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Very clever design, but I'm digging Aquariass - Aquarium toilet!!!

But what happens when water gets into the holes? Will it cause water damage to the walls?

I was looking at my bathroom wall the other day (I was cleaning not just desperately bored) and admiring the way the toothbrush holder and soap dish were each an actual tile. Much more permanent than this system but stilll kinda cool.

I don't think I'd want to see nipples sticking out of my wall.

I'd totally do my bathroom over just so's I could incorporate this system in the shower and by the sink.

The only thing missing is a bottle and pump for liquid soap... that would be the hottest.

After looking at the rest of the Elsewhere design site, I have to say that these designers seem to spend a lot of time considering toilets and activities related to. No judgment, just an observation.

...but if you think about it, the bathroom is one of the few places where there are very few people working on the sorts of eccentric and interesting design that Elsewhere apparently likes creating... The major plumbing companies do have things like the hatbox toilet or new sink designs, but when I was looking for a kitchen sink, it was all boringboringboring...

I remember watching a BBC program about industrial designers who like taking on new challenges and finding new ways to make things. When they were hired to create a new toilet, their client was really very conservative -- they just wanted a new form, and weren't interested in real innovations or even new places to put the flush handle.

Want to check out really cool tiles? This custom printed glass tile design was installed in a shower, and the installer even used colored grout to fit in with the mural
http://www.custom-tiles.com/picture_tile_murals_for_backspla.htm

Not for me. I shudder at the thought of keeping any open "nipple" holes clean (dust is everywhere in my ground-floor apartment). And what happens if someone applies too much pressure one of the nipple-d accessories (like the soap dish or hooks) and cracks the tile? Standard base tile doesn't seem like a strong enough material to sustain any type of abuse/misuse... No thanks. (And I didn't even mention the "ick" factor of having a row of orifices facing you as you brush your teeth every morning.)

Clever!

Oh Enrique, you are KILLING ME.

Enrique, where is your Roman (I assume) soul?

[I'm thinking the she-wolf of Rome, whose very old copy I discovered yesterday on the roof patio of Museum of New York].

...and what makes it worse is that it's a row of distended orifices. Double-ick.

[Tat, I'm afraid your reference is lost on me, darlin'.]

Teats, from Tat, Enrique.

Of the lupine variety.

Ah... I see. Thanks for the clarification, p(too). Teats (lupine or otherwise) aren't my area of specialty.

At some point in your life it was(that is,if you're a mammal).

This is what I meant:
http://tinyurl.com/syaxr

i just see tacky.

huh.. a repost from 2006? hmmm....

We do most of our work installing kitchens which can involve some extensive tile work depending on the client's taste. However, we do our fair share of bathroom refacing and remodeling and had recently completed a project with the nipple tile. I believe just like anything else too much of anything is just bad! This client decided to use these tiles only for towel rings and a soap dish. To me it was not only functional, but very unique without going to the extreme. When we went to pick out the tiles we were going to use for this project we reviewed a catalog showcasing the nipple tiles and it was a total turn off to both me and my client. I believe that they can compliment the existing style beautifully so long as their purpose is functional not just aesthetic. In closing, I would suggest to anyone who intends to sell their home in the next few years to seriously consider this design because many people are not moved by it, and will probably hurt your resale. I guess it is what one might call an acquired taste.

Christopher Purnell
President & Founder
EZ Furniture Assembly & Interior Innovations, LLC
WWW.EZFURNITUREASSEMBLY.COM

what!? looks like ezfurnitureassembly's post is just spam self-promotion all dolled up to look like a, "to each his own" comment. booo!

These literally made my skin crawl. They are hideous.

@*heather leaf* - no flames intended towards you, but at least he's on topic. He's a guy who is in the industry, and who is giving an opinion (as we all are) from a different perspective. He's being an active participant in the discussion, and I don't fault him for the plug.

It's those other posts that I hate, which I see mostly on other sites. They are completely irrelevant to the topic at hand and their sole purpose is to try to promote their own site, such as the ones that say, "Our TrAcKeR SayS This PoST is one Of THE hOTTesT pOSts on THe WeB todAY. CHeck it OUT at www.blahblahblah.com"

As for me, I fall into the, "Ew! - STUFF will get IN there and I'll never be able to get it out!"

Horrible to my eye.

In my opinion, bathrooms ought to be a silly place. Bring on the nippled walls!

the towel rings are especially creapy, they look like pierced nipples