Architecture groups "alarmed" by UK government ban of gender-neutral toilets
The UK government has introduced regulations "to reverse the rise of gender-neutral toilets" in non-domestic public and private buildings. More
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People's Architecture Office creates amorphous Amoeba Public Restroom for all genders
Curved micro cement and stucco walls define this amoeba-shaped public restroom in Beijing, China, designed by People's Architecture Office "with inclusivity as a priority." More
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Tile-clad Tokyo toilets are drenched in bright green and yellow light
Local studio I IN has renovated two toilets in a Tokyo shopping centre, using lights that "propose new colours for genders" to create vivid interiors. More
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Finnish Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale "declares the death of the flushing toilet"
A Finnish huussi, or composting toilet, has been built in the centre of the country's pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, which aims at critically exploring the world's unsustainable approach to sanitation. More
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Sou Fujimoto's Tokyo toilet incorporates elongated communal sink
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has unveiled a public toilet that incorporates a communal hand-washing basin, as the final instalment of the Tokyo Toilet project. More
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Dezeen Agenda features a toilet made from wood chips and bioplastic resin
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a toilet made from wood composite, which its designers says generates fewer emissions than ceramic toilets. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
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Junko Kobayashi tops weathering-steel Tokyo toilet with bright yellow disc
Specialist toilet designer Junko Kobayashi has created a public toilet within a series of weathering steel cylinders as her contribution to the Tokyo Toilet project. More
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Miles Pennington creates Tokyo toilet to be "centre of the local community"
Designer Miles Pennington and DLX Design Lab of the University of Tokyo have designed a public toilet in Japan that can be used as an exhibition space, cinema, pop-up kiosk, information centre or meeting place. More
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This week we unveiled a toilet made from wood chips
This week on Dezeen, Finnish company Woodio revealed a flushing toilet made from wood composite that reportedly generates 99 per cent fewer emissions in its production than ceramics. More
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Woodio develops toilet made from wood chips
Finnish design company Woodio has created a toilet, where everything from the seat to the bowl is formed from wood composite that reportedly generates 99 per cent fewer emissions in its production than ceramics. More
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Eight bathrooms with colourful toilets and sinks
For our latest lookbook, we've gathered eight bathrooms where the sanitary ware adds a splash of colour, ranging from a green Portuguese "shower tower" to a bathroom with pink marble washbasins. More
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Tomohito Ushiro designs Tokyo toilet to be "a piece of public art"
Japanese graphic designer Tomohito Ushiro has completed the Hiroo East Park toilet in central Tokyo as the latest addition to the Tokyo Toilet project. More
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Marc Newson unveils "trustworthy and honest" public toilet in Tokyo
Industrial designer Marc Newson has created a public toilet topped with a traditionally shaped copper roof in Shibuya as part of the Tokyo Toilet project. More
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Ten inventive toilet designs that rethink the conventional loo
Following the news that designer Archie Read has developed a toilet that uses a conveyor belt rather than water to dispose of waste, here is a roundup of 10 innovative loos including a prototype that combusts excrement into ashes and a lavatory for Mars. More
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Sandi toilet uses conveyor belt rather than water to dispose of waste
Solid waste is "flushed" away with a conveyer belt in the Sandi toilet, invented by recent Brunel University graduate Archie Read for the hundreds of millions of people who are currently living without safe sanitation. More
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Bill Gates and Samsung develop toilet that combusts waste "into ashes"
Billionaire Bill Gates has partnered with electronics company Samsung to create a prototype waterless toilet for household use that turns solid waste into ashes. More
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Duravit develops Martian toilet to be "as simple and comfortable as possible"
Bathroom company Duravit has designed a toilet that could be used in future homes on Mars and installed it at the prototype Martian House in Bristol, UK. More
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TwistFlush toilet by Villeroy & Boch
Dezeen Showroom: designed by German ceramics brand Villeroy & Boch, the TwistFlush toilet creates a vortex-like stream of water that cleans the toilet bowl without splashing or excessive noise. More
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Nagami 3D prints "aesthetically pleasing" portable toilet using plastic waste
Discarded plastic medical equipment from hospitals across Europe was melted into a filament and 3D-printed to create the mobile toilet cubicle The Throne, designed by Spanish studio Nagami for the To.org foundation. More
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Kengo Kuma adds mountain-shaped toilets to hiking trail overlooking Mount Fuji
Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has designed a collection of peaked umbrella-shaped structures that were informed by the surrounding mountains for a rest area in Japan. More
