Freestanding bathtubs, despite their humble function, can be the most sculpturally expressive fixture in any home. Explore how these seven tubs define and accent their bathrooms.
Clad in mahogany, this New York home for a family of five is an exceptional collection of horizontal volumes. Constrasting sharply is this curving and all-white tub, from Signature Hardware, in the master bathroom.
This custom-designed freestanding tub takes the opposite route, embodying a rectangular form. It's clad in tallowwood that matches the bathroom walls of an elegant Australian home carefully detailed with local timbers.
Not all freestanding tubs are an indoor affair. Located behind this monolithic minimalist live/work home in Nagoya, this outdoor room is for evening baths, a common ritual in Japan. The residents curtain the bath during use, but won’t cover any other windows, “because it feels good to couple the inner space with the outside world.”
This quirky San Francisco home, which enjoys epic views of the city's rolling landscape, features this equally-epic black, white, grey, and silver bathroom.
This artist's lofty live/work residence in Toronto feature a few eccentric elements, perhaps most of all this bedroom-cum-bathroom. The room may look luxe but it's a mixture of bed and lamps from Ikea with an inexpensive bathtub from Neptune.
Clad in mahogany, this New York home for a family of five is an exceptional collection of horizontal volumes. Constrasting sharply is this curving and all-white tub, from Signature Hardware, in the master bathroom.
Docomomo US announces the winners of this year's Modernism in America Awards. Each project showcases exemplary modern restoration techniques, practices, and ideas.
Today, we kicked off this year’s annual Dwell on Design at the LA Convention Center, which will continue through Sunday, June 26th. Though we’ve been hosting this extensive event for years, this time around is particularly special.
By straightening angles, installing windows, and adding vertical accents, architect Aaron Ritenour brought light and order to an irregularly shaped apartment in the heart of Athens, Greece.
From the bones of a neglected farmstead in rural Scotland emerges a low-impact, solar-powered home that’s all about working with what was already there.
Join the Discussion