LONDON, July 2 — A new futuristic bathtub, whose lines evoke a hammock, has recently been unveiled by British design company Splinter Works in a very limited-edition run.
The hammock-shaped bath tub, called Vessel, is designed for use in a wetroom and does not touch the floor but rather is suspended from the walls with stainless steel brackets.
The carbon fiber bath, which was released mid-June, measures 2.7 meters long and is available in black, red, blue, yellow, pink, bronze and silver.
Vessel can be filled using a floor-standing tap and the waste water is released through the base into the wetroom, though a downward drain pipe can be added if the bath is not installed in a wetroom.
In a press release Miles Hartwell, co-founder of Splinter Works described the idea behind the design of Vessel: “Struck by the synergy between the shapes of two compelling symbols of relaxation, a hammock and a bath tub, we were inspired to develop a piece that would provide the ultimate vehicle for total escapism.”
Vessel, which is being produced in a very limited run of 12, costs US$33, 259 (104.247). Vessel is available directly from Splinter Works in the UK and can be shipped worldwide.
http://www.splinterworks.co.uk/
For an even more luxurious bathroom, one of the world’s leading bath and bathroom designers Jemal Wright (http://www.jemalwright.com) produces sparkling bathroom essentials such as a toilet studded with 150,000 Swarovski crystals and sinks of gold. – AFP-Relaxnews
