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1. Stefano Giovannoni Toilet2. Ilbagnoalessi dOt by Dutch architect Wiel Arets3. Bench Toilet TM4. Purist hatbox toilet5. Fountainhead Comfort Height toilet6. TOTO's Miyabi Collection7. TOTO's Miyabi Collection--Plum tree8. Mini Loo Toilet9. Mini-Loo10. Neo-Metro's Neo Comby

<i>By Barbara Thornburg</i><br>
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The toilet as modern art? Just look at this piece by star Italian designer <a href="http://www.stefanogiovannoni.it">Stefano Giovannoni</a>, who conceptualized the sculptural, sensuous <a href="http://www.laufen.co.uk/servlet/portal/FvEcorporateSvl?sesid=2332392400150&planguage=EN&ppais=UK&page=732757345751">Il Bagnos Alessi One for Laufen</a>. Price: $1,350. For more examples of Commode Moderne, keep clicking. <br>
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Read the full story <a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-toilet9-2009may09,0,5064728.story">on modern toilet design</a>.

1. Stefano Giovannoni Toilet

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By Barbara Thornburg

The toilet as modern art? Just look at this piece by star Italian designer Stefano Giovannoni, who conceptualized the sculptural, sensuous Il Bagnos Alessi One for Laufen. Price: $1,350. For more examples of Commode Moderne, keep clicking.

Read the full story on modern toilet design.

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