vintagesearch
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as stated in the article if it ever makes it into production it definitely sets itself slightly apart from the other washers....
new "sexy" washing machine
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OMG
I've seen this machine a loooooooooong time ago.
That's not a new concept and not impossible to be made.
Theoretically, this machine was supposed to be installed ina bedroom or even a living room without too much visual disturbance.
The only problem about these kinds of design is the production cost.
A machine exactly like that would cost more than 5k dollars to be built in a production line. the cost to the consumer would reach more than 10k dollars.
Would you pay 10k dollars for a washing machine?
Then we find the other negative point. An expensive machine that can be installed in your living room... but what about the pipes? I bet nobody would have hot-cold-drain pipes in a living room.
3rd negative point. if you already have a washing machine in your laundry room, or hidden in a closet, why would you spend 10k to buy a machine, then spend more to remodel the pipes just to place a machine in your living room because it's "cute".
About design tendecies, the market is slowly starting to get the "mac" organic design.
In a few years we'll find washers that look like an Iphone, with smooth curves an lots of glass and clear surfaces.
bad news, the dials and knobs will be completelly forgotten. The machines will have touch surfaces that really work, usually on the lid (top loader) or the upper part of the hatch trim.
About design again, i bet the Brazilian Whirlpool is the company that makes the biggest investments on design. All the Whirlpool (Brastemp) washers since the World Washer (Brastemp Mondial) have a wonderful design (except the last model launched which lid looks like a toilet seat).
Interesting is not seeing this design modernity on US products. Calypso, Cabrio, Maytag and all other whirlpool top loaders look like ordinary washing machines (square, a panel on the back, dials, nothing else.)
Even the world washer was ulgy in the us and the brazillian was an award winner.
Well, at least the american whirlpool top loaders are THOUSANDS of times better than the brazilian crap.
I've seen this machine a loooooooooong time ago.
That's not a new concept and not impossible to be made.
Theoretically, this machine was supposed to be installed ina bedroom or even a living room without too much visual disturbance.
The only problem about these kinds of design is the production cost.
A machine exactly like that would cost more than 5k dollars to be built in a production line. the cost to the consumer would reach more than 10k dollars.
Would you pay 10k dollars for a washing machine?
Then we find the other negative point. An expensive machine that can be installed in your living room... but what about the pipes? I bet nobody would have hot-cold-drain pipes in a living room.
3rd negative point. if you already have a washing machine in your laundry room, or hidden in a closet, why would you spend 10k to buy a machine, then spend more to remodel the pipes just to place a machine in your living room because it's "cute".
About design tendecies, the market is slowly starting to get the "mac" organic design.
In a few years we'll find washers that look like an Iphone, with smooth curves an lots of glass and clear surfaces.
bad news, the dials and knobs will be completelly forgotten. The machines will have touch surfaces that really work, usually on the lid (top loader) or the upper part of the hatch trim.
About design again, i bet the Brazilian Whirlpool is the company that makes the biggest investments on design. All the Whirlpool (Brastemp) washers since the World Washer (Brastemp Mondial) have a wonderful design (except the last model launched which lid looks like a toilet seat).
Interesting is not seeing this design modernity on US products. Calypso, Cabrio, Maytag and all other whirlpool top loaders look like ordinary washing machines (square, a panel on the back, dials, nothing else.)
Even the world washer was ulgy in the us and the brazillian was an award winner.
Well, at least the american whirlpool top loaders are THOUSANDS of times better than the brazilian crap.
Money shot
Last Brastemp Launched in Brazil a few months ago.
Last Brastemp Launched in Brazil a few months ago.
newwave1
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That's a real nice looking toploader!!!!!
vivalalavatrice
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Speechless....
It seems that everyghing is in shaping design and nothing considered in usability...
It seems that everyghing is in shaping design and nothing considered in usability...
jasonl
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Black is beautiful, but ...
... that "sexy washer" ain't sexy because there's no window and you can't see the "hole".
... that "sexy washer" ain't sexy because there's no window and you can't see the "hole".
I'm sorry but.....
....as much as I like and enjoy washing machines, having the words "sexy" and "washing machine" in the same sentance just does not compute.
Yes there are "beautiful" machines with a really great or classic design, but sexy? A beautiful human body is sexy, but a washing machine? Uh, no. IMHO.
....as much as I like and enjoy washing machines, having the words "sexy" and "washing machine" in the same sentance just does not compute.
Yes there are "beautiful" machines with a really great or classic design, but sexy? A beautiful human body is sexy, but a washing machine? Uh, no. IMHO.
