The amazing Technicolour dream shower
Friday, November 24th, 2006
Much excitement among gadget fans at the news of a frighteningly-stylish designer Italian shower unit that offers chromatherapy – the latest trendy must-have in the shower world.
Using colours to affect the mood and promote a sense of general well-being is hardly a new idea – it’s been going on for thousands of years. Building a procession of ever-changing coloured lights (or one constant one, if you prefer) into a shower unit without lapsing into eye-frazzling bad taste is a different matter altogether.
Kositalia‘s new ‘Kosmic’ steam and shower cabin offers that, and more. The testosterone-fuelled boys at T3 reckon “scrubbing up never looked so cool” and say it is “designed to chase away the winter blues, using colours to leave you feeling relaxed as well as squeaky clean”.
Over at T3′s sister site, Gadget Candy, they note that “the Kosmic steam and shower cabin can be illuminated with a choice of eight colours to best suit your mood. From the vitality of red to the harmony of green, the feel-good fitting offers light relief by the bucket-load…”
The catch? It costs £14,000.
But don’t despair if your heart’s set on cool blue or relaxing pink showers – a far, far more affordable option is available from British bathroom company Presley’s. Their chromatherapy steam shower costs just under £1,600 and offers pretty much everything its snootier Italian cousin also does.
Presley’s say: “This steam shower is fitted with an elegant aluminium panel in the middle and sky blue glass on both sides. As with standard steam showers this unit includes an overhead shower and a steam generator. However what sets this unit apart from the rest is the chromatherapy functions it comes fitted with.
“It has been proved by light engineering research that differently coloured light has different psychological effects. Our steam shower changes colour to stimulate the mind body and soul. You can choose one colour or let the shower cycle through the colours. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple.”
The company also lists chromatherapy functions on two of its other products, the steam sauna room and the two-person chromatherapy steam shower.
While no-one’s pretending this is the cheap option for kitting out your bathroom, there really is little on the market to compare with them if you want a unique and eye-catching experience in your own home.
And who knows – this colour stuff may even work!
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