Wask Studio is a Toronto-based designer studio that has a reputation for creating cool and quirky items. But it is safe to say that they have outdone themselves with their most recent product Sinking Feeling Soap.
Sinking Feeling Soap is a soap bar that has an inviting smiley face stamped on it. It is a soap bar that you can use every day, and it will get the job done. But if you use it frequently, you will notice some unexpected changes; the soap bar is losing its smile and starting to frown. And each time you wash your hands, it will get even sadder.
The product was designed by Wask Studio’s art director Dorota Pankowska. According to her, the original idea was to create a soap bar with changing words. But since the words are less visible, she went with the smiley route.
Sinking Feeling Soap is made of six layers and three different emotions: happy, neutral, and sad. This makes the process of creating it quite complicated, which is why Pankowska is having second thoughts about the $40 CAD price tag she placed on it.
“In the near future, I will have to decide to either raise the price or turn this into a limited edition item,” she explained in a blog post. “So grab it while it’s still a bargain!”
