This photo was featured in At Home Magazine.
I like to write about public baths, though it is often difficult to find ones worthy of publication for The Perfect Bath Blog. The ladies room in the Waterworks Los Angeles showroom is an exception. It conforms to California code for handicap access while using product found in our assortment. The traditional Maritime honed Carrara washstand is a simple interpretation of a 1920’s wall hung lavatory, available in custom sizes.
The ladies room in the new Ralph Lauren women's store on Madison Avenue and 79th Street is signature RL. The use of a Cararra marble counter top on washstand legs, a mosaic floor and beautiful black and white photographs is always classic.
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I haven’t written about public bathrooms in a long time, probably because most of them are abominable. But on my recent trip to Europe I saw several WC’s that merited photos. Here are a few things that make a public bathroom worthy of this blog; of course, they must be sparkling clean, there must be a relationship between the design of the bath and its’ adjacent space (the lobby or restaurant), the fixtures should be in perfect working order and the lighting good for a makeup refresh. It is always nice if there are fresh flowers or a fragrant candle and, it goes without saying, the space needs to be visually pleasing.
Reminiscent of grade school bathrooms, Cecconi's ladies room with 3 unlaquered brass fittings and a custom marble trough sink is charming and different.
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At one time or another all of us have been in a public bathroom, whether it was in a restaurant, hotel lobby, airport or museum. I think we’re all relieved if they are clean and have toilet paper, even more so if they have hot water, hand wash and paper towels. Their design and decoration is often secondary. However recently I’ve begun to notice a shift in public bathroom design.
