The Tub-E And Tub-T From Wild Terrain Designs.

Australian company Wild Terrain Designs began in 2005 by creating vandal-resistant public bathrooms. In 2008, they branched out into property development creating designs for personal homes along South Australia's coastline and the foothills of Victoria.

Then, in 2009, they launched a line of unusual, whimsical and luxurious bathtubs and showers using unique combinations of metals, marble and glass called Exclusively Yours. The Tub-E and the Tub-T are two unique bathtubs from that luxury line of products.

The Tub-E:


The Electronic Tub-E is a luxury bath tub available in stainless steel or copper, cradled by a swirled staircase in perforated stainless steel. The tub has pinhole LED lights embedded into the perimeter, and a heater built in under the seat.



With one touch programming, it's not only auto fill, auto empty and auto clean, but can also be programmed to add any essential oils during the filling of the tub.


The Tub-T:


The Tub-T is fabricated from highly polished stainless steel with sandblasted glass steps, 16mm thick. Each glass step is lit by a soft glow LED light, and the hand rail is not just functional, but is sculptural as it graces the wall behind the tub. Inside the tub is a bench seat and the water is kept warm by an under bench heater in the cavity of the tub.


Contact or visit Wild Terrain Designs for more information.

Carlo Colombo's Cuna Bathtub For Antonio Lupi

Recently introduced at this years Maison et Object show was the Cuna bathtub designed by Italian architect and designer Carlo Colombo (who also designed the Vascabarca-Barcavasca boat shaped bathtub) for Antonio Lupi.

The modern bathtub has a built in backrest and comes in two color variations; white on white and olive green exterior with white interior.

The one thing I have to say, being relatively short in stature, is that, although I haven't sat in this tub personally, I fear that if you weren't tall, and couldn't anchor your feet at the end of the tub, you might continually slip into the water . But that's just speculation on my part.

What do you think?





above images courtesy of Antonio Lupi and Contemporist.

Carlo Columbo's stone carved boat-shaped tub for Anotnio Lupi:

You can see the limited edition Vascabarca- Barcavasca Tub here.

Modern Teak Tubs & Sinks From Plavisdesign of Italy

Often thought of the most suitable hardwood for outdoor furnishings because of its hardiness when exposed to water, heat and humidity, teak makes for great bathroom tubs and sink basins as well.

Plavisdesign of Italy, who has a large selection of ceramic designs for the bath, has a special collection of modern teak wood tubs and wonderful sink vessels by Bulle Design, many of which were recently introduced in the trade shows.

The natural quality of the wood and the organic shapes combined with sink pedestals of glass and/ or stainless steel accents or fittings, make this collection suitable for many architectural styles or genres. Japanese miminalist, bauhaus, modernist or simply urban would all be appropriate environments for pieces from this collection.

Teak Tubs

Abby:


Day:



Nextstep:





Teak Sinks / Basins / Vessels

All:


Ant:


Dave:


Gene:


Luis:


Neil:


Stan:



And the Teak Middle, a wall mounted shower:



In addition to this collection, Plavisdesign has many beautiful ceramic sinks, vessels, basins and tubs, too.

And worth noting is their new stunning modern Ari tub made of Corian and glass:



See more at Plavisdesign


via Piero Bargagni,14. 32026
Villa di Villa, Mel (BL) Italia
phone +390437548128
fax +390437374502

The Melody Tub - A Wet Homage to Aalto.

I'm a big fan of Finnish designer Alvar Aalto. Especially his now iconic Savoy vase. The shape has inspired many other designers as well and when I came across this tub, the Melody Tub from PoolSpa, I immediately thought of him. The organically shaped tub is very close to Aalto's Savoy vase shape.




Visit PoolSpa here to learn more.

The Savoy Vase by Alvar Aalto (shown in white):

The Alvar Aalto tray in smoky gray:


If you like Alvar Aalto's work, be sure to see some wonderful products inspired by his famous vase here.

The Faraway Pool : A Sunken Bathtub For KOS

My newest wish list/dream product is that latest bathtub (or indoor mini pool) for KOS Italy by designers Ludovica + Roberto Palomba. Presented at ISH 2009, Frankfurt, the sunken tub is part of the FARAWAY collection and resembles a swimming pool with its illuminated stairs and overspill collector.





The Faraway/ Pool sunken mini-pool is level with the floor:


The steps to lower oneself into the pool become sources of illumination:


the ground-level fissure for the collection of water doubles the pool's outline:


and the blower placed under the steps ripples the surface of the water over the entire length of the pool:


overall dimensions:
Width 2606 mm
Height 1000 mm
Length 4558 mm
Designed for KOS by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba

About the designers:

Italian architects and designers Roberto and Ludovica Palomba are prime representatives of the trend to upgrade the bathroom to the status of living space in its own right. Their designs for leading bath makers such as Kos, Ceramica Flaminia and Laufen unite sculptural qualities with a knowledge of the materials and a manifest flair for the unconventional.

Price available upon request.
KOS italia