1937 The Dymaxion Bathroom was a wet cell designed to work both as a part of the Dymaxion House and in renovating older buildings. Its elements (bathtub, toilet, sink, integrated lighting, ventilation, and plumbing) were designed with an eye to minimizing the number of parts used in construction. The wet cell consisted of four main parts, two die-stamped tubs for the lower part, two laminated hoods as the cover, but the basic shaping process of die-stamping is more highly developed and more complex than simply trimming and folding sheet metal. It requires high investment in the production of tools and the necessary machinery; on the other hand, it provides the means for genuine industrial fabrication, so it has a low part cost. These features were central to Fuller's conception of industrial design. The resulting look anticipates some of the features of the toilets used decades later in today's airplanes and trains. |
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