By: Tanya Palta
When it comes to providing state of the art bathroom solutions, Italian company Antonio Lupi Design enjoys a formidable reputation. Established in 1950 by Antonio Lupi as a glass-working laboratory, the company is spread over a surface of 5000 square meters, in the beautiful town of Florence and is currently run by the Lupi family. Since its inception, Antonio Lupi Design has focused its creative energies on a holistic bathroom culture, that stresses on both artistic aesthetics and fundamental functionality and their design journey lasts from the concept to the production.
The Biblio Bathtub by Antonio Lupi adheres to the companies philosophy and pushes design boundaries with great panache. The most appealing aspect of the bathtub is the on board storage facilities, as seldom does one see a bathtub with a shelf. This creative foresight will be appreciated by the discerning design connoisseur, who also expects something more.
The shelves can be used for storing bathing products, decorative accessories or even books. The addition of the open shelves, may be more of a utilitarian decision than an aesthetic one, however form has not been sacrificed in the name of functionality and for this, full credit goes to the creative team of Lupi.
The Biblio Bathtub has a very modern sensibility to it and hence the straight lines, the minimalist form factor and the stark design is no coincidence. The rectangular shaped bathtub is made of Corian and is available in three avatars: freestanding, built-in or semi built-in. The tub follows Lupi’s design ethos of “bathing with art” to the T and the meditative design approach is a permanent fixture in all Lupi products.
The creative team of Antonio Lupi strives to design products that not only resonate with the consumer, but also disengage from what one would perceive as the “established.” The Biblio Bathtub is also a testament to the impassioned Lupi vision and exemplifies their bravura design philosophy. A veritable effort from Lupi, the Biblio is innovative, irreverent and even slightly idiosyncratic. The avant-garde sensibility is unmistakable and the radical design departure impressive.
