Rever & Drage marks Norwegian Scenic Routes stop with triangular toilet
Rever & Drage has created a triangular, aluminium toilet near the Farstadsanden beach on the west coast of Norway on one of the country's national scenic tourist routes. More
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Takenosuke Sakakura imprints trees on frosted glass toilet in Tokyo
Japanese architect Takenosuke Sakakura has created three unisex toilets that glow like a lantern at night in Tokyo's Nishihara Itchome Park as part of the Tokyo Toilet project. More
Tadao Ando creates circular public toilet surrounded by cherry trees in Tokyo
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando has completed a circular toilet in a Tokyo park as his contribution to the Tokyo Toilet project. More
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Concrete Tokyo toilet by Wonderwall references primitive Japanese huts
A maze of board-marked concrete walls encloses this public toilet in Tokyo, which interior design studio Wonderwall created for the Tokyo Toilet project and modelled on prehistoric Japanese architecture. More
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Fumihiko Maki tops Tokyo toilet with "cheerful roof"
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki has designed a facility for the Tokyo Toilet project, replacing a public restroom in Tokyo's "Octopus Park" with a new design topped with a thin white roof that it has dubbed the Squid Toilet. More
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Shigeru Ban designs pair of transparent public toilets in Tokyo
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has designed two public toilets for the Tokyo Toilet project with transparent glass walls that become opaque when they are occupied. More
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Nao Tamura bases triangular toilet block in Tokyo on Japanese craft of Origata
New York-based Japanese designer Nao Tamura has squeezed a red public toilet block onto a triangular plot in Tokyo's downtown Shibuya district as part of the Tokyo Toilet project. More
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Satis G shower toilet by INAX
VDF products fair: Japanese brand INAX has created an all-black toilet that washes after use as part of its new Light & Shadow series. More
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Buildings where you don't need to touch anything are "entirely feasible" says Paul Flowers
Demand for touchless products such as toilets and faucets is soaring as architects look to prevent the spread coronavirus in their buildings, according to Paul Flowers, chief design officer at water technology brand LIXIL. More
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DuoFresh odour extraction unit by Geberit
VDF products fair: Swiss brand Geberit has designed an automatic odour extraction unit for bathrooms called DuoFresh, which is designed to be concealed behind a toilet's flush plate. More
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$5 million solid gold toilet stolen in "surreal" Blenheim Palace heist
A solid gold toilet artwork has been stolen from an exhibition at Blenheim Palace, forcing the artist Maurizio Cattelan to deny that the theft was a Banksy-style hoax. More
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EOOS designs Laufen toilet with trap to divert urine for fertiliser
Austrian design firm EOOS and a Swiss water research institute have teamed up to create a toilet for Laufen that tackles the "urgent" environmental issue of pollution caused by wastewater. More
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Six outdoor urinals for when you need to wee in the wild
From female urinals for festivals to pissoirs on the streets of Paris, here are six of the freshest outdoor urinals designs for peeing in the fresh air. More
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Lapee female urinal designed to reduce festival loo queues
Gina Périer and Alexander Egebjerg have designed an industrial-standard female toilet for festivals and outdoor events that allows people to pee sitting down quickly and safely. More
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LooWatt's waterless toilet system turns waste into electricity and fertiliser
LooWatt is a toilet that can be flushed without the need for any water, safely disposing of human waste to be turned into electricity and fertiliser. More
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Spark's Big Arse toilet could generate electricity in remote Indian villages
Architecture studio Spark has developed a concept for an easily transportable 3D-printed toilet that could convert human waste into electricity. More
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Grohe's Sensia Arena's "shower toilet" can be used to naturally clean users
Dezeen promotion: German bathroom and kitchen manufacturer Grohe is aiming to reduce paper wastage with its latest toilet model, which doubles as a bidet. More
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Night Loo is a safe portable toilet for women in refugee camps
American designer Anna Meddaugh has created a personal urinal that women in refugee camps can use in shelters at night to avoid the threat of sexual violence outside. More
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Ruth Pearn envisions public bathhouse to fight period poverty in Yorkshire
University of Westminster graduate Ruth Pearn has designed a concept for a bathhouse, with a tampon recycling scheme, which would alleviate period poverty and combat stigma around menstruation. More
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Outdoor urinals cause uproar after being installed on Paris streets
Minimal, open-air eco urinals by design studio Faltazi have been placed across central Paris, prompting protests from local residents and businesses. More
