At the London Design Festival, designer Roca revealed this amazing multi-tasking toilet sink combo system, the W + W (washbasin + watercloset). High-design meets eco-friendly waste and water management as this lavatory unit uses “water-reuse technology†and houses a self-contained greywater system that can reduce water use by up to 25%.
This toilet sink combo system is also ideal for small, compact environments.
Implications - Multi-tasking products that are also eco-friendly appeal to consumers. Consumers want to minimize their environmental impact as well as have products that allow them to do multiple tasks. Ideas such as the W+W have managed to appeal to this need through the ability to use environmental methods.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Multi-tasking Products
- Opportunity for developing products that can perform multiple tasks.
- Eco-friendly Waste Management
- Potential for creating innovative solutions to reduce water consumption and manage greywater.
- Compact Living Solutions
- Market for designing products suited for small, compact environments.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Home Appliances
- Opportunity for home appliance manufacturers to create multi-functional and eco-friendly products.
- Plumbing
- Potential for plumbing industry to develop advanced waste management systems for residential and commercial use.
- Interior Design
- Market for interior designers to create space-saving and multi-purpose designs for small living spaces.
