Introducing OVO SPA: Modern Matte Velvety Bathtubs and Washbasins.

OVO SPA is a complete unique modern bathroom collection designed by Swedish born Johan Kauppi and produced by Eumar with a variety of models in each segment: washbasin, hand rinse basin, shower trays and bathtubs.


above: Designer Johan Kauppi with his OVO SPA collection


The Collection name comes from Latin: OVO meaning “egg“ and SPA which stands for “sanus per aquam“ – health by water. The range of products and sizes gives an almost unlimited number of combinations for the bath. The finely-honed shape of white concrete CreaCore is combined with the extra-velvety mat (or matte) finish to result in elegant, sculptural, aesthetic objects. The black and white surfaces of the collection make it easy to fit into interiors of all types.

Bathtubs


The Bath is available as either a freestanding tub with floor mounted faucets, a freestanding tub with integrated pillar (faucet mounts) and as an inset tub with or without integrated shelving.

Bath OVO with pillar:

Material: Solid Surface
Finish: Velvety mat
Colour: Pillar - black; bathtub - pure white
Drain opening diameter 78 mm
Dimensions (L W H): 1569 mm; 1201 mm; 512 mm

Bath OVO with integrated pillar:



Material: Solid Surface
Finish: Velvety mat
Colour: Pillar - black; bathtub - pure white
Drain opening diameter 78 mm
Dimensions (L W H): 1569 mm; 1345 mm; 512 mm

Bath OVO integrated into the box with shelves (on left, right or both sides):


Material: Solid Surface
Finish: Velvety mat
Colour: Box - black; bathtub - pure white
Drain opening diameter 78 mm
Dimensions (L W H): 1800 mm; 1309 mm; 512 mm
Must specify the type and position of the faucet openings.

Washbasins





The OVO Spa collection offers a choice of washbasins in 3 sizes for all purposes; free-standing, inset into islands, floor mounted or wall hung all of which are perfect solutions for public and commercial use.



Shower trays, bathtubs, freestanding bathtubs with pillars and washbasins: all give options to make the ultimate individualized shower and bath arrangements. All are compatible with a large selection of modern taps and accessories.

To see shower trays, faucets, dimensions and more info, visit their site.



OVO SPA

The HotTug. A Motorized Floating Wood-Fired Hot Tub!

The HotTug is the first wood-fired hot tub boat in the world and you can put it right at the top of my wish list.



Seating 6 people comfortably (8 peeps if you're really close friends), the wood-fired hot tub is an extremely stable boat that is available in two versions: With an integrated electric motor of 2.4 KW you can cruise around for about 2.5 or 8 hours depending on your version. With an outboard engine it depends on how much gas (petrol) you can carry.





The boat is constructed from wood and fitted with glass fiber reinforced polyester (size 230 x 380 x 110 cm). It can be sailed with or without water, has a stainless steel stove with a double-walled pipe and is powered by a nice and quiet built-in electric motor. A ‘folding pipe’ is available for HotTugs that sail through landscape with low bridges (50 cm / 20 inches clearance).




The HotTug contains about 1800 litres of water and takes about 2.5 hours to heat with the wood-burning stove in front of the boat. The warms warms to 38° Celsius or 100° Farenheit. Emptying the Hot Tug is done with an electric submersible pump in just about 20 minutes.

Details:










The standard color is black, but the Hot Tug is available in any RAL and NCS colour.

The Designer
The HotTug is a design by Supergoed: as simple as it is ingenious. Supergoed is owned by Frank de Bruijn, who works on a barge in the port of Rotterdam. Frank has a soft spot for places where the natural and cultivated go hand in hand. His love of freedom, campfires, open water swimming and meals in the open air is expressed in many of his designs.  “The feel of the outdoors is very important to me,” says De Bruijn. “Now the HotTug is expanding my work horizon to the water as well.”

Frank de Bruyn: “It’s much more than a boat, it’s a vessel with different options. When the tug is filled, there is only a narrow rim between you and the water, making you feel at one with your surroundings.” Frank’s long experience of wood stoves while living and working on his own barge helped him to develop a wood-burning underwater stove. This is what heats the 2000 litres of water in the HotTug to a pleasant 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees F.) in a few hours.

Ships Worldwide
The HotTug is available all around the world; please contact them for a delivery quote to your address. Prices and details can be found here.

Rentable in The Netherlands
Currently you can rent the HotTug at two locations in the Netherlands. In the North of the Netherlands, in IJlst, one hour drive from Amsterdam and in Rotterdam 40 minutes by fast train from Amsterdam. You can book online and find more information about the different locations and prices at the rental website


The HotTug Official site

Modern Glass Bathubs Just Keep Getting Cooler - Here Are 12 of The Best.

above: the Allos glass tub anchors to a partial wall that houses a monitor and faucets.

I know you may have seen some collections of glass and/or transparent bathtubs on other blogs and although some of those tubs may be on this list, this also features some new and more recent designs, so I thought I'd give you an up-to date look at some of the more beautifully designed glass and predominantly glass bathtubs.

Allos glass bathtub by Ross Lovegrove for Glass Idromassaggio Imagine Tomorrow collection:





Bagno Sasso glass and wood tubs:



Riverstone Vasca Naturele glass tub:



Plavis Design Avi glass and Corian tub:



The Ebb glass and Corian tubs by Us Together are part of this larger collection




Even Moody Acquario glass tub (with built in aquarium):



The Milo glass and leather tub for Grupo Treesse:



Noa glass bathtub (or water lounge) for Hoesch:



Novellini Cristal glass bathtub:


Prizma Studio glass Tulip Tub:



The Omvivo Le Cob glass and Corian Tub:


Also sold as the Falling water glass tub:



The following tubs are the SAME tub, and are sold by various companies. The tub is manufactured in China by Newstar and made with safety glass. They are marketed under different names and some have added jets making them whirlpools. It is available in all transparent glass or with a glass or a stainless steel seat insert.

tub with seat:

without seat:

as sold by Wausana:

as sold by IMG:

As sold by The Bathroom Store