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!