Samsung's Hauzen washing machine gets gilded

For awhile there, all the latest washing machines were on an impressive roll of adding more and more functionality to that water-filled (or not) clothes tosser, but it looks like Samsung will be the one to bring that streak to a screeching halt. Rather that producing a unit that ran off fuel cells or instantly converted into a dryer when the wash cycle was complete, the firm instead contacted renowned designer Andre Kim to add a touch of luxury to an oftentimes covered household device. For folks who prefer their washing machines to be the center of attention, this Hauzen-branded machine sports a gilded finish, stainless steel door ring, royal emblem on the glass, and a paint job that will admittedly clash horrendously with in-home decor more often than not. Unfortunately, Samsung doesn't go into much detail concerning the cutting edge features on this here washer, nor do we know just how lofty the price will be, but if you're seriously considering something this extravagant, neither of those tidbits are likely to matter anyway.

[Via Core77]

[Ayle @ Jan 27th 2007 1:54PM]

I totally agree with you!

[Adam @ Jan 27th 2007 7:29AM]

I was totally going to get a washing machine like this until I realized it didn't come with neon lights underneath. Bummer......

Hopfully the next gen will have spinner hubcaps too or something like that.

[Tony Mic @ Jan 27th 2007 7:33AM]

looks like Something out of the Sims

[Ben Hobbs @ Jan 27th 2007 7:49AM]

This washing machine (sans the bling, but still in red) sells for around $1,400 here in Thailand, which isn't so bad.

[bsm0f0 @ Jan 27th 2007 8:38AM]

@ Adam ... or even if they covered up the rest of the "beige crap", I'd have been ... mildly excited.

[TC @ Jan 27th 2007 9:59AM]

For the rich and the tasteless

[shmengie @ Jan 27th 2007 10:06AM]

why not sit around with the family, make some popcorn, and watch the big-screen washing machine. in dubly stereo!

[gabe @ Jan 27th 2007 10:11AM]

My washing machine does not work!

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[Aashish Jain @ Jan 27th 2007 10:46AM]

Does it come with a 1.21 Jigawatts PSU?

[John B @ Jan 27th 2007 11:03AM]

Ugh. Gaudy. Looks like something you'd see in some snooty aristocrat's laudry room. The best thing about the pictures in that article was the cute model who was standing next to it.

[PEZ @ Jan 27th 2007 11:42AM]

Wow, that round window looks like the FLUX CAPACITOR.

[Jean-Michel Decombe @ Jan 27th 2007 3:36PM]

Bee-yoo-tee-fool! Man, that's gonna start a new trend of obligatory visits of the laundry room whenever you're invited at someone's place. Somehow, I just can't imagine having the heart to throw my dirty underwear in there...

[PhunkyOne @ Jan 27th 2007 6:52PM]

Do the people probably in the price range of this ornate pile of goo actually do their own laundry. I don't think they care what the washing machine looks like that her help is doing their laundry in.

[Vaxalon @ Jan 27th 2007 11:30PM]

Anyone who buys this has Too Much Money.

How about, instead of buying a piece of art and sticking it in the laundry room where noone (not even the housekeeper) will enjoy it, buy a piece of art and put it on display in a public park. Alternatively, make a gift to an art museum, and have them buy it.

The fact that things like this exist when there are so many things wrong with the world, just makes me shake my head and despair for humanity.

[KC @ Jan 28th 2007 1:45PM]

Well, it looks like XIBIT will be getting a spin-cycle-off show on MTV next season. Pimp my Washer

[Chris B. @ Jan 29th 2007 11:44AM]

Samsung actually already makes a machine that is a washer/dryer in one. They're all over Korea, where they're called drum machines, and they don't take much longer than a load of laundry done on two machines.

[janji @ Jan 29th 2007 3:02PM]

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[Justin @ Jan 31st 2007 10:00AM]

The dryer isn't all that common in Korea. Most people simply hang their clothes to dry. There are a few all-in-one machines out there. The most famous being the Tromm brand. I believe Hauzen has one too, but I'm not sure.

I had a tromm for a while, and it does well, simply put your clothes in, set it and 3 hours later they're washed and dried...just need a way to make it fold and I'd have been in love.