The Bubble Blo, New Inflatable Jacuzzi Tub from Blofield.

Blofield, whose high styled inflatable Chesterfield Sofa has been the recipient of the Red Dot Design award and whose pieces I profiled in my Inflatable Goes Formal post has just introduced the Bubble Blo, an inflatable hot spa.



It comes with an included power pack to provide warm water and bubbles, and like all their products is inflatable via their air-design, comes with its own bag and is easy to transport. It will be available with customized wrapping in every design, color or print imaginable.



above three images courtesy of NOTCOT.

The Blofield Bubble Blo will be officially launched during the Maison et Object show in September but is already taking pre-orders via their site.
Blofield Air Design Furniture

By no means the first to create an inflatable spa tub, companies Palm Springs Outdoor and MSpa both make portable outdoor inflatable spa tubs:

Buy the above spas at the links below.

Modern Waterproof Wood Sinks And Tubs From UWD

In 1979, UWD (Unique Wood Designs) began by building yachts, boats and canoes. After thirty years they had developed a very high quality boat-building and carpentry workshop, so they began looking ahead.

Their experience and innovative ideas led them to envision a company that today is called Unique Wood Design and is a net of workshops cooperating with young creative designers. They design and craft handmade wooden bathtubs and washbasins,a combination of their carpentry tradition and modern boat-building technologies.

They developed a unique wood coating technique; numerous layers allow deep wood penetration with a coating that is outstandingly durable and fully waterproof. It protects the wood from scratching and UV radiance. It also has antiseptic properties. Apart from the practical part of our coating technology, there is also an aesthetic side. The multi-layered woods they apply bring out the original wood grain give it the effect of incredible depth and variety of textures.

Their wooden bathtubs and washbasins are manufactured utilizing two carpentry technologies: hardwood - the most durable wood form, and veneer technology which allows a wider range of unique colors and effects. They use the best quality woods coming from controlled falling plantations. Their products are made of various European, Asian and African woods.

Here's a look at some of their most unique and beautiful pieces:

Sinks:

above: Nel corner sink in American walnut

above: Kyla sink in Sapele

above: Gilda sink in Sapele

above: Nuriel pedestal sink in Sapele

above: Rhea sink in Ash

above: Lavonne sink in Ash

above: Oriana sink in Padouk

above: Vivena double sink in Maple

above: Maris double sink in American Walnut

Bathtubs:

above: Serena tub in American Walnut

above: Tiara tub in Whitened Oak

above: Nova corner tub in Wengé

above: Sidra tub in Oak

above: Beatrice tub in Sapele

above: Eureka tub in Ash

above: Kassiopeia tub in Wengé

above: Nerfernerfer Tub in Padouk



Contact info:
biuro@uniquewood.pl

Magdalena Szafraniec (english)
0048 794 98 58 70
Tomasz Gospodarek (german, english)
0048 796 47 87 24

Unique Wood Design
Powstańców Śląskich 82
53-333 Wrocław

See their complete collection here.

Pouring Money Down The Drain Can Be A Good Thing. Luxury Vanity Wastes For The Bathroom.

Murano House has turned that simple stainless feature, the drain, into a piece of art.

Murano House has launched its debut product: Venetian bejewelled marble and stone vanity wastes (aka sink and shower drains)

Titled as: 'Murano Scolpisce il Tappo,' this designer vanity waste range is jewellery in the bathroom for those who wish to indulge in understated and contemporary elegance.

The jewelled vanity wastes reflect the company’s branded strategy: luxury appeal, high-end quality and its unflinching integrity in its approach to design. The elegant glass and stone drains for sinks, showers, bathtubs (both overflow and fillers) really add a posh splash to the bathroom.

Polished stone, glass, terrazzo, marble and 24k gold finishes:



Watch faces that function as drains:


Bath overflows and bath fillers :


A bit about Murano House reprinted from their site:

Be seduced by Murano House defining the essence of bathroom beauty with handmade Venetian bathroom wastes for the sink, bath and shower.

Murano House’s myriad of colours and innovative creative sense incorporates precious stones including: Emeralds, Rubies, Topaz, Amber and Amethyst. The jewels are set in glass onto refined mountings in gilded silver gold and platinum.

The nimble hands of the glass master whose craft has been passed down through father and son generations fuses the glass together and moulds the glass giving the sculpture its form and shape.

This exclusive designer range of vanity wastes will stand alone as an independent objet d'art in any bathroom scheme. Additionally, when immersed in water, the vanity wastes sparkle brightly as lustrous and luminous jewels.

These exclusive Venetian jewelled vanity wastes will adorn any high-end specification including hotels, bars and restaurants as well as those discerning and indulgent clients from the domestic interior market.

Bespoke commissions are available, particularly; if there is a colour scheme you are working to. Bespoke pieces are priced on application. Also note that each vanity waste is individually crafted and therefore, colour variations can be expected.

Now your sink can have a beautiful drain as well as fixtures.
The also make drains for showers. Amazingly beautiful collection. And, well... another thing to spend your money on.

learn more about Murano House bejewelled venetian fixtures by clicking here.