# Nouveau Toilette Public and personal toilets are influenced by design, imagination & eco. By [Bianca](https://www.trendhunter.com/bianca), Brand & Innovation Strategist | Published Nov 12, 2007, updated Aug 10, 2010 | Category: [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/pro/category/environmental-trends) Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/nouveau-toilette-imagination-design-eco-are-just-a-few-factors-influencing ## Key Figures - Trend score: 5.3/10 - Evidence articles: 19 ## What is the Nouveau Toilette trend? **Nouveau Toilette:** Although public washrooms haven’t seen a tremendous amount of innovation over the years, they are now evolving. Finding ways to reinvent a traditional category opens the door to greater market opportunity. Some washrooms are being redesigned to appeal to a more global market, like the westernization of public restrooms in Beijing; others are turned into bizarre experiences such as washrooms with artistic urinals. Some even cater to niche markets like overweight demographics, environmentally conscious consumers or pet owners. ## At a Glance - Evidence: 19 featured examples - Articles from: Nov 30, 2007 to Oct 27, 2009 - Published: Nov 12, 2007 - Patterns: [Redirection](https://www.trendhunter.com/pattern/redirection) - Megatrends: [Experience](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/experience), [Personalization](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/personalization) ## Audience - Gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Themes within the Nouveau Toilette trend ### Luxury Toilets Incorporating luxury features in toilets provides an air of wealth and exclusivity making them priceless to the well-heeled homeowner. ### Innovative Designs Developing innovative and imaginative designs such as artistic urinals or inclusive toilets allows companies to appeal to niche and global markets which opens up greater market opportunities. ### Eco-Friendly Products Offering products that are eco-friendly, multi-tasking, and conserve water, for example, eco-bath systems, reduces water usage, appeal to consumers, and minimize environmental impact. ## What the Nouveau Toilette trend means for industry ### For Luxury Home Goods Development of luxurious toilet products, such as Swarovski-encrusted toilet seats or Terrific Toilets, fulfill a desire for opulence and a high-class lifestyle. ### For Design Companies that take it upon themselves to create imaginative and unique toilet designs are opening themselves up to larger/varied audience demographics. ### For Environmental Goods Businesses that create eco-friendly products or water-saving fixtures, such as the Eco Bath System or the W+W, will find a receptive audience among individuals who are concerned about the environment. ## Trend signals for Nouveau Toilette Trend score 5.3 out of 10, from popularity 73%, activity 78%, freshness 8%. - Popularity: 73% - Activity: 78% - Freshness: 8% ## Examples of the Nouveau Toilette trend 19 featured examples from Nov 30, 2007 to Oct 27, 2009. - [Water-Saving Bathrooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eco-bath-system-jang-wooseok): Jang WooSeok's 'Eco Bath System' Sends Sink Water to Toilet (Category: Eco) Implication: The Eco Bath System's water-saving innovation can disrupt the bathroom fixtures industry, prompting companies to create more eco-friendly products. - [Computer Branded Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bizarre-apple-concepts): Bizarre Apple Concepts Designed by Mac Devotees (Category: Tech) Implication: Companies in this industry can explore unique and creative designs that take inspiration from iconic brands and concepts, like those seen in the Apple-inspired concepts list. - [Transgenerational Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exercizing-your-bowels-go-with-the-flo-loo-is-blue): BoomerXer Super Loo Lets You "Go With the Flo" (Category: Art & Design) Implication: Growing demand for accessible and user-friendly public restrooms. - [Transformer Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultimate-toilet-by-young-sang-eun): The Ultimate Toilet by Young Sang Eun Turns Into a Urinal (Category: Art & Design) Implication: The development of transformer toilets presents innovative opportunities for the bathroom fixtures industry to create versatile and inclusive products for consumers. - [Twin Toilets Face Each Other](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twin-porcelain-gods-the-twodaloo): The TwoDaLoo (Category: Lifestyle) Implication: The connected twin toilets trend offers opportunities for disruptive innovation within the bathroom fixtures industry, allowing for the development of unique and innovative toilet… - [$75,000 Swarovski-Enrusted