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bathing space is walled in a white Caesarstone
with a crocodile skin pattern. However, two
water features – one at each end of the room –
are backdropped by a black Caesarstone in the
same pattern. Using the same surface in two
tones evokes a contrasting yin and yang theme.
“In front of the stone, myriad slender nylon
chords run down from the strip LED lights near
the ceiling to the stainless steel floor trough.
Water droplets consistently run down the chords
– creating vertical lines of flowing water.”
Blue glass pebbles provide a bright, cheery
designer floor surface at the base of the features

and are continued along the outer side of the
bathtub. Pedestals nestled into the glass pebbles
are for the positioning of three mature trees.
As well as the bathtub, water features and
marble surfaces on the floor and vanity countertop, the bathroom has another custom luxury.
“The shower stall is in slumped glass – a
glass returned to a molten state then ‘slumped’
over a mould to create a pattern or image that is
not as sharp as etched glass but much deeper.”
As the room is near an adjacent property, the
tub side of the space is finished in translucent
glass, optimising both natural light and privacy.

Previous pages: Soothing effect
– thin chords with water droplets
running down them create two
water features in this upmarket
bathroom by designer Kim Duffin.
These pages: The black Caesarstone
in a crocodile pattern that backs the
water feature is repeated in white on
the other walls – creating a yin yang
playoff, the designer says. The floor
and vanity benchtop are in the same
Calacatta marble.

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