Grand Prix Winner: Designtope Restroom of the 21st Century

Kohei Odaka created it: it's called "Black Cube."

The restroom is a narrow space made of charcoal.

The only source of light is a luminescent toilet seat.

Kohei explained why he used charcoal for the walls: "The special qualities of the charcoal, which dehumidifies, deodorizes, and emits negative ions, soothe the body, and the reduction of visual information to a bare minimum sharpens the senses and creates a pleasurable sense of tension."

Sounds good to me.

I'll take one.

Over a thousand entries were received for the competition,

sponsored by Toto Ltd., the stylish Japanese bathroom fixture company.

Memo to file: don't let William Hurt use this bathroom. You know how he gets when it's quiet and dark and there's water around....

[via reluct.com]