Trends New Zealand Volume 35 No 2 | Page 16

Designer: Celia Visser, Celia Visser Design Vanity sink: Falper Wing wall basin, from Plumbline Tapware and shower fittings: Waterware in Carbon Black Shower stall: Glass from Image Centre Toilet: Zero 550 Black by Catalano, from Plumbline Accessories: Heirloom Studio Noir Wall and floor coverings: Loft tiles in Black, 600x 600mm Lighting: LED Awards: Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Bathrooms – Runner Up Story by Charles Moxham Photography by Kallan MacLeod Above right: Given the through nature of the bathroom, it makes sense that the shower and toilet cubicles are tucked to one side, away from the pedestrian flow of the space. As one way of keeping the sculptural bathroom simple and clean, built-in or freestanding cabinetry was avoided, while a heated towel rail is recessed into a wall of the toilet cubicle. search | save | share at As this room was to be used as a through space, storage was not high on the list of require- ments, but drama was. The designer and the owners felt that freestanding cabinetry would have detracted from the feature basin, and so was not required or appropriate here. And for the same reason, the bathroom walls have been given a clean look, with touches like the heated towel rail recessed back into the wall of the toilet cubicle. Contributing greatly to the room’s stand-out presence is its colour. The scheme is mainly in black, with the large floor and wall tiles, taps, toilet and accessories all in this moody tone. Completing the design picture, a curvaceous porcelain freestanding sculpture provides space for an extra towel or for holding magazines, and is a perfect accompaniment to the fluid lines of the white statement vanity sink. save and share online: search 301220718 at Trendsideas.com see more online: search tida at Trendsideas.com