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The Smooth Cover collaborated by Yan-Ting Chen with Hsin Yeh for city drains is quite good an example to prove that small changes of the ordinary gadgets can result in great changes of our life. Compared with regular drain covers, the Smooth Cover features slanted slits that are narrow enough to keep the trash away from the running rain water so that the drains won’t get blocked. And more importantly, the innovative cover promises that ladies wouldn’t have their stiletto stick into the drains any more. Really good news for the stiletto beauties.

Smooth Cover has won winner of the iF Concept Design 2010. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Cleaning the toilet drain? It has got to be stopped. I’ve had enough of it, and from now on, I’ll leave all that to the Carack Drain. It is a blue boy from Oh Kyoung Hea, and his cute head will bob up and down to indicate you to clean the drain once the drain is choked with hair. It also features a sunken drain-trap to gather your body grime and hair so that your work would be easy enough—just lift the blue head and clean it. So with Carack Drain, no more annoying hair-strands in your sight! [Read the rest of this entry...]

You think shower drains are too ugly? You won’t think so after checking out these ones. Designed by California Faucets, these shower drains seem more like an art work with their stylish patterns. The four impressive shower drains each comes with an impressive name- Mission, Waves, Deco Line and Deco Swirl. Hopefully we could see them hit the market soon. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This is a house from Dresden Germany. It has a cool drainage system. You like it? [Read the rest of this entry...]

Put a clock into the drain to stop water, you can feel time while washing.

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