The Swatch Fashion Challenge. "True Colors" As Seen By Editors and Bloggers

above image is a crop of part of VISION Magazine's entry


above image is a crop of part of All Magazine's entry

The Swatch New Gents Collection True Colors Competition



Swatch challenged fashion editors, bloggers and trend setters to style the Swatch New Gent Collection, shown above, and discover their “True Colours." Editorial magazine layouts and video presentations were submitted by well known magazines like Wallpaper, Interview, and i-D, fashion and style related sites like Style.com and bloggers like BryanBoy and Diane Pernet.



Swatch is now asking readers to vote on the submissions. By voting, you are entered into a drawing in which you could win one of the colorful New Gent watches.



Below are the competing magazines and a sample spread from each of them, in no particular order:  

Kinki:
   

Hooligan:
   

Cleo:
   

Neo2:
   

Open:
   

All Magazine:
   

Interview:
   

Wallpaper:
   

Elle Greece:
   

Faces:
   

Gustav:
   

Milk:
   

Vice:
   

1626:
   

Pulp:
   

Yoho!:
   

Tom:
   

VISION:
   

L'Officiel:
   

WAD:
   

i-D Magazine:
   

style.com:
   

Sleek:
 

The accompanying videos seem to be a combination of "making of videos" of the editorial spreads and on camera explanations and pitches from those who received the Open Brief from Swatch. Some seem to be music videos or motion graphics. It seemed unclear as to whether or not the submissions upon which you are asked to vote will actually appear as editorial spreads in the magazine or not, but a reader tells me they are. To see the accompanying videos (and to vote), go to the Swatch YouTube channel, The Swatch Facebook group site or The Official Swatch site.


 

At the time of this post, the submissions from ALL Magazine, Kinki and Neo2 have garnered the majority of the votes.

Modern Glass Bathubs Just Keep Getting Cooler - Here Are 12 of The Best.

above: the Allos glass tub anchors to a partial wall that houses a monitor and faucets.

I know you may have seen some collections of glass and/or transparent bathtubs on other blogs and although some of those tubs may be on this list, this also features some new and more recent designs, so I thought I'd give you an up-to date look at some of the more beautifully designed glass and predominantly glass bathtubs.

Allos glass bathtub by Ross Lovegrove for Glass Idromassaggio Imagine Tomorrow collection:





Bagno Sasso glass and wood tubs:



Riverstone Vasca Naturele glass tub:



Plavis Design Avi glass and Corian tub:



The Ebb glass and Corian tubs by Us Together are part of this larger collection




Even Moody Acquario glass tub (with built in aquarium):



The Milo glass and leather tub for Grupo Treesse:



Noa glass bathtub (or water lounge) for Hoesch:



Novellini Cristal glass bathtub:


Prizma Studio glass Tulip Tub:



The Omvivo Le Cob glass and Corian Tub:


Also sold as the Falling water glass tub:



The following tubs are the SAME tub, and are sold by various companies. The tub is manufactured in China by Newstar and made with safety glass. They are marketed under different names and some have added jets making them whirlpools. It is available in all transparent glass or with a glass or a stainless steel seat insert.

tub with seat:

without seat:

as sold by Wausana:

as sold by IMG:

As sold by The Bathroom Store