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Products

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  Clivus Multrum Foam-Flush Toilet

  Vitreous china bowl and water tank / Push-button flush / 3 ounces per flush

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  Caroma-Caravelle-One-Piece Round Front Plus Dual-Flush Toilet

  Vitreous china bowl and tank / Two-button flush / 0.8 or 1.6 gallons per flush

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  Purist Lavatory Faucet

  Both sculptural and functional, this widespread lavatory faucet features a slightly wider base with understated detailing. It's available in a variety of finishes, from polished nickel to brushed…

Articles

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  101 Bathrooms

  Contemplating the proverbial "throne" the world over, Virginia Gardiner wonders why modernism hasn't caught on the to the john. Also bathroom swag on parade.

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  Cultural Commod(e)ity

  In 1937, as the modern movement in Europe 
faced the stifling rise of fascism, the leftist French 
Union des Artistes Modernes hosted a pavilion at the Paris World’s Fair that presented, among other…

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  Throne Off Course

  Victorian technology has no business being the receptacle for your business. It’s time to outmode the common commode.

Dwell Collections

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  The Bathroom Reinvented

  Exploring everything from conceptual ideas about waterless toilets to just what it takes to integrate a greywater system into a residence, Dwell leads the conversation online about the future of…

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  A Look at Bathrooms

  We combed through our archives to present this pictorial ode to one of the most high-traffic spaces in the house—the bathroom.

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  Steel Yourself

  From girders to grating, steel has long been a popular, highly recyclable, and relatively inexpensive material for architects, designers, and builders. Here we present some inspired applications…

Videos

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  The Bathroom Reinvented

  Industrial designer and London–based Dwell contributor Virginia Gardiner shares the ins and outs of her low-cost, low-tech concept for a waterless toilet system.

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  The Bathroom Reinvented: Hyphae

  Ecologist Brent Bucknum, principal of Hyphae Design Lab in Oakland, California, shares the ABC's of re-routing a home's waste water (greywater) to sustainably irrigate gardens and other green…

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  On Shelter Island

  Husband-and-wife architecture team Yoshiko Sato and Michael Morris open the doors to their newly constructed home on Shelter Island in New York. The pair teamed up with Evans+Paul to fabricate a…

Tips

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  "Paint Grip" Steel

  I like to use "Paint Grip" steel, which is a galvanized steel that's been submerged in a phosphate bath. The metal is designed to receive paint, which is one of the reasons why I chose…

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  Soapstone as a Bathroom Surface

  I chose soapstone for the countertops and the walls due to its aesthetic similarity to concrete, and its porous nature.

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  Stainless-Steel Kitchen Islands: Ideal for Small Kitchens

  When the Stonorovs set out to design their 400-square-foot house in Oakland for themselves and their young toddler, the kitchen required particular attention. They found a kitchen…

Events

• Modern Kitchens and Baths with Marmol Radziner

  We are pleased to welcome architect Leo Marmol, FAIA, Principal of Los Angeles-based Marmol Radziner + Associates, best known for its meticulous restoration of mid-century modern homes, including…

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  Paper: Pressed, Stained, Slashed, Folded

  This exhibition of approximately 70 works from MoMA’s collection that explore and manipulate the materiality of paper. Comprising prints and illustrated books as well as drawings and a…

• Metal Machine Manifesto—Music for 16 Intonarumori

  One of a series of performances in SF that re-examine the relationship of Italian Futurism to innovative artistic form, radical and regressive politics, and performance work today. Futurist…