fountain mirror photo by yann gross

these days, public fountains are typically an eyesore. the fountain mirror, designed by nicolas le moigne for inout, permits this urban infrastructure to be transformed into an outdoor bathroom, a place to freshen up.

nicolas le moigne: fountain mirrors photos by yann gross

nicolas le moigne: fountain mirrors photo by yann gross

nicolas le moigne won the designboom MACEF competition ‘RE-think and REcycle’ in 2005 with ‘watering can‘. the project was later changed to ‘twist & spout’ and unveiled at the ICFF designboom mart in new york in 2005. the same year le moigne participated also in the designboom mart in tokyo.