The last time we wrote about the Facebook group ‘Things designed by people who don’t have to clean them‘, it had 40,000 members. But since then, this online community has more than doubled and is approaching the 100,000 mark, so it’s about time we release an update on them.
“The design and maintenance of our spaces are deeply political,” the group writes in its ‘About’ section. “The entire point of ‘Things designed by people who don’t have to clean them‘ is that those who design and those who maintain are not the same. Because we spend most of our time in designed spaces this disconnect has a huge impact, especially on those who traditionally don’t have power in society.”
So they’re here, shaking things up, trying to remind everyone about the hidden tax attached to Swarovski-encrusted toilets and rock-covered sinks, and that is the amount of headache and time people will spend cleaning them.
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#1 Just Stay In The 70s. Thanks
Image source: Barby Km
#2 My Goodness
Image source: Aidely Aranda
#3 This Was Never A Good Idea!
Image source: Susan Becker
#4 This Belongs Here
Image source: Ashley Nichole Frodsham
#5 I Found A Hair On Your T-Shirt. Who Is She?
Image source: Ignas Gramba
#6 This Is My Ceiling Light. It’s New, And I Loved It Til I Joined This Group And Realized I Have No Idea How To Clean It
Image source: Elana Kehoe
#7 Now Imagine That It Rains
Image source: Jhon Edward Mora Mora
#8 Rock Bottom
Image source: Giulia Scognamillo
#9 Saw This Sink In A Bathroom Showroom And Thought Of You My Friends. It Has Actual Fish In It
Image source: Maryum Farhan
#10 Bride Decided This Was The Best Way To Display Her Dress After The Wedding
Image source: Lindy Pearce
#11 I Finally Have A Contribution!! Reminds Me Of The Fuzzy Skeleton Someone Shared The Other Day…maybe This One Could Be Thrown In The Washer?
Image source: Melissa Smith
#12 Omfg, This Is Giving Me The Shivers
Image source: Miguel G. Bouças
#13 This Entire Room
Image source: Zineb ZD
#14 I Present To You My Desk Chair
I hate it. It was here when I got here. The bumps are hard plastic and extremely uncomfortable also the back has no give whatsoever. I work in the office part of a warehouse and everything gets super dirty here. Not looking forward to cleaning it which I can imagine will be done with a toothbrush.
Image source: Patience Hawkins
#15 This Was A Sink In A Public Bathroom That I Used Yesterday
(it does have a drain, it’s just hard to see under the bubbles) it’s flat, theres ridges in it that go about an inch deep into the sink to resemble rock or something. It’s obviously covered in grime and soap residue. Might have been cool in someone’s house, but not in a public bathroom like this
Image source: Holly Hass
#16 My Toes And Shins Hurt Just Looking At This. Hope You Like Cobwebs
Image source: Scott Martin
#17 Indoor Beach. Oof
Image source: Cammie Burns
#18 Seletti: Monkey Chandelier By Marcantonio
I wish I had it but DAMN.
(also, it cost too much for me.)
(BUT ANYWAY DAMN!!!)
Image source: Andrea Ashton Caprifogli
#19 Found In The Wild. My Mom, Who Has No Knowledge Of Facebook Or This Group, Her First Words Were “Try Cleaning That.”
Image source: Becky Brinkman
#20 Ummm
Image source: Aalia V. Hart
#21 Just…. Why?! Even If The Bowl Is Smooth, The Outside Is Just…
Image source: Jessica Helanne
#22 Yeah, It’s An Art Installation. Very Ugly Art
Image source: Eli Westerfield
#23 I’d Like To Personally Say F**k You To Whoever Invented This Damn Kitchen Gadget. You Don’t Know How Many Nights It Would Be My Turn To Do The Dishes And This F**ker Always, Always, Ended Up Being Used. I Hate It So Much
Image source: Cheyenne Lynn
#24 It’s Cute Tho
Image source: Tehreem Hassan
#25 Why
Image source: Cassiday Holt
#26 Behold
Image source: Christina Olivier
#27 Peak Impracticality
Image source: Stefan Tatertot
#28 20 Stories Of Metal Loovers
Image source: Rob Roscoe
#29 The Pieces That Are Overlapped Would Be A Nuisance To Polish! And As Someone Easily Distracted I Wouldn’t Know What Piece Of Mirror To Look In When Using It But That’s Just Me
Image source: Shauna Cameron
#30 Just… Why
Image source: Eliška Anna Skurňová
#31 This Chest…the Cuts Are Like 5cm Deep In Some Spots…
Image source: Daniel Johansson
#32 Feast Your Eyes On This Monstrosity
Image source: Zach Van
#33 This Mirror I Saw At A Bar In Charleston
Image source: Kara Maureen Porell
#34 “Giant Corn Stool” – There’s A Joke In There Somewhere
Image source: Sarah Jane Tabone
#35 These Ceiling Mics In The Choir Room At My School
You can’t reach them without a ladder and I don’t think they have ever been cleaned.
(I’m not good at descriptions but I tried)
Description: A small black ceiling microphone with a large cobweb wrapped around it.
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#36 Things Designed By People Who Don’t Have To Clean Them And Bought By The People Who Don’t Care About Cleaning Them
Image source: Võ Quốc Bảo
#37 I Want This. But I Don’t Want The Drama Associated With Cleaning It
Image source: Shaniah Moth Pheonixx
#38 I Thought This Would Fit Here
Image source: Tary Timót
#39 I Found One In The Wild!! About Eight Feet Long, Hanging From A Door Frame. Various Beautiful Sea Shells Tied To A Central Cord. The Angles, Textures, And How Tight They’re Strung Together Would Never Allow A Duster Through Properly. The Central Cord Is Hemp So Can’t Get It Wet! And The Small Crevasses Are Impossible To Reach, Especially In The Spiral And Hollow Shells. Beautiful Idea, But The Dust Magnet This Is Makes Me Want To Burn It With Fire
Image source: Kyle Timber Rose
#40 Artificial Grass In The Bathroom. I Wonder How Long Before It Ends Up In Yup, That’s A Piss Corner Mushroom
Image source: Joe Dunn
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