The Faraway Pool : A Sunken Bathtub For KOS

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDUL6qe7kDL05vPqj13l15_NTfP9KQeOgc3TsgmBZR9AAWmFBBfyK0YdQbintmz_4TDft5EycEOKQm8Y5SHoQjJVuza9mh1FFKPB05595d3J9WnqQ4oWg-8j3kOoHm85FjBbMvYq6Hq0/s1600-h/p290427_488_336-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327661514727703266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDUL6qe7kDL05vPqj13l15_NTfP9KQeOgc3TsgmBZR9AAWmFBBfyK0YdQbintmz_4TDft5EycEOKQm8Y5SHoQjJVuza9mh1FFKPB05595d3J9WnqQ4oWg-8j3kOoHm85FjBbMvYq6Hq0/s400/p290427_488_336-1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 337px;" /></a><br /><br />My newest wish list/dream product is that latest bathtub (or indoor mini pool) for <a href="http://www.kositalia.com/">KOS Italy </a>by designers Ludovica + Roberto Palomba. Presented at <a href="http://ish.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/en/home.html">ISH 2009, Frankfurt</a>, the sunken tub is part of the FARAWAY collection and resembles a swimming pool with its illuminated stairs and overspill collector.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwArhAxNP_z5HmQCHyA1nC-dPhRfJA1sfUpeyH7bkOBwnQ9n3XVUp-1md4ThGNWHRALbKiuaC0p7M_-LmMs-21-QsWG9wqpW0jSrycxMGUTNy9SnDMEr_uzZpmD745f955fPt4NOMQmic/s1600-h/Picture+104.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327658978206725842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwArhAxNP_z5HmQCHyA1nC-dPhRfJA1sfUpeyH7bkOBwnQ9n3XVUp-1md4ThGNWHRALbKiuaC0p7M_-LmMs-21-QsWG9wqpW0jSrycxMGUTNy9SnDMEr_uzZpmD745f955fPt4NOMQmic/s400/Picture+104.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 315px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjaaXbUeZH3FuTp6OP6KnSb4shD8pNHEp35PNLiSCfqalse7b9Bm27q0AHdPN_V9Kdw7LSHy7NrbC2oYY50M2gv7oJShcwBDNy0Eui_7jxFwxAwZ-UW2YBUn9m-HGRgeMOsX6BUZ7qMQ/s1600-h/Picture+106.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327658181434460018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjaaXbUeZH3FuTp6OP6KnSb4shD8pNHEp35PNLiSCfqalse7b9Bm27q0AHdPN_V9Kdw7LSHy7NrbC2oYY50M2gv7oJShcwBDNy0Eui_7jxFwxAwZ-UW2YBUn9m-HGRgeMOsX6BUZ7qMQ/s400/Picture+106.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 296px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqiz5p87XCanP0eK_GZA9max88_QFQzqBFdbVi2_mkJ10RPApl_MuRdK-32nG0yxOQXFOymrlA_ng5rZAL9T41sB4B3HGYBt1phZMFr3UFu8ENJ44P1Ljg3BXYgrjBpp6lsCtYMtHxAc/s1600-h/Picture+102.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327657031026933154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqiz5p87XCanP0eK_GZA9max88_QFQzqBFdbVi2_mkJ10RPApl_MuRdK-32nG0yxOQXFOymrlA_ng5rZAL9T41sB4B3HGYBt1phZMFr3UFu8ENJ44P1Ljg3BXYgrjBpp6lsCtYMtHxAc/s400/Picture+102.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 367px;" /></a><br /><br />The Faraway/ Pool sunken mini-pool is level with the floor:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmsdVJ7TvsYoL_Sh0RJUjvaATYarWljHlmbcVrwjPCyvCQ6XUXLkBYmbwiFsVEtLgL0kl8jz5X0qM_WONS4wzMAfiy_oDcLBkBEpc0J29eTBTWi112Wqagmi_i8cQcgXJ74lFNnwSzAs/s1600-h/Picture+105.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327640009219630562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmsdVJ7TvsYoL_Sh0RJUjvaATYarWljHlmbcVrwjPCyvCQ6XUXLkBYmbwiFsVEtLgL0kl8jz5X0qM_WONS4wzMAfiy_oDcLBkBEpc0J29eTBTWi112Wqagmi_i8cQcgXJ74lFNnwSzAs/s400/Picture+105.