Toto, Panasonic Highlight Color Toilet Options With Eye on Design

(Nikkei Asia) — Japanese toilet-makers like Toto, Panasonic and Lixil are focusing on models in colors other than white as consumers spend more time at home since the pandemic and reconsider what makes a comfortable space.

Panasonic began offering colored lids for the top-end version of its A-La-Uno plastic toilet in 2016. The ratio of Panasonic toilet purchasers choosing colored lids has risen from 20% or so in 2020 to around 25% in 2024.