The Next Towel // more hygiene, style and fun

The towel solutions that gives people their preferred level of hygiene.

The impatient :
Are you the type of guy that just doesn't care and dries his hands on what ever is in reach? No problem! The basket is made out of the original towel and ready to take care of your daring hands.

The socialist :
Are you going to cook food or just want less chance of dirtying your hands on a shared towel? No problem! Take the joy of getting your own personal towel smoothly handed over to you. Simply pick the towel most appealing to you and rotate it, releasing it out of the rings without touching the 3D printed parts. So you won't leave bacteria and viruses for the next wet handed person and you won't get theirs. Need to leave the towel somewhere after you are done drying? We thought of that too! Just throw it in the basket made from your original towel.

The cleaner :
We even thought about the heroes doing the laundry of these re-usable personal towels. You can smoothly remove the whole towel bag by pulling it up by the clip and throw it in the washing machine, without touching any of the used towels. (Only use water and heat proof materials like PET printed clips for inside the washing machine! )

Towels :
Designed for towels of around ~3030cm (11.811.8").
You can also cut exiting towels to 30*30cm.
OR even better! Ask your family members to knit some custom towels!

Back story :
I wanted to try and design something that helps with hygiene in daily activities. We've brainstormed about what are the most not-hygiene things we touch every day. On top of our list was the shared towel commonly found in kitchens, toilets and small offices. We all share the same towel, some wash their hands better then others. Sometimes we even use it for things other then just drying hands. And let's be honest. when was the last time you've changed the towel? We've made a solution for this. We also wanted to keep some of its original recognizable shape,location and function for people who don't care as much or don't understand its function yet. (Think about kids, guests or elderly).

Updates :
We are personally stoked that we are gonna bring out expansions to this already modular design. I will post them here :
2-4-2020 : Coming Soon! --> Expansion Set : More towels, quick refilling, help with folding.
6-4-2020 : Now also on Instructables : https://www.instructables.com/id/The-Next-Towel/

You can also make your own modules! 3D files are included!

Print instructions

I made the frame from PLA matte black.

Washing Machine parts.
Warning : I have not tested 3D prints in the washing machine yet, so try on your own risk!
If you plan on throwing the towel with clips in the washing machine I guess PETG is the best option. I would only remove the main (top) clip though, as it is rather big and sharp and might damage something beside damaging itself. I would strongly discourage anyone putting random materials in the washing machine. Be sure you know what the glass-temperature is of you material. And be sure to not ever come close to that glass temperature in you washing machine settings. For example don't put filament in your washing machine that has a TG of 60 and turn the washing machine to =>60°C
Disclaimer : I'm not responsible for any damage that might occur. This product and information is given to the public as-is.

If you know or have experience in washing machine proof 3D printing, please give me a poke.

Happy printing!