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 329px;" /></a><br /><br />The steps to lower oneself into the pool become sources of illumination:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAJANan5zrY1RFHO4MV18_HdQpBBdRhsQvSOOkvNBVka7XSX-vVdSJcDxLZg3Mtm700Slwh-dL8YDAq3Q_o6UBkfHUnG24QUhD-jFSjQWvI_M0IVbQAszlMBn47EKCJr8pijepl6MpRo/s1600-h/Picture+99.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327658359021744146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAJANan5zrY1RFHO4MV18_HdQpBBdRhsQvSOOkvNBVka7XSX-vVdSJcDxLZg3Mtm700Slwh-dL8YDAq3Q_o6UBkfHUnG24QUhD-jFSjQWvI_M0IVbQAszlMBn47EKCJr8pijepl6MpRo/s400/Picture+99.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 286px;" /></a><br /><br />the ground-level fissure for the collection of water doubles the pool's outline:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kTU1aNNtjR_u9gBET0Q2FOI9NWp3sYodNg5TecGejG9WWy9F-bKR0puuu7hHHjgkPVtD6SUfj6YZUyZmNmVCxsj2H2aUB33Qi2SxbwfLLoFOP9AXzE_pUyhwct9vWZ_MS5ca_SGkLQc/s1600-h/Picture+103.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327640163103768450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kTU1aNNtjR_u9gBET0Q2FOI9NWp3sYodNg5TecGejG9WWy9F-bKR0puuu7hHHjgkPVtD6SUfj6YZUyZmNmVCxsj2H2aUB33Qi2SxbwfLLoFOP9AXzE_pUyhwct9vWZ_MS5ca_SGkLQc/s400/Picture+103.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 294px;" /></a><br /><br />and the blower placed under the steps ripples the surface of the water over the entire length of the pool:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Zc90QWkATTUAATiVBLs3LCnDWde6C3b_M6zWk7AxCaiVsbxqrBoGGmUOV6I-yISJdW1Ljeshugt2Rf5DeyDRn5BfvAjP9qRloBwhy_rSGAgWaJON_W6NHghUdjReuk8KqybmMU3GZV0/s1600-h/p290427_488_336-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327658704146407762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Zc90QWkATTUAATiVBLs3LCnDWde6C3b_M6zWk7AxCaiVsbxqrBoGGmUOV6I-yISJdW1Ljeshugt2Rf5DeyDRn5BfvAjP9qRloBwhy_rSGAgWaJON_W6NHghUdjReuk8KqybmMU3GZV0/s400/p290427_488_336-4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 363px;" /></a><br /><br />overall dimensions:<br />Width 2606 mm<br />Height 1000 mm<br />Length 4558 mm<br />Designed for KOS by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba<br /><br />About the designers:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5s6yM_Y2dMjK6TD5WO2Bpk2pq5blChjc8evV_X0pTAoEpfZKg9Ei0M77ZS2BgCiNBeTxUc-JP6sDFck5U6iEzKyns2eyhbw4ccetLd3FWuWa25figdLz9sbphYuNSJgUfLpnReyxV_w/s1600-h/palombarl_320_336-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327660807698501538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5s6yM_Y2dMjK6TD5WO2Bpk2pq5blChjc8evV_X0pTAoEpfZKg9Ei0M77ZS2BgCiNBeTxUc-JP6sDFck5U6iEzKyns2eyhbw4ccetLd3FWuWa25figdLz9sbphYuNSJgUfLpnReyxV_w/s400/palombarl_320_336-1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 336px;" /></a><br />Italian architects and designers Roberto and Ludovica Palomba are prime representatives of the trend to upgrade the bathroom to the status of living space in its own right. Their designs for leading bath makers such as Kos, Ceramica Flaminia and Laufen unite sculptural qualities with a knowledge of the materials and a manifest flair for the unconventional.<br /><br />Price available upon request.<br /><a href="http://www.kositalia.com/">KOS italia</a>

The Faraway Pool : A Sunken Bathtub For KOS

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