Livable Product Design: Kohler Numi Toilet
The new Numi Toilet from Kohler embraces simplicity and style, but manages to sneak in a few ultra-modern extras too. This innovative toilet design has a motion-activated lid with a front sensor that raises the top when you enter the room. Now, that’s service! And at floor-level, a second sensor raises the seat, offering totally …
Livable Product Design: Kohler Elevance
Universal design continues to influence product design and we are thankful that Kohler has recently created something we can really specify. During a training in San Francisco, we saw a number of great products but one of our favorites was the Elevance Bathtub from Kohler. Unlike other universal design bathtubs the Kohler Elevance uses a …
Redesigning This Old House: The Tile Knockoff
I must say, I love Walker Zanger products. But what do you do when you want a specific look and can’t afford the price tag? Improvise and lean on your experts. Luckily, I have had a ten-year relationship with my tile team at Sherman Loehr Custom Tile and Natural Stone Design Gallery in Sacramento. So …
Redesigning This Old House: Grey Stripe Wall Covering
If you know me, you know I love stripes–in clothing, with fabrics, on note cards. I love the sophistication of it and the graphic simplicity it reflects. When it came time to design our guest bathroom, I knew stripes would adorn the walls. Working with Carrera Marble floors and countertops, I confirmed with my designer …
Designer on the Move "Must Have": Jonathan Adler Queen Anne Mirror
So we are getting closer here! Construction on the interior is starting and my collection of goodies to furnish the place is mounting! My other find while in Los Angeles includes Jonathan Adler’s Queen Anne Mirror. I purchased it in white as it is the perfect complement to my gray and white stripe guest bath …
Wash Your Cares Away
Many times a Designer’s challenge is to render a strictly utilitarian device aesthetically pleasing. Not that the TV in the bathroom gag hasn’t been attempted before: Seura’s Television Mirrors are perhaps the best previous example of the re-location of this integral recreation, but this new version is more of an up-close-and-personal affair. Saturn’s TV Tub …
Catch Ya on the Flipside
The Flipside handshower by Kohler brings you four distinct showering sensations, each with its own dedicated sprayface on your choice of three unique models. Innovative Flipstream™ technology makes selecting a spray both simple and stylish. Just flip the sprayhead on its axis–no impossible twisting–to enjoy the spray that best suits your needs. Switch between the …
High-End Hotels Feature Open Bathrooms
The New York Times recently recognized designers bringing an edge to guestrooms through the use of open bathrooms. Some hotels feature tubs in the middle of the room, serving as freestanding sculptures, while others have embraced glass walls to surround the shower. While visiting the newly remodeled Sonoma Mission Inn, I recognized the same trend. …
