What is this Huddersfield-designed creation that could be in every home?

Oct 4 2008 by Sam Casey, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

IT’S the bathroom equivalent of the Swiss army knife.

Instead of can openers, screwdrivers, tweezers and scissors, the space-saving Vertebrae comes with a sink, toilet, water cistern, storage units and children’s and adults’ showers.

Designed by Huddersfield businessman Paul Hernon, the £9,000, 8ft steel column was created for small flats.

Mr Hernon, who founded Design Odyssey, on Ray Street, off Great Northern Street, said: “I think it pushes the boundaries of anything that has been done before.

“People who have seen it are completely blown away.”

The two showers rotate 180 degrees.