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Urine: Arousal Stimulating Chemical?
Pheromones: selective chemical messengers that reveal if human's are sexually attracted to one another. Relative to smell, these pheromones can be secreted through the skin, sweat glands, saliva, and...
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Bio-engineering Today for a Bladder Tomorrow
Body parts grown from real human cells.
Prosthetic surgery comes in all shapes and sizes and has been a critical part of scientific, surgical technology for over a century. Assisting, not only the stereotypical women with body issues but...
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This is lady p
The female urinal created by Marian Loth
Designing a female urinal is not a simple mission, establishing its use is even more complicated. During her Master's Marian Loth took up the challenge and offered a viable solution which was...
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Potty Parity: what does it mean?
And why are there always queues in front of women's restrooms?
The lack of equal access to toilets is considered by some a subtle form of discrimination against women. It may be culturally embedded rather than consciously pursued, yet it is still there. Here is...
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Take a Seat on the Future
Technology that could significantly change the sanitary needs of 2.5 billion people around the world.
Technology. A global invention that, in time, will take over our world completely. It has conquered everything from social networking to controlling the alarm system in our house from the office.
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When Nature Calls. Answer.
The Health Risks of Holding in Your Pee
Every one has been in that frustrating situation - a traffic jam, no toilet, public toilets (if you are a lady maybe an FUD could help you out in these tricky situations), crowded events etc. - where...
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Overall Results of FUD Testing
What did the users think?
The Pis' Team at Mediamatic conducted a Female Urination Device study. We chose 7 reusable and disposable portable urination devices and 6 woman to test them as well as, 2 urine collector urinals...
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book: Mariaemanuela Messina, Mariaemanuela Messina 1 Eyl 2011
CINEMA.MODA
Il cinema e la moda tra filmico e sociale
Mariaemanuela Messina, Arduino Sacco Editore, Roma, 2011
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Happee
A product of Vitility. We make your life easier.
Happee is a unisex disposable travel urinal for men, women and children in situations when no toilet is available. Happee‘s design has a high absorption fabric that securely keeps all the liquid...
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Shewee
Stand up and take control.
The Original Female Urination Device since 1999. Shewee is a urinating device that allows women to urinate without removing clothes whilst standing or sitting. The Extreme comes with a carry case and...
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TravelJohn
The civilized solution. Anytime! Anywhere!
The essential disposable urinal kit you won’t want to travel without. Frustration mounts while you’re on the road, alone or with your family, and "nature’s call" turns to "nature’s scream". There’s...
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P-MATE
Why sit when you can stand?
The only real and original urinating device that allows women to urinate standing up, in a comfortable, easy, discreet, but most of all hygienic way, without undressing. The P-MATE was tested by 6...
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WoPeeH
For women who stand up!
WoPeeH pocket is the newest reusable urinating device for practical modern woman! WoPeeH pocket is specifically designed to easily take with you and lockable. Made of sturdy plastic it is reliable to...
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Urinelle
Easy. Hygienic. Fast.
At home women can easily sit down to pee, however in public toilets the seats are often dirty and women are "hovering" in order to prevent sitting down. On top of that, it is not uncommon to see a...
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Whiz Freedom
For When Nature Calls
The world's first anti-bacterial and hydrophobic urine director. The Freedom is a soft and gentle, ingenious device and it allows women of all ages to wee in a standing up, sitting down or lying...
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project: Anna Pedersen
GoGirl
Don't take life sitting down
Life's greatest adventure shouldn't be finding a bathroom. GoGirl is the feminine urination device that lets you go anywhere. Simply put, a GoGirl is a way to stand up to crowded, disgusting, distant...
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Karly Gerharts
Recent graduate of Florida State University with a degree in Geography and Museum Studies. Working on the Pis' Project and Odorama at Mediamatic since August 2015.
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Paruresis
Bashful Bladder
When we enter a restroom that is occupied by others, many of us don't fret, we simply go about our business. Unfortunately, for some, this is not an option. In fact, even a restroom with just one...
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Christian Pagh (DK)
Cultural Designer and Place Branding Expert
Christian founded UiWE in 2008 to combine cultural thinking and design. Improving the connections between people and their environment is Christian’s drive. He is dedicated to create solutions that...
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PeeBack Time
St. Pauli residents fight back against public pissing
That moment when there is a long line to the toilets and you need to pee, not in a few minutes but right, this, second. Okay, for the social event goers, the occasional slip outside between the cars...
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Public Rest (Not Hover) Rooms
Which type of rest room goer are you?
To sit? Or to hover? These seem to be the questions that are unclear to us females. I think we can all agree that public restrooms are not the most attractive of places to attend throughout our daily...
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Taking a stand
Challenging female urination through a South Korean lens
When urine leaves the body, it connects the internal with the external. The space between the two is no longer a void, but a bodily function for men and women alike. South Korean artist Jia Chang...
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Jia CHANG
Utilizing the human body to address social taboos, Chang realizes her art through performance, video, installation, and photography.
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Public Convenience
Hygienic, Portable Urinals for Men AND Women
The team of UiWe have taken to the streets in hopes of improving the experience of outdoor bathrooms for event go-er's and all around urban convenience.