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Dar Hi, an eco spa opening in the Tunisian village of Nefta, looks kind of like Luke Skywalker’s Uncle’s place after an extreme home makeover. Which is fitting, because its just a short walk from where George Lucas filmed Tatooine< . More »
It seems that low-tech, woodfired hot tubs are trendy again. According to the New York Times, this could be either due to the fact that old-school hot tubs are cheaper or simply because of a certain nostalgia: More »
In the manner of space-saving beds that zip into the ceiling and bookcases concealed in stairways is the SPAcer bath design by Dominik Chojnacki. It’s designed to swivel upright and slide out of the way when its not in use, then hinge down and connect with a floor-based drain/support assembly when you fancy a quick jacuzzi. Actually a rather elegant concept for small apartments, given the huge mass and space-invaderiness of your normal spa-bath: it’d just be a question of designing the body and hinge to be strong enough, and making that drain connection fool-proof. [Yanko Design]
Admit it, we’re all fans of LEDs—especially when they come packaged like this, but the world’s first LED health spa? Purlease, is any woman gullible enough to get into something that looks like a Cylon’s sleep pod and have what the blurb says is “body-intense LED light energy… together with physical stimulation, dry thermal heat and vibratory massage.”? Vibratory massage, you say? Let me just slip into my bikini.
Hot tubs: discuss. I’m sort of a fan of them, but can’t quite get over the hygiene bit—or, in some cases, the molded plastic naffness. The Lay-Z Spa is a blow-up hot tub with enough room for six people to contract Weil’s disease at the same time. The 1200 litre capacity tub has massage jets, a rapid heating system and apparently can be set up easily. Would this US$1,000 monster work well with those crazy Swiss guys who like organising hot-tub parties on the top of Mont Blanc? If they empty it first, then pull the air stopper out they could be back down the bottom of the mountain in no time. [Drinkstuff]
Apparently, sitting at your chair all day whilst blogging about gadgets is not supposed to be so good for your health. That’s where Dimension One Spas’ Aquafit 19 Dual Temp comes in. The US$40,000 gymnasium/spa allows users to have a full, underwater cardiovascular workout by using the included rower, tricep pull down and simulated jogger or swimming facilities.
If we’re ever rich enough to afford this hot tub/spa with a 61-inch HDTV built in, we can officially hang up our keyboards and retire from this blogging game. This spa from Catalina Spas seats four, has an extremely obscene amount of jets, and will instantly kill you in a few years when the wiring on the TV gets worn down. But hey, at least the four of you will go in the comfort of watching and/or listening to a DVD, CD, AM-FM radio on the 2 pop-up speakers and not on the toilet, as we’ve always feared. But if we remember our autopsy class, that tub’s going to be a toilet soon after anyway. [Marketplace via Born Rich] More »
