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SQUATTER’S
RIGHTS
A team of Arizona State University ASU
College of Design students have produced a
‘transgenerational’ toilet design concept with
both ergonomics and ecological issues at its
heart.
Go With The Flo was designed for the
Northwest Design Invitational biennial
competition and is described as an
ergonomic, sustainable design concept for
baby boomers that functions like a squat
toilet.
The designers maintain that using the
Flo toilet is akin to yoga – by building and
strengthening abdominal and back muscles.
Much less water is used for fl ushing as the
product reuses water from hand washing.
ASU College of Design:
http://design.asu.edu/
INNOVATION NATION
Innovation Nation is a competition run as part of the Ideal Home
Show which aims to recognise imagination, creativity and technical
LET THERE BE
expertise amongst design students at Britain’s universities and
LIGHT
colleges, and to reward innovation at the earliest stage of a young
designer’s career. Two new lighting profi les by Gera Leuchten
Final-year Furniture Design students from De Montfort University afford product developers completely new
took up the challenge to address a project brief on the subject perspectives for creative lighting in high-end
of Compact Living, in which they were asked to come up with architectural environments.
innovative solutions to cater for the decreasing size of homes in the The GERA Lighting Profi le 1 is an
UK. Three projects stood out and were showcased at this year’s Show. aluminium profi le especially developed for
Tommy Williams, 22, from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, was LED lighting and for use with the interiors
awarded fi rst prize for his Micro Kitchen (top), a unit which folds or the reverse sides of furniture. It also
away to save space. enables high-end mood lighting and creates
Runner-up Phil Crook, 23, from Stantonbury, Milton Keynes, was colourful, glowing lines particularly in
also recognised for his compact sofa system which changes from conjunction with modern, angular furniture.
a two-seater sofa into two armchairs plus another two-seater sofa Also taken into account in its concept is
(above). Craig Haggart, 22, from Shepton Mallet, Somerset, was the illumination of baseboards to create light,
awarded third prize for his stylish under-stairs storage units (left). seemingly fl oating furniture designs.
The Ideal Home Show: Gera Leuchten:
www.idealhomeshow.co.uk www.gera-leuchten.de
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