You’d be hard-pressed to find a practical, private space in Barbie’s Dreamhouse. With fuchsia spiral slides and tinted-glass walls, the iconic town house shuns humancentric architecture in favor of the phantasmagorical. But in real life, Barbie embraces inclusivity, with a wide range of skin tones, body types, and disabilities both visible and not. Now, Mattel joins forces with Hewi, the German sanitary brand known for prioritizing intuitive usability and Bauhaus principles, to reimagine the latter’s 477/801 series in a Barbie-inspired palette of pink, with a dash of white and black. Nearly 40 products, from towel holders and soap dispensers to toilet brush sets and folding support rails, are made from durable, ultra hygienic through-dyed polyamide and adhere to universal design tenets. The two-tone hinged seat supports up to 330 pounds; folding support rails are optimally designed with tubular handles for maximum grip strength. Boasting clean lines and smooth monochromatic surfaces, 477/801 proves pink isn’t just for the dolls.
