Rush'ower, designed by Raquel Martins, is a shower curtain screen-printed with heat sensitive ink. The curtain reacts to the time spent in the shower with the tap running and over time the surface pattern changes alerting the user that they are consuming too much water.

Rush'ower was one of the prototypes displayed during London Design Week 2007 at 'Slow Water' an exhibition by Platform 10, a group of fourteen Design Products students at the Royal College of Art.

'Slow Water' set out to explore how products could change the way users behave to conserve water or reduce consumption. The exhibition included prototypes for alternative products exploring water awareness, domestic rain water management, water bill sharing and the future of showers.

For more information on Rush'ower or to read about other 'Slow Water' prototypes visit: http://www.platform10.co.uk/