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Industrial Design Firm Goodwin Hartshorn Designs an Anti-Splash Urinal
The Contour Hygeniq features a central fin
Edward Goodwin, of London-based industrial design firm Goodwin Hartshorn, was hit with an idea for a new urinal design while visiting a museum. "When he got back to the studio, we sketched out the concept and contacted Ideal Standard with our idea," writes partner Richard Hartshorn. "They were intrigued, but needed us to prove it would work."
"We built lots of test rigs and used water jets to demonstrate the function of the anti-splash fin."
"We then handmade scale models to explore the sculptural form before refining the details with 1:1 blue foam models."
"These urinals have been designed to eliminate splash-back with the inclusion of a central vertical 'fin'. The 'fin' allows the urine to strike at a near-tangential angle which significantly reduces any splash."
These are now in production as the Contour Hygeniq Urinal Bowl.
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I don't doubt that this does what it's supposed to do, but the design is a little... anatomical.
The toilet; the bastard stepchild of any retail business because it’s the least palatable expense in building out & maintaining a storefront. Even with a pandemic, many toilets failed in keeping clean. Rarely kept clean, anything that helps with sanitary conditions is a good thing because no staff member likes WC Duty.
??? these are everywhere in the UK, they have been around for many years
These (or something as close as to be almost identical) have been around for years. I took a whiz in one just this weekend.
Admirable, nothing's worse than Poseidon's front kiss.
When you have to clean the toilet, should you use vinegar to avoid upsetting the microbiome of the urinal?