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Attention Tactile People!

We are currently working on upholstering one of the toilets so that it may be transformed into a seating device a.k.a a chair. Amanda and I are cutting out recycled swatch samples of awesomely tactile upholstery fabric, graciously donated by local Gartner’s and Kirkish furniture stores, into different size squares and rectangles so that they may be sewn into a quilt-like pattern that will create a unique slip cover for the toilet seat. It was made to sit on already, why not make it a seat you want to sit on instead of a seat you have to sit on!


After struggling with math and measurements, Amanda and I gave in—mostly me—and resorted to stencils (that we made ourselves out of cardboard) which sped up the process radically. Now all that is left is to cut out the rest of the fabric samples, sew them together and finish the slip cover for the seat of our well-on-it’s-way-to-becoming-a-chair toilet. We will post images when it is complete!


If you have any suggestions, comments, or crazy ideas please leave a comment!



Rachel

Take a Seat!

The toilet project is officially entering the chair phase of the project! We are trying to improve the ergonomics of the toilet seat itself and make the toilets more visually pleasing... to remove the "ick" factor. Please post comments on this blog or on our Facebook page with any chair ideas or suggestions... we want to hear what you think! Also please post any reuse ideas that you may have implemented in your own homes!

Here is one potential seating idea to get your juices flowing... beach chairs!

Permission to Dock

Started second unit to the docking system. Just trying to find the best solution on how to attach them together to make them a docking system. If you have any input please, please leave comment and feedback on here or our facebook page. Thank you have a nice day.

Newspaper Article

The toilet project was featured on the Daily Mining Gazette's, the local news paper, front page yesterday. Please check out a copy of the article online at the link below!


http://www.mininggazette.com/page/content.detail/id/506877.html?nav=5006

Dock Potential

The second prototype was a success and plans have been made, with a few modifications, to implement it as a removable dock for a local nature center. If successful... there may be many uses for this solution! Pictures will be added soon, once the prototype is finished, and it stops raining. Yesterday the first half was finished. A second unit will be constructed to test possible joining mechanisms, and then the first decent weather day will lead to water testing! We will keep you all posted.

Join Us on our Cruise on the Toilet Express

Not only do the toilets float, but the prototypes have been a big success! All sorts of different people have been getting involved to join us! First we did a preliminary test to see if the toilets would float.

So After a little fun, some hilarious photos and the success of the flotation, we got to work on our first prototype, which includes four toilets and a re-used pallet...

As you can see this works out very well. Unfortunately it was not as buoyant as had hoped for. Unequally distribution of weight was able to tip this prototype. And so the next prototype came...

Here is some of the 100 Toilets Project Family getting along on our latest prototype. Here you can see the toilets are back to their upright positions and anchored to a pallet from the seating area. Now all we need is the rest of those toilets and a couple more pallets for our cruz ship.

New Team Members!

We have exciting news.... two more people have officially joined the 100 Toilets Project! I welcome Rachel and Skyler to the official toilet team.

Skyler
Amanda & Rachel

Rachel is an Illustration major ( with a secret desire to design t-shirt prints... she just does not know it yet!) who is looking to this project to break out of her current artistic path in order to re-awaken her creativity. Rachel has previous knowledge of shop practices, so I look forward to her technical and visual input.

Skyler is a Graphic Design major with interest in photography and film. Skyler also has a passion for teamwork and exploring new forms of design. I look forward to his documentation contribution to the 100 Toilets Project.

Welcome again to the 100 Toilets family!

Boom or Bust: Flotation or Titanic?

This project started last spring with a fellow student designer, Elyse, who is currently studying abroad and being updated on this project. Last year we contemplated the concept of using the toilets in unique seating arrangements that took advantage of the natural seat set up of the toilet while making them more ergonomic and removing the "ICK!" factor that surrounds these toilets. In that process we inspected separating the toilets. Unfortunately despite over an hour of prying, the toilet did not separate. So we got out the big guns... hello hand saw. Between the two of us and excessive muscle from out professor, we sawed one of the toilets in half, discovering that they are entirely full of foam.

So a question was posed.....
..... might they float?

In response to this I started off the semester by testing the ability of the toilets to float, maneuver, balance, and hold weight.

And so the water testing has begun!

Flushed Away!

Hello all! I am beginning this blog as a digital log of the 100 Toilets Project. My name is Amanda Moyer and I am currently a Junior at Finlandia University in Michigan. As a part of a Design Studio class my professor has challenged me to find a use for 100 old plastic toilets that used to adorn the bathrooms in our Resident Hall. The toilets are made from a non-recyclable plastic, full of foam, and entirely not aesthetically pleasing in the realm of toilets.

As of now I am the only brave soul to accept this challenge; however, others may jump on board as the semester progresses.

Feel free to comment and express any ideas, questions, or helpful critiques that you might have and welcome to the adventure that this project will be!