VISI Bathrooms VISI Bathrooms 2021/2022

YOUR BATHROOM IS THE ONE SPACE in your home where you can truly relax, unwind and retreat from the rigours of the outside world – and for most of us, it’s been a crucial escape during the strange times of the past year. Given how much time we’ve been spending at home – a trend that, with a “new normal” hybrid work routine, looks likely to continue – it’s no surprise that many of us have also been looking to renovate or at least reinvigorate our home spaces. In this special issue, the VISI team has put together a mood board to inspire your new bathroom. Whether you’re looking for colourful ideas to inject new energy into your bathroom, or for calmer neutrals to decorate your own spa sanctuary, we…

SILVIO RECH AND LESLEY CARSTENS When architects Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens renovated their Mid-century Modern home on Joburg’s Westcliff Ridge, they wanted to maintain their almost 360-degree view of the city. The bathroom – indistinguishable from the master bedroom save for its amenities – is also connected to nature, not only via its panorama of jacaranda trees, but thanks to a tunnelling skylight. “We like the idea of bathing with a view and a connection to the sky, be it the stars at night or cloud movement during the day,” says Silvio. Lesley agrees: “It feels like you’re bathing at the top of a forest in the sky.” To enhance this concept of nature, the couple custom-designed a basin configuration to appear like lily pads, or trees with rusted-metal…

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Designer/brand collaborations have long been the playground for fantastical, whimsical and imaginative concepts And although at first glance it’s an unlikely setting for something outlandish, the bathroom is actually the perfect blank canvas for creating spectacle. This kaleidoscopic scene, featuring the Sonar collection by Patricia Urquiola for Laufen that’s inspired by waves of sound, is a rainbow-hued flight of fancy fit for reflection and escape. laufen.com | patriciaurquiola.com…