Pleasure Notes

I am working all day today, a Saturday, on my feet, with lots of children and even more people. And once it is over, I must traipse back to my hotel room. I would so much rather be returning to my own home to grant myself the indulgence of  lounging in a nice hot bath – a good book and glass of wine within easy reach, and some Yoav on the iPod. But, alas, I can only dream… And isn’t this the PERFECT bathtub to place in that fantasy?

Nirvana by Bathroom Tomorrow

If you’ve been around here for a while, you already know I have a thing for bathtubs. But I just stumbled upon this one and immediately got giddy. It’s made by Bathroom Tomorrow, a design company in Bangkok – I swear, design out of Southeast Asia and Japan continually amazes me. It’s so fun, romantic, silly, gorgeous! Someday, I really must own a home with many bathrooms so I can remodel the hell out of them and have a different style bathtub in each one.

For now, I’ll just ponder on the best bottle of wine, grooviest tunes and most appropriate book to accompany this particular tub… definitely champagne of some sort… Mazzy Star from the speakers… and maybe a picture book of Van Gogh’s Starry Night, do you suppose?

Why does everyone go insane on the weekend before Christmas? There is madness on the roads, madness in the malls, madness amongst the trees…  The only way to retrieve my equilibrium and, if I’m lucky, regain a pleasurable enough mood to venture out this evening for my social fix, is full submersion in a nice hot bath.  Yes, a steamy soak is just the ticket for complete stress-relief.  And to help me ignore the lead poisoning risk I am taking by sinking into my desperately-in-need-of-re-enamelling bathtub, I’ll draw attention to other people’s bathtubs.

Most Psychedelic Bathtub: No, this is not just a very large pipe.

By Tetsuya Makamura

Most Mod Bathtub: Perfect for one’s exhibitionist tendencies.

By Wasauna

Most Bachelor-Friendly Bathtub: Has remote-activation capabilities, and definitely not kid-friendly.

By Sorgente

Most Romantic Bathtub: It’s all about those curlycues, and it’s called “Moonlight.”

By Maax

Most Multi-Purpose Bathtub: The ultimate loft accessory.

By Malin Lundmark

Most Bond-esque Bathtub: Just add your favorite Bond Girl in silhouette.

By Mastella

Most Hemingway-esque Bathtub: The Old Man would have sunk in this stone boat for sure.

By Antonio Lupi

Most Cleverly Reused Bathtub: Reuse.  Recycle.  Save the Planet.

By Reestore.com Designers

Most Outrageous Bathtub: Conceptual only, as far as I can tell, but with a $47K tag and 2 HDTVs, I don’t know whether to be horrified or titillated.

By Water Games Technologies

Just look at what we who own basic white bathtubs are missing!  Or, perhaps not?