Asia paving the way for more modern toilets

So last week I featured a post from a new novel design from Korean designer living in Italy: Young Sang Eun. It seems on my travels around Asia that some countries are light years ahead of clean, modern and fully functional commode toilets, whilst other countries are still relying on the hole in the ground toilets - which are undoubtedly a playground for all kinds of germs, bacterias and even diseases. When one thinks about the more modern and sophisticated designs in regards to toilets and commodes, invariably they're usually coming out of the richer Asian countries such as Japan, Korea, Singapore etc. But also we shouldn't neglect the designs that are coming out of some parts of Europe, especially the Scandinavian countries which seem to always have a firm handle on the edgiest and most modern designs.

However, it's all very well having these snazzy and multi-factional commodes, but what good are they if they out of many peoples' price ranges? It is my hope that one day even the most modern of designs are affordable for everyone, and that we can help improve the sanitation and hygienic practices of even the poorest countries.

Asian Commode Furniture

Perhaps the most famous asian commodes are those made out of rosewood. Laotian rosewood has proved a cheaper alternative to sourcing rosewood from other Asian countries such as Thailand, but yet not compromising on quality. A lot of furniture designers will carefully craft their commodes to maintain the Asian authenticity, often juxtaposing linear lines with round shapes to achieve this, as in the image pictured above. If you're looking for asian commodes it's well worth checking out your local auction house, or perhaps looking into furniture companies that export to where you are if you're after something really genuine and authentic. Having a great carved and decorated asian commode, will certainly add value to the room it's going to go in.