Toilet](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swarvoski-toilet): Crystal Isis Commode Bedazzles (Category: Luxury) Implication: The luxury home decor industry has an opportunity to create high-end customized furniture and decor pieces using expensive materials to cater to a market driven by wealth and stat… - [Gemstone Toilet Seats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gemstone-toilet-seat): Dazzling Lids for Your Loo, From Giant Gems to Furry Tops (Category: Art & Design) Implication: Opportunity for businesses in the home decor industry to expand their product offerings with glamorous toilet seats and bathroom accessories, tapping into the rising consumer inte… - [Kneel Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sprayers-eliminated-at-porcelain-throne-kneeling-to-pee-eliminates-puddles): Japanese Design Eliminates Spray-Induced Puddles by Kneeling (Category: Lifestyle) Implication: Architecture and design companies could introduce hygienic fixtures such as padded ledges in toilets to improve public restroom sanitation. - [Personalized Portable Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personalized-loo-japanese-invent-new-space-saver-utility-belt): Japanese Invent New Space Saver Diaper (Category: Eco) Implication: Potential for personalized healthcare solutions incorporating wearable technology and smart sensors. - [Intelligent Toilet Seats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pressalit-automatic-toilet-seat-cover): Pressalit's AutoClose Automatic Toilet Seat Cover (Category: Art & Design) Implication: The bathroom fixtures industry can explore innovative designs and technologies to integrate automation features like self-closing toilet seats. - [Rear-Facing Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rocking-new-toilet-hovering-made-easier-for-sanitary-squating): Mount Nelson Ayala's Loo for More Sanitary Squatting (Category: Art & Design) Implication: Demand for upgraded restroom products that offer improved sanitation and user experience. - [Self-Closing Toilet Lids](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/argument-eliminator-introducing-the-intelli-toilet-with-self-closing-seat): The Intelli-Toilet Ensures the Seat Always Stays Down (Category: Tech) Implication: In the field of bathroom design, the introduction of self-closing toilet lids opens doors for disruptive innovation, offering improved functionality and convenience to consumers. - [Terrific Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/terrific-toilets): The Latest in Luxury Latrines (Category: Art & Design) Implication: Companies in the bathroom fixture industry can explore luxury, art-inspired and eco-friendly designs to tap into this growing market. - [Inclusive Commodes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inclusive-loos-the-universal-toilet-accomodates-everyone): The Universal Toilet Easily Accomodates the Disabled (Category: Unique) Implication: The Universal Toilet points to opportunities for innovation within the bathroom fixtures industry to create more inclusive and adaptable products. - [Digital Scale Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aweigh-with-seats-toilet-announces-your-massive-movement): Bathroom Seat Measures Your Massive Movement (Category: Lifestyle) Implication: Opportunity for companies in the home improvement industry to create innovative bathroom fixtures with health monitoring capabilities. - [Portable Paper Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dang-jingwei-portable-toilet): Dang Jingwei's Loo Lets You Go Wherever Nature Calls (Category: Eco) Implication: Opportunity for outdoor recreation companies to incorporate portable toilets into their product line. - [Teaching Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-toilet-teaches-kids-bathroom): An Interactive Toilet Instructs Kids on Going to the Bathroom (Category: Unique) Implication: The field of child education can benefit greatly from incorporating interactive learning tools into lesson plans to make children feel more positive about their learning experienc… - [Portable Commodes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-dignity-toilet): The Dignity Toilet Alleviates Sanitation Issues Sans Infrastructure (Category: Art & Design) Implication: The outdoor recreation industry can capitalize on the trend of portable commodes by offering innovative and convenient waste disposal solutions for camping and other outdoor activ… - [Compact Sink Latrines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toilet-sink-combo-system): This Eco-Friendly Toilet Sink Combo System Does it All (Category: Eco) Implication: Opportunity for home appliance manufacturers to create multi-functional and eco-friendly products. ## Recent trend clusters - 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