A transparent toilet seat featuring a floral pattern has been branded the "worst design decision," with the color and arrangement making it look as if the W.C. needs a thorough clean.

WE all need toilet seats, but a used toilet seat? No one wants to buy that. That’s what employees at the Guisborough Mind shop thought when a dirty toilet seat was donated to them last year ...

Well-known toilet company TOTO, famous for its toilets that coddle users with features such as heated seats, bidets and deodorizers, "will advise on toilet equipment and layout," the foundation says.

At first, it’s hard to fathom how a public restroom with transparent walls could possibly help ease toilet anxiety — but a counterintuitive design by one of Japan’s most innovative ...

The Boston Globe With new toilet seat, BU and MIT engineers want to nip bathroom mishaps in the bud At Boston University’s Engineering Product Innovation Center, Cleana cofounders Kevin Tang ...

Tokyo Toilet Project: The two sets of transparent toilets, located in Tokyo's Shibuya district, are a part of the newly launched Tokyo Toilet Project. Satoshi Nagare/The Nippon Foundation.

It’s a stiff price for a toilet seat, though far less than most powered models. Besides, the Cleana is built to last. Tang’s team used 3-D printers in their dorm rooms to build prototypes ...