take a shower? Sounds unbelievable, but Kohler has made it a real one! Kohler's latest water dispersal nozzle, Moxie, features a detachable Bluetooth speaker secured in the shower head's center with a magnet. The speaker pops off the sprayer when it's time to towel off, and promises to provide up to seven hours of sudsy tunes before needing a recharge.
Make your toilet look like the iron throne with this easy-to-apply vinyl wall decal, thank to the PeelAndStickDecals Etsy shop. This decal probably works just as well with any chair in your home, haha.
Res ipsa loquitur. Bonus: "Can be set up or removed in three seconds, so no one is inconvenienced." "Each Nature's Platform is made by hand." The way we like it. But I digress. $144–$158.
How about taking your shower while lying down horizontally? Horizontal Shower combines six water bars, has a large flat platform that you lie on, comes with the eTool, which lets you direct the flow from the various jets, and choose among a variety of pre-programmed choreographies, offering a range of settings for water temperature, intensity and quantity.
"The goal was to create a new bathing paradigm. Literally elevating the experience off the ground, the suspended vessel is evocative of a hammock filled with water, swelling with its contents. Employing new carbon fiber technology developed for the autosport and aerospace industries, this bathtub features extremely fine surfaces as a result of exploiting the inherent rigidity of layered carbon fiber." 240 x 61 W x 54cm (94.5"L x 24"W x 21.3"H). Stainless steel, carbon fiber and gold leaf. Edition of 12. enquiries@splinterworks.co.uk."
