What would your ideal own washer design look like?

Hello Everyone

If you could design and manufacture your own washing machine to be sold in todays market what would it look like?

This applies to everyone the world over and is an individual thing. Everyones opinion will be different but that's great.

I think with the 70s styles coming back I would quite like to revive the older looks but with todays technology. I'm still thinking about this but would consider the following -

Fascia - Metallic I think in either silver or brown. I would have 2 dials, one which set the program and one which set how long you wanted it to wash and what stage you wanted to start at. The buttons should be kept to a minimum.

Drum - 7KG but no more. I love the old hoover style drums but would have think about the practicality of having fewer holes. The back should be patterned.

Door - I love the old square doors but love the chrome ones too. This needs more though and perhaps sketching.

This is just a general throw it in the air question as I am interested to see what we would design.

Rob


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Post# 154835 9/16/2006 at 03:18 (6,432 days old) by robm (Buxted)
Checkrate/Likes Hello Everyone If you could design and manufacture your own washing machine to be sold in todays market what would it look like? This applies to everyone the world over and is an individual thing. Everyones opinion will be different but that's great. I think with the 70s styles coming back I would quite like to revive the older looks but with todays technology. I'm still thinking about this but would consider the following - Fascia - Metallic I think in either silver or brown. I would have 2 dials, one which set the program and one which set how long you wanted it to wash and what stage you wanted to start at. The buttons should be kept to a minimum. Drum - 7KG but no more. I love the old hoover style drums but would have think about the practicality of having fewer holes. The back should be patterned. Door - I love the old square doors but love the chrome ones too. This needs more though and perhaps sketching. This is just a general throw it in the air question as I am interested to see what we would design. Rob

Post# 154839 , Reply# 1 9/16/2006 at 04:37 (6,432 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)
Checkrate/Likes a metallic grey fascia chrome door with purple porthole and purple dials but i have a feeling this machine may be of somebody elses design already lol Nick

Post# 155054 , Reply# 2 9/17/2006 at 07:49 (6,431 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)
Checkrate/Likes *i have thought and thought* and i can honestly say i cant imagine my own creation. I guess in my own daft little way and my loyalty to Hotpoint that im incapable of imagining anything else as perfect, maybe its my 1true love soul partner and ive found it. . . . . . Awww

Post# 155056 , Reply# 3 9/17/2006 at 08:07 (6,431 days old) by robbiehotpoint ()
Checkrate/Likes HI AQUARIUS 1984 i take it you are relating to the hotpoint, that was a nice machine many years ago. :o) I think over the years they have covered almost every design you could do with a washing machine. I dont know how much more you could go now but i suppose someone is sitting there at the drawing board working on something that we all will want lol