October 14th, 2010
Hartmut Esslinger
The iBath anyone? Here is a bathroom that both Mac and PC fans can throw their support behind. It’s the mylife bathroom collection from LAUFEN, the well-known Swiss manufacturer of modern bathroom culture. For the design of this collection LAUFEN sought out the services of renowned industrial designer and inventor Hartmut Esslinger. Esslinger and his firm, frog design, are best known for their work in developing the design for the Apple Macintosh™ computer.
Esslinger’s innovative computer designs for Apple in its early days deserve much of the credit for transforming the company into a global brand and setting a design standard that the entire computer industry would seek to emulate. Esslinger and his team have sought to bring that same level of revolutionary product design to the bathroom with the mylife series.
Hints of the Apple design aesthetic can be seen throughout the entire bathroom collection. Mylife is cleverly simplistic with its contrasting angular and round design elements. The collection features rectangular washbasins, symmetrical bathtubs and slim, straight back toilets; giving it an unobtrusive and appealing minimalistic aesthetic. With the mylife series, LAUFEN and Esslinger have combined to create a clean and slim bathroom design that any Apple fanboy could appreciate.
Take a look at some photos of the bathroom collection.
mylife Freestanding WC Combination and Bidet
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June 22nd, 2010
Dwell on Design, the largest design show on the West Coast, returns to Los Angeles this weekend. Being held at the LA Convention Center and running from Friday, June 25, 2010 through Sunday, June 27, 2010, the event will feature exhibits from over 200 brands, numerous design competitions, home tours and a wide variety of presentations and panels by design industry leaders.
We’ll be among the expected 17,000 visitors in attendance this year and are looking forward to checking out all the latest and greatest in interior design and architecture. If you’ll be in attendance this weekend, here are a few booths that you’ll want to keep an eye out for while you’re navigating your way through the exhibition floor.
Oceanside Glasstile
Oceanside Glasstile produces artisan glass tile. The company uses molten glass, a core element of the earth, to produce tile that captures the beauty of art glass in a way that transforms home and commercial spaces into works of art themselves.
Each piece of Oceanside tile is handcrafted and one of a kind – like a snowflake, each tile is unique and unlike any other. Oceanside’s tile is not only stunning in its looks but also sustainable in its production; it is made from up to 86% recycled material and includes over 2 million pounds each year of glass from curbside recycling programs. At Dwell, Oceanside will be showing off their latest collection, Muse, which is a handcrafted mosaic collection that comes in various palate and surface options.
Oceanside Glasstile
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