You might notice I’m particularly obsessed with toilets these past two months. Being cooped up in the house makes the necessaries in the home all the more important. Over the years, there has been an ...
Hidden within almost every single office, there is an anonymous person spoken about in whispers: someone whose toilet behaviour is so heinous that they garner nicknames like “phantom pooer” or “wet ...
If you think they’ve thought of everything, what about a toilet that costs $8,000? It could come to a loo near you by the end of 2019. What could possibly make a bit of porcelain worth that much money ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Design for Impact is a series spotlighting architectural solutions for communities displaced by the climate crisis, natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies. Consider the ...
Loo design has barely changed in 150 years – until now. Will people trade their privacy for the chance to find out exactly what is in their waste? The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will ...
We don’t tend to talk about toilets much, even though we all use them. Yet not only do public toilets meet our voiding needs when we go out, but they are the site for many underlying social processes ...
Traditional Indian squat toilets, while beneficial for digestion due to natural body alignment, pose cardiovascular risks, especially for those with hypertension. Studies reveal a link between ...
A new study shows how turbulence from a toilet bowl can create a large plume that is potentially infectious to a bathroom’s next visitor. By Knvul Sheikh Here’s one more behavior to be hyper-aware of ...