Bath

Meet Watermark Designs: Brooklyn Born & Bred Manufacturer

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Most if not all of the editorial team members at Styleture are suckers for distinctly crafted decorative plumbing fixtures and bathroom accessories. Perhaps no other manufacturer gets us more excited than Brooklyn born and bred, Watermark Designs. Based in the independent design hub of Brooklyn and made in the USA, Watermark’s designs are a reflection of t[...]

Interview: Samantha of PURE Inspired Design

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We are never surprised that people have strong feelings about design. What does surprise us is when someone takes their love of design and changes careers completely to follow that passion. We recently spoke with Samantha Cobos of PURE Inspired; a line of eco-conscious fabrics and furnishings that she began in 2001. We love that you just seemed to jump in[...]

The Bar Bathroom

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The crack editorial team at Styleture has a penchant for gravitating towards stories revolving around bar, pub and tavern style. You may have enjoyed our recent post – Books & Bars: L.A.'s Thirst for Literature. Don’t worry, we’re in control of our imbibing and there’s not a DUI among us. So we’re going to continue with this crowd-pleasing trend… Rust[...]

Nature Friendly Faucets by SSi

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Sustainable Solutions (SSi) designs eco-friendly products to conserve water and encourage eco-responsible living. Their Penguin faucet - which bears a distinct resemblance to the body of a penguin - is low flow and dispenses water at a rate of 1.5 GPM (gallons per minute). The Penguin faucet does its part to preserve our planet's most essential resource, w[...]

Guest Bathroom Do's & Don'ts

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It’s a fact: the master bath is yours to do with whatever you want. You can outfit it in gaudy faucets, cheap peel-and-press linoleum tiles, and even put up wallpaper with images of clowns on unicycles. But with your guest bathroom, it’s an entirely different story. You have the responsibility of honoring your overnight guest, presumably whom you respect, wh[...]

What to Look For at Greenbuild 2010

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The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo-- taking place November 16-19, 2010--is the world’s largest expo dedicated to green building. Each year thousands of building professionals from all over the world come together for a  few days to take part in networking events, green building tours, educational sessions, listen to renowned speakers and to se[...]

Former Apple Designer Turns to Bathrooms

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The iBath anyone? Here is a bathroom that both Mac and PC fans can throw their support behind. It’s the mylife bathroom collection from LAUFEN, the well-known Swiss manufacturer of modern bathroom culture. For the design of this collection LAUFEN sought out the services of renowned industrial designer and inventor Hartmut Esslinger. Esslinger and his firm,[...]

Designing Through the Looking-Glass

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When designing bathrooms – there are many objects that take center stage: tubs, toilets, sinks, faucets, lighting. Do people put as much thought into their choice of mirror? They should, and here’s why – try shaving or putting on make-up without one and you could end up looking like The Joker. More seriously, your choice of bathroom mirror should not be an a[...]

THG's Bagatelle: A Pinball Wizard

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THG’s newest bathroom collection, the Bagatelle, is a playful take on luxury bathroom fixtures and accessories designed by highly respected French designer Olivier Gagnère, whose eclectic Parisian apartment was recently featured on the cover of Elle Décor’s April 2010 issue. In designing the Bagatelle Collection, Gagnère was inspired by a table game that ori[...]

Brooklyn's Finest

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Richly textured and crafted with a lush, luxurious eye, Watermark Designs’ insatiable flair for intricacy leaves one wondering if there truly is “an angel in the details.” No surface is too small to infuse with elegance, made evident by Watermark’s beautifully choreographed collections. Kissed with accents of architectural metallurgy, the Brooklyn-based manu[...]