The INLOO toilet attachment by House of Tomorrow focuses on an essential part of ageing at home: sitting down and standing up with greater independence. The Indian design studio won the Autonomy & Independent Living category at the 2026 SilverEco & Ageing Well International Awards in Cannes.
Some of the most important moments of independent living happen behind a closed bathroom door. When an everyday movement becomes difficult, the challenge is physical, but also personal: accepting help can mean giving up privacy. INLOO approaches this issue through the design of an object used every day.
House of Tomorrow develops products intended to feel at home in domestic surroundings. With INLOO, it brings that philosophy to toilet use, where comfort, confidence and the ability to manage without calling someone can carry particular importance.
INLOO toilet attachment: support without electricity
INLOO is a non-electric, self-lifting toilet attachment designed to make sitting and rising easier. According to its SilverEco Awards presentation, it requires no wiring or renovation. The aim is to introduce practical support without turning a bathroom adaptation into a major building project.
The company presents INLOO as an everyday lifestyle product. Its design is intended to support older adults and ease demands on caregivers while fitting into the home’s familiar environment.
Designing for dignity as well as function
Co-founders Aishwarya Edakhe and Shagun Malavia describe INLOO’s origins in concerns about their grandparents during the pandemic. In an account published by the Don Norman Design Award, they explain how those concerns led them to explore support for one of the home’s most private spaces.
Their development process included community demonstrations in Pune between 2021 and 2024. Feedback addressed both usability and appearance: a mechanism could work, yet still look out of place in a shared bathroom. Subsequent revisions sought a form that people would welcome into their homes.
This perspective broadens the definition of accessibility. A product’s usefulness also depends on whether someone feels comfortable owning it, using it and leaving it visible in their living space.
A practical approach to ageing at home
For families considering home adaptations, the bathroom is a place where small changes can affect daily routines. INLOO’s approach focuses on the transition between sitting and standing, with the intention of preserving autonomy during toilet use.
Its value proposition is straightforward: incorporate support into a familiar household fixture. Compatibility with the bathroom and suitability for the individual remain practical points to discuss with the supplier before installation.
International recognition at the 2026 SilverEco Awards
House of Tomorrow received the Autonomy & Independent Living Award at the 2026 SilverEco & Ageing Well International Awards. The ceremony took place during SilverNight on 14 September at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes.
The distinction highlights a form of innovation centred on daily life. Through INLOO, House of Tomorrow addresses independence at the scale of a single movement, connecting product design with privacy, confidence and the possibility of remaining comfortable at home.
This isn’t an award for a prototype. It’s an award for something that’s changing how people live, one product at a time.
Shagun Malavia, Co-founder, House of Tomorrow
We’re proud to represent India on this international stage, and grateful for the chance to keep building products and spaces through human-centred design that make a real, tangible difference in people’s lives.
Aishwarya Edakhe, Co-founder, House of Tomorrow
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