Posts Tagged ‘K+B’

Image: Double Your Pleasure with Twin Bathtub by Thun and Rodriguez

Double Your Pleasure with Twin Bathtub by Thun and Rodriguez

It took a clever design duo to create Twin Bath, a two-person wooden bathtub modeled after the traditional Japanese Ofurò soaking tubs. Designers Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez paired themselves together in the service of romantic splendor. Their Twin Bath for Rapsel doubles the pleasure of taking a relaxing dip by providing not one, but two, tubs—so you can enjoy the palliative effects of water with a friend. Read more…

Image: Skyline is Square: Cubic-Shaped Bathtub by Maax Professional

Skyline is Square: Cubic-Shaped Bathtub by Maax Professional

After writing about everything egg-shaped, perhaps I should turn my attention to the honorable cube. It hasn’t got the sexy cache of the fertile egg, but it does have a graphic sophistication. Read more…

Image: Experience Mini Wellness with SensoWash Starck for Duravit

Experience Mini Wellness with SensoWash Starck for Duravit

The popularity of the bidet is growing westward, making its way from the European countries to the United States. In typical American fashion, however, we need to claim the idea— Read more…

Image: Industrial Sublime: Henry Collection by Waterworks

Industrial Sublime: Henry Collection by Waterworks

After recently opening a store in the Miami design district, Waterworks is pleasing me again with the debut of their Henry collection. Named after that most famous of Henrys—Henry Ford—the suite of bath fittings is “influenced by the connection of industry and art.” Read more…

Image: Find Your Inner Barista with the Electrolux Compact Espresso Machine

Find Your Inner Barista with the Electrolux Compact Espresso Machine

Coffee lovers everywhere can rejoice. Sit back and enjoy a cup from your very own espresso bar with the Electrolux Compact Espresso Machine. Read more…

Image: Prismatic Polyedra by Franke

Prismatic Polyedra by Franke

I don’t like cooking. It’s because I’m picky—extremely picky. For example, I won’t handle raw meat of any kind, though anything with bones in particular makes my skin crawl, especially chicken wings. And I don’t like washing dishes either, because I hate having to touch abandoned food Read more…

Image: Touch of Light by Karim Rashid & Gorenje

Touch of Light by Karim Rashid & Gorenje

Karim Rashid is known as much for color as he is for organic shapes: blob-like curves and splotches that take on the contours of ink blots and spilled milk. He has designed an orbiculate suite of indoor/outdoor furniture called Extraordinary Family, and a globose lounge chair entitled Blobulous. Read more…

Image: A Fluid Departure: Fan Faucets Interpret Cultural Icon

A Fluid Departure: Fan Faucets Interpret Cultural Icon

Fluid Faucets designs every fixture around an inspiration from the natural world: “Nature, art and architecture: each fluid faucet design makes a subtle connection to the influences of our environment.” Read more…

Image: Apal Distribution Presents the Egg Tub

Apal Distribution Presents the Egg Tub

I’m beginning to think there’s an egg conspiracy. After writing about Egg-shaped chairs and loveseats, beds and bathtubs, showers and stoves—even egg-inspired lamps and cribs—I’m considering the possibility of an underground group that’s out to give birth to ovum-based design. Read more…

Image: Pool Sink by Guixé Captures Catalonian Spirit

Pool Sink by Guixé Captures Catalonian Spirit

If you’ve ever had the chance to see The Sardana, dance of the Catalan region of Spain, then you may begin to understand the spirit of difference that Catalonians share. People gather to dance in circles that grow progressively bigger—until the largest break off into two or three separate circles and so on and so forth. Read more…