Place: Cologne Furniture Fair-Germany Date: January 2000 Click on images to enlarge Waschtag means “the day of the washing “ in German. It is the name of a project that won the Architekture and Wohnen magazine prize in Cologne in year 2000. Six European groups organized this exhibition in the occasion of the annual Cologne furniture fair. El ultimo grito, Dumoffice, Glassex, GRUP, Kombinat and N2 worked together to present each one a project under the same roof and theme. It was more than a design project; it was an experiment between young designers. Karen Chekerdjian, founder of GRUP, invited Veronique Demaret, Pascal Tarabay, and Catalina Tobon to explore the theme from a very Middle Eastern point of view, working on the traditions of the “hammam”. The project was an attempt to create a new typology in the bathroom world of product. They created a “platform”, to be used in any part of the house. A platform to sit, to eat, read; watch TV, meanwhile using your washing basin. The platform contains the basin and a comfortable chair. The idea of confining the washing action to the bathroom could evolve and invade your bedroom for example. Our contemporary habits are not final. The history of house has evolved so much and we tend to forget it.