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Speibecken. A Speibecken or Kotzbecken is a basin for people to vomit into. These sinks are installed in some bars, restaurants and student fraternities in German-speaking countries [1][2] as well as in bars in Vietnam. [3] The Speibecken is often a large ceramic bowl installed at waist height with handles for the user to hold onto and a shower ...
Freikörperkultur. "FKK" designated area signage. Freikörperkultur (FKK) is a social and health culture that originated in the German Empire; its beginnings were historically part of the Lebensreform social movement in the late 19th century. [1][2][3] Freikörperkultur, which translated as 'free body culture', includes both the health aspects ...
In February 2009, an anonymous author edited the article "Karl-Marx-Allee" in the German-language edition of Wikipedia, claiming that during the time of the GDR the road had acquired the nickname "Stalin's bathroom" due to the buildings' tiled façades. Subsequently, several media outlets reiterated this claim.
Bathroom. A bathroom is a room in which people wash their bodies or parts thereof. It can contain one or more of the following plumbing fixtures: a shower, a bathtub, a bidet, and a sink (also known as a wash basin in the UK). The inclusion of a toilet is common. There are also specific toilet rooms, only containing a toilet (most often ...
Grohe is a German plumbing fixtures manufacturer with its registered office in Hemer and headquarters in Düsseldorf. In 2014 Grohe became part of the Japanese Lixil Group. The company generated consolidated sales revenues of € 1.35 billion in 2017. Grohe employs about 6,000 people worldwide.
Communal shower. Communal showers are a group of single showers put together in one room or area. They are often used in changerooms, schools, prisons, and barracks for personal hygiene. Although the use of communal showers has grown less prevalent in the West in the 21st century than they were in prior years, they are often present in school ...
Dieter Sieger (born 3 May 1938) is a German architect, shipbuilder, industrial designer, painter and art collector. He is one of Germany's most prominent and distinctive contemporary designers. In the 1980s and 1990s, Sieger made history by making stylistic and cultural orientation in the bathroom a key point of his design.
Naturism is a cultural and social movement practicing, advocating and defending social nudity in private and in public. It is particularly strong in Germany where it goes under the name Freikörperkultur (FKK). [1] It refers to a lifestyle based on personal, family and/or social nudism in the "great outdoors" environment. [2]