Proven Innovation, Recognized by Customers Worldwide for Space- and Energy-Efficient Approach
News Summary
- LG Electronics has sold more than 3.2 million LG WashTower™ units worldwide.
- The milestone reflects continued global demand for LG's space- and energy-efficient laundry solution.
- The LG WashTower combines a unique, one-body design and features advanced core technologies, including AI DD™ and DUAL Inverter HeatPump™.
SEOUL, South Korea, March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics' (LG) WashTower™ all-in-one laundry solution has reached a major milestone, surpassing 3.2 million units in cumulative global sales. Combining a washer and dryer in a single space-saving unit, the WashTower features LG's core technologies and a design focused on everyday convenience.
Trusted by Consumers Around the World
First launched in 2020, LG WashTower is now available in 77 countries. The product has continued to prove popular with consumers worldwide – reaching cumulative sales of more than 1.6 million units in North America, 160,000 units in Latin America, and 130,000 units in Asia. This strong international demand reflects a growing customer preference for convenient laundry solutions that offer enhanced space- and energy-efficiency.
AI and Core Technologies for Greater Convenience
The LG WashTower's performance is supported by proprietary technologies including Artificial Intelligence Direct Drive™ (AI DD™) and DUAL Inverter HeatPump™. AI DD detects load weight, fabric type and soil level, then selects a suitable washing pattern to help clean items optimally while minimizing fabric damage. Utilizing LG's DUAL Inverter Heat Pump, the WashTower delivers low-temperature drying that is gentle on garments and linens. This core intelligence is complemented by features such as AI Wash. Adding to convenience, the model also features Smart Pairing™, which allows the washer to communicate with the dryer and automatically select an appropriate drying cycle. The Prepare to Dry function further enhances usability by preheating the dryer before the wash cycle ends, helping reduce overall laundry time.
Expanding Solutions for Diverse Customer Needs
LG continues to expand its laundry lineup to better address customers' evolving lifestyles. The company plans to introduce new models, AI features and color options to suit a wider range of user needs, preferences and space requirements.
LG is set to celebrate its WashTower sales milestone by hosting a range of promotional activities in South Korea, with similar initiatives planned for overseas markets.
"The LG WashTower leverages our proprietary core technologies and advanced AI to deliver a more convenient clothing-care experience to customers around the world," said Baek Seung-tae, president of the LG Home Appliance Solution Company. "We will continue to build on our understanding of customers' lifestyles and earn the trust of global customers through products and solutions that deliver greater convenience."
About LG Electronics Home Appliance Solution Company
The LG Home Appliance Solution Company (HS) is a global leader in home appliances and AI home solutions. By leveraging industry-leading core technologies, the HS Company is committed to enhancing consumers' quality of life and promoting sustainability. The company develops thoughtfully designed kitchen and living appliance solutions and has recently integrated LG's Robot Business Division to incorporate advanced robot technologies into its home solutions. Together, these products offer enhanced convenience, exceptional performance, efficient operation and sustainable lifestyle solutions. For more news on LG, visit www.LG.com/global/newsroom/.
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LG ELECTRONICS' WASHTOWER™ SURPASSES 3.2 MILLION UNITS SOLD WORLDWIDE
LG ELECTRONICS' WASHTOWER™ SURPASSES 3.2 MILLION UNITS SOLD WORLDWIDE
LG ELECTRONICS' WASHTOWER™ SURPASSES 3.2 MILLION UNITS SOLD WORLDWIDE
LA based artist leans on 15-year fly research to create art that demonstrates the saturation on salt in everyday dishes
SINGAPORE, March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Renowned contemporary artist John Knuth reveals a groundbreaking new body of work: paintings created by houseflies' response to sodium in everyday food. Invited by Singapore's Health Promotion Board, John created striking art as part of "The Gallery of Hidden Salt," a visceral, immersive artistic experience now on view at the iconic Ion Orchard shopping mall.
For fifteen years, Knuth has explored the intersection of nature, perception, and artistic expression by collaborating with houseflies. Unlike traditional painting mediums, the fly's regurgitation becomes the brush. His primary focus has been on sugar; something flies are naturally high attracted too. However, this new project showcased flies' instinctive attraction to sodium, an invisible but when consumed in large quantities, harmful part of our everyday diet.
To bring the invisible to life, Knuth feeds houseflies dishes well-loved in Singapore's beloved hawker culture: mee rebus, curry prata, and fried fish soup with milk. The flies, drawn to hidden sodium through receptors on their mouths and legs, unconsciously map the exact locations where excess salt hides in our meals. The result, John's "Hidden Salt Uncovered by Flies."
"For the first time in my practice, I'm using flies not just as artistic collaborators, but as educators," Knuth explains. "They know where the sodium is. We don't. By creating these paintings, I'm asking viewers to see what their taste buds can no longer detect."
Each artwork is a dense, abstract composition of fly specks rendered in pigments scientifically calibrated to reflect sodium concentration. The more colour pigment there is on the plate (relative to the plate's size), the higher the sodium content. The result is both beautiful and unsettling. Abstract art with a hidden diagnostic purpose.
Knuth's flies become unlikely ambassadors for a simple truth. That awareness precedes change, and that art, at its best, awakens both.
For a deeper look into the artist's practice and the thinking behind his work, visit https://www.johnknuth.com/
Art Meets Science Meets Health
What distinguishes Knuth's work is its refusal to lecture. Instead of statistics or warnings, "The Gallery of Hidden Salt" offers visual poetry. The art invites contemplation rather than judgment, encouraging viewers to reconsider their own dietary choices through aesthetic experience rather than guilt.
"This project represents everything I believe art can do," says Knuth. "It can make the invisible visible. It can shift perspective. And it can inspire genuine change. Not through fear, but through understanding and beauty. It's certainly made me rethink my choices around salt."
A Global Perspective on a Local Crisis
While rooted in Singapore's food culture, Knuth's work carries universal resonance. As sodium overconsumption becomes a global health challenge - with one in three Singapore residents suffering from hypertension - his work speaks to audiences worldwide grappling with the tension between cultural food traditions and an imperative to live a healthier life.
About the Artist
John Knuth is a contemporary artist whose practice investigates the intersection of biology, perception, and aesthetics. For over a decade, he has created paintings through collaboration with houseflies, whose natural behaviors become the vehicle for abstract visual expression. His work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and institutional collections. "Hidden Salt Uncovered by Flies" is the first iteration of his practice engaging with public health as artistic subject matter.
"Hidden Salt Uncovered by Flies" is on view at The Gallery of Hidden Salt, Orchard MRT linkway, Singapore, February 26 – March 25, 2026.
No insects were harmed in the making of this art.
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Artist Uses Flies to Reveal the Truth About Sodium
