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...Faucet Follies The faucet designed by Jean Nouvel [Dec. 25, 2006?Jan. 1, 2007] is the perfect illustration of our society gone berserk. When half of the world population is without potable water, a famous architect spends his time putting on the market, for €1,600, a faucet that one can "caress" instead of turning its knobs. The African women carrying buckets of unclean water on their heads for long distances would certainly appreciate the possibility of turning knobs even if, in the eyes of Nouvel, it is archaic. May I suggest that 50% of the price of that...
...Nouvel says his faucet design was inspired by a water-worn stone, but it looks more like a Zen master's TV remote control fixed to the lip of a basin. It has one button to turn on or increase the water's flow, one to turn it off or down, and one each to make it hotter or colder. Behind the minimalist exterior is a programmable sensor that allows the user to get precisely the temperature desired with a single push-er, caress-of a button...
...bathrooms? "It turned out I have something to say about taps," says Nouvel, 61. "We have technology now that lets us minimize our gestures; we can move forward into a kind of Darwinism of objects." Well, some of us can. Nouvel's designs, which include a shower system, faucets for bath and basin, a matte white bathroom sink and accessories from towel bars to soap dishes, aren't destined for just any member of the great unwashed: the faucet alone retails for