The Rotator: Shower that Rolls over to Transform into a Bathtub

Friday, September 5th, 2008 |

Tags: bathroom, bathtub, International Furniture Fair, Milan, Ron Arad, Rotator, Shower, Teuco

Ever fallen asleep in your bathtub because you had gotten bored of seeing the same old shaped tub wherever you went? What about trying to handle screaming kids who don’t want to take a shower? Designer bathrooms will take your breath away and you will never want to go a day without taking a shower in the beautiful bathrooms. The Rotator is a huge semi-ball like contraption that works both as a shower and a bathtub. It is designed by artist/architect Ron Arad and made its first appearance in April of this year at the International Furniture Fair in Milan.

The half-sphere is slim and fitted close to the wall on one end and is plump and hollow at the opposite end. The user only has to choose which part of the Rotator he wants to choose and rotate it so that the plump part is at the bottom if a bathtub is desired or on top if a shower is required. Draining the water from the bathtub after a dip is easy enough because it only needs to be rotated for the water to stream out. The Rotator, made from duralight material from Teuco, would save space, fitted to a bathroom wall and would also look super cool.

Via: DoobyBrain

Ball Chair by Eero Aarnio

Monday, September 1st, 2008 |

Tags: asko, ball, Ball Chair, cologne, Eero Aarnio, globe chair, International Furniture Fair

Eero Aarnio designed the Ball Chair for his new home because he wanted ‘one big chair’ for the house and for himself. He never imagined that a couple managers from Asko would delight upon his humble design while visiting him at home and decide to make it available for the masses. The prototype for Aarnio’s Ball Chair, also called the Globe Chair, had been designed in 1962, but it wasn’t until four years later that it reached production. The same year, it featured at the International Furniture Fair at Cologne which became Aarnio’s link to the international market.

The Ball Chair appears to be the bigger cut half of a ball standing comfortably on its own pedestal. The design softly cuts out much of the external noise, giving the user the semblance of being in his own world. The Ball Chair revolves its own axis, giving you the choice to pick the desired view of the room. With comfortably padded insides, the Ball Chair offers you a relaxing reprieve. It is a testament to the amazing design that it is still in production and popular over four decades later. There are a lot of Aarnio fakes doing the rounds so make sure you get an original from his website.

Via: EeroAarnio