Modern-styled toilet?

List them!!!

I've been in search for years and it seems like the only modern style (I prefer the industrial, teutonic forms like Stark's Duravit units) ones cost idiotic prices - ~$3k!!!

What are all of the ones youz guyz know of?

The Duravit Happy D is reasonable at ~$550, or the Duravit Philippe Starck Edition 2, either in wall hung or regular for less than $1K.

Perhaps the better question is who makes a modern styled toilet that WORKS?.

I went with the Toto Nexus (~$400) for all three of the bathrooms in our new home because I have a Toto in our current home and I know they work well. I would have chosen the Duravit if I could have found any convincing evidence that they work as well as Toto, but I never found anyone with first hand experience.

Anyone?

While reading a respone for the post under Modern Door,
this is what I came across:

hejiranyc:
Try looking at http://www.lenfex.com . I have checked out their showroom in Brooklyn, and they had some of their doors on display. Very solid, very substantial stuff. But from what I can recall, they weren't exactly cheap- I believe the prehung wooden entry doors started around $2,000. But they seemed somewhat negotiable.

On the other hand, their bathroom fixtures were a bargain. Really neat, modern stuff. I am probably going to buy some of my toilets there, none of which were more than $350.

I'll second the Happy D by duravit.
I also like the dual-flush of the Caroma Caravelle, which allows you to do a 1/2 flush for #1 or a full flush when it's needed. Sells for $500-600. The one-piece is a handsome choice:


Also check this page for a functional comparison of the more common models:
http://www.terrylove.com/crtoilet.htm

Cheers,
JB

I happened to stumble across this the other day by chance:

http://dlavo.com/shop/index.php?cPath=51osCsid=b223f1df4414d66e8b6c2e97d07d7938

If you click around on this site, you will see that it is not quite ready for primetime. As such, I cannot be sure whether it is actually ready for e-commerce or not. Perhaps you SF Bay area people will have a better read on this.

Call me insane, but there is something strangely alluring in a biomorphic way about KB-T-03.:zz:

ok, on the subject of modern/affordable bathroom fixtures...how about a good looking modern afforable one piece tub/shower insert? anyone?anyone?bueller?

Kohler has come out with a new one, but its expensive ($2890).

Its called the hatbox toilet, and can be found in their purist suite.

I really like the functional look of the Toto Ultramax, but to save some $$$ per unit, I'd go with the Toto Drake. With the Toto soft close seat, the total is about $300. Both of these choices are more form follows function than pieces of modern sculpture.

Anyone ever tried to build a Murphy toilet? Similar to the bed where the toilet folds out of the wall. Maybe the tank is built into the wall to save space and hide the plumbing. The seat just kind of pulls out for business then can be put away?

Oh wait, did I just give away my million dollar idea?

We are using Porcher, L'expression:


[url href=http://www.porcher-us.com/ProductNew.asp?prodID=1372]http://www.porcher-us.com/ProductNew.asp?prodID=1372[/url]

By the way, isn't toilet shopping soooo exciting?

attatt:

i think the key there would be to keep the drain pipe in one place, while only having the bowl move. maybe it would be better if the toilet swiveled out (with drain pipe as pivot point), instead of folded down. there is a swivel drain pipe made for rv's and such. i wonder if it's legal for use in a home? the idea of toilet drain pipes moving doesn't sound very fun. it does help that the frame for a wall-mounted toilet is already steel.

i wrote all that, then did a google search for "swivel toilet" (http://www.google.com/search?hl=enq=swivel+toilet) it's already been done:

(http://www.bradleycorp.com/prodinfo/techdata/6030.pdf

andhttp://www.acorneng.com/PDFS/Care-Ware%20Brochure.pdf)

at least for medical use. the ones where the sink cabinet swivels away, and the toilet is stationary, are cool. the sink could just drain into the toilet, eh. but then you have to have the space for the sink to fold back. although, it does hide the toilet, but would you want to brush your teeth above a toilet that had just been used?

i really like the idea of the tank in the wall, either way, though (very euro).

I think the hatbox is very cool, but strangley disconcerting...this maybe something I need to work out with a therapist.:huh:

Check out the beautiful bathroom fittings from the great Italian manufacture Alessi.
I would contact a local dealer for pricing.

http://www.ilbagnoalessi.com/ambient.asp

I'm in the middle of doing some nuances to the house I just bought.

B/c the toilets weren't lo-flo to begin with, I got a $500 per toilet credit from the sellers, which I immediately folded into three Duravit Starck 2 toilets, which ran about $2100, or, $600 after the credit. Score!

The guy I bought them from at arguably the most knowlegable place to buy such things here (Ferguson's in L.A.) said he'd only had one problem with the Duravit from one customer amongst all the ones he's sold-quite a few of them. I should note that the Toto was my second choice, btw. He wasn't a huge fan of many Kohlers and not a fan of Porcher toilets at all.

I haven't moved in yet, but I've used the one that's installed a few times and, so far, no worries.

But, at least at my house, there is one caveat (and this may be totally unique to my pad): I'm having to move the waterline spout to the toilet a few inches to the left. We're doing quite a few things to the house before we move in, so in the grand scheme, it's not a big deal, but if it's a simple toilet replacement, you might wanna do some measuring first, just to make sure. To paraphrase the quote: measure twice and buy once.

I'm in the middle of doing some nuances to the house I just bought.

B/c the toilets weren't lo-flo to begin with, I got a $500 per toilet credit from the sellers, which I immediately folded into three Duravit Starck 2 toilets, which ran about $2100, or, $600 after the credit. Score!

The guy I bought them from at arguably the most knowlegable place to buy such things here (Ferguson's in L.A.) said he'd only had one problem with the Duravit from one customer amongst all the ones he's sold-quite a few of them. I should note that the Toto was my second choice, btw. He wasn't a huge fan of many Kohlers and not a fan of Porcher toilets at all.

I haven't moved in yet, but I've used the one that's installed a few times and, so far, no worries.

But, at least at my house, there is one caveat (and this may be totally unique to my pad): I'm having to move the waterline spout to the toilet a few inches to the left. We're doing quite a few things to the house before we move in, so in the grand scheme, it's not a big deal, but if it's a simple toilet replacement, you might wanna do some measuring first, just to make sure. To paraphrase the quote: measure twice and buy once.

measure twice and buy once. is a good thing to remember, but also think about stuff like this:
I ordered Toto toilets months in advance of finishing 4 bathrooms based on both the original drawings and the wall-to-connecting flange on-site measurements made after the framing was done. Most toilets have a variety of sizes to accommodate variations in flange location, but with the drywall, mud and wall tile in place I got really lucky - the toilets clear the finished walls with about 1/4 to spare. These are variables that cannot be 100% predicted...

There is some interesting choice on this one.

http://www.bathroomarea.com/toilet-bidet/bathroom-toilets.html