Humanitarian International Design Organization Toilet Design Contest results

Posted by: Jeannie Choe on Tuesday, November 27 2007

The Humanitarian International Design Organization's call for toilet design entries revolved around the need for sanitary waste disposal solutions in the developing world. The top three concepts have just been released, including "Compliance Health Dignity" (a.k.a. The Dignity Toilet, shown above) by Cooler Solutions, engineer Terence Woodside, and industrial designer Mike Loveless.

Lots of designers felt taken by our stories and request to design Sanitary Facilities for people in need. We have choosen 3 designs which we wanted to share with you all. We would like to work further on the design of Mike Loveless, 'Dignity Toilet' in order to see if we could really make it work in the Developing World. All entries captured really good the problematic of what once was also a problem in the Western world. We are trying to find a unique, cheap way adjusted to local customs and possibilities.

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I don want to carry my crap in my back!! I like the other two better..

A product called "dignity toilet" that you are supposed to carry on your back? I don't understand...

wait. where do they shit now? do they need this? who is they? i imagine that there is a tribe somewhere who this portapotty is designed for that is looking for a place to shit. how has this godforsaken tribe made it this far?

Is it a joke?

The dignity toilet is a great idea. I believe the intended use of this toilet is in refugee camps where there are no toilet facilities. This toilet is very portable and will most likely cost very little. Good work!!!

Unfortunately most of the world does not have the luxury of running water: therefore simply "flushing it away" is not an option. If people can be educated and encouraged to dispose of their waste in a central and controlled area, then we can begin to reduce disease in overpopulated slums. What are they using now? - Its simply thrown into the streets.

Before Homo Sap sat on a toilet, it squatted. Funny that these designs are so euro-centric. If "they" want to capture the waste, grab the plastic bag out of the ditch and crap in it then tie it off. If you want to design a heavier plastic container for catching waste, adapt it to the squat, not the sit.