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50 Atypical Toilet Innovations

From Briefcase Toilets to Steampunk Toilets

— May 26, 2010 — Art & Design
One of, if not the most, important invention of all time has got be the toilet. And this cluster of unconventional toilet innovations proves the toilet is still evolving.

Prepare to be perplexed by the toilet bowel restaurant, pleased by the water-saving bathrooms and pissed off by the half-million-dollar toilet. From briefcase toilets to steampunk toilets, enjoy these unconventional toilet innovations!

Implications - Who knew that there could be so many different possibilities when it came to toilets? If you want to change up the look of your toilet, browsing this ultimate collection will surely give you a few good ideas. Whether you want to save the environment or blow all your cash, these toilets will do as you wish.
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Text for Nearest Toilet
Text for Nearest Toilet
SatLav Public Loo Locator
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Electricity Producing Toilet
Electricity Producing Toilet
Benkatine Turbine Uses Potty Power
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The Intelligent Toilet.  Receive a medical check-up while doing your business.
The Intelligent Toilet. Receive a medical check-up while doing your business.
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A Plushie Toilet Cover? What's Your Motivation?
A Plushie Toilet Cover? What's Your Motivation?
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Energy-Generating Commodes
Energy-Generating Commodes
The Made-From-Poo Loowatt Turns Waste Into Watts
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44
Westernization of Toilets
Westernization of Toilets
Beijing Rethinks Squat Down Washrooms for Olympics
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43
Toilet Bowl Restaurant in Taiwan
Toilet Bowl Restaurant in Taiwan
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42
Apple Compatible Toilet
Apple Compatible Toilet
Air Poo
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41
Portable Toilets
Portable Toilets
'P-Tree' by Sam van Veluw Makes Peeing Easy
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40
Self-Closing Toilet Lids
Self-Closing Toilet Lids
The Intelli-Toilet Ensures the Seat Always Stays Down
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39
Toilet Transformers
Toilet Transformers
Aviary Toiletron
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38
$250,000 Self Cleaning Pay Toilets
$250,000 Self Cleaning Pay Toilets
Philly Installs High Tech Poopers
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37
Luxury Public Toilet
Luxury Public Toilet
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36
Steampunk Toilets
Steampunk Toilets
Outlandish Lavatory Flushes Conventionalism Down the Drain
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35
Credit Crunch Toilets
Credit Crunch Toilets
The Payday Toilet Seat Has Real Money Inside
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34
Personalized Portable Toilets
Personalized Portable Toilets
Japanese Invent New Space Saver Diaper
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33
Intelligent Toilet Seats
Intelligent Toilet Seats
Pressalit's AutoClose Automatic Toilet Seat Cover
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32
Period-Predicting Toilets
Period-Predicting Toilets
Toto Loo Predicts Your Monthly Cycle Based on Pee Samples
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31
Inclusive Commodes
Inclusive Commodes
The Universal Toilet Easily Accomodates the Disabled
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30
Environmental Toilets
Environmental Toilets
Go Green with a Pink Toilet (or 14 other Colors)
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29
Transparent Toilets
Transparent Toilets
Nature Scene Tanks
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Blow Drying Toilets
Blow Drying Toilets
Neorest AH Tankless Toilet
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27
Wall-Hung Toilets
Wall-Hung Toilets
The Square Space-Saving Roca ‘Element' Loo
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Sound-Proof Flights
Sound-Proof Flights
Lufthansa Airbus A380 Jetliner is Extra Extravagant
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25
Toilet Art Museums
Toilet Art Museums
Website Features Commodes from Iconic Art Galleries
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24
$75,000 Swarovski-Enrusted Toilet
$75,000 Swarovski-Enrusted Toilet
Crystal Isis Commode Bedazzles
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23
DIY Eco Bathroom Upgrades
DIY Eco Bathroom Upgrades
‘Blue Bidet' Resource-Saving Retrofit Installs in Half an Ho
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22
Luxury Bathrooms
Luxury Bathrooms
Dagobert Throne Toilet
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21
Briefcase Toilet
Briefcase Toilet
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1/2 Million Dollar Toilet
1/2 Million Dollar Toilet
Pure Gold for Your Priceless Glutes
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19
Hidden Kitty Toilet
Hidden Kitty Toilet
Plant in Clay Pot Really A Litter Box
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18
Artistic Outhouses
Artistic Outhouses
Visually Pleasing Portable Toilets
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17
Terrific Toilets
Terrific Toilets
The Latest in Luxury Latrines
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16
Portable Paper Toilets
Portable Paper Toilets
Dang Jingwei's Loo Lets You Go Wherever Nature Calls
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15
Eco Pod Bathrooms
Eco Pod Bathrooms
The Home Core Integrated Toilet is Eco-Conscious
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14
Toilet Bars
Toilet Bars
Pee A Little Creative in Vienna
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13
Transgenerational Toilets
Transgenerational Toilets
BoomerXer Super Loo Lets You "Go With the Flo"
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12
Rear-Facing Toilets
Rear-Facing Toilets
Mount Nelson Ayala's Loo for More Sanitary Squatting
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11
Fish Tank Toilet
Fish Tank Toilet
The Aquariass
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10
Bejeweled Bathrooms
Bejeweled Bathrooms
Lineatre Turns Home Hygiene into an Elegant Experience
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9
Toilet-Themed Restaurants (Update)
Toilet-Themed Restaurants (Update)
Now in China, Expanding Globally
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8
Tacky Toilets
Tacky Toilets
Blinged-Out Bathrooms
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7
Hidden Bathroom Fixtures
Hidden Bathroom Fixtures
These Rapsel Wooden Shelves Store Toilet and Sink
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6
Sink-Toilet Combinations
Sink-Toilet Combinations
Roca's Award-Winning W+W Bathroom Fixture
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Santa Claus Toilets
Santa Claus Toilets
Christmas Bathroom Decorations
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4
Washing Machine Toilets
Washing Machine Toilets
WashUp
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3
Glass Toilet Cubicles
Glass Toilet Cubicles
Swiss Public Bathrooms
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2
Toilet Decals
Toilet Decals
Hu2 Vinyl Stickers Let You Decorate Your Bathroom Tank
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1
Water-Saving Bathrooms
Water-Saving Bathrooms
Jang WooSeok's 'Eco Bath System' Sends Sink Water to Toilet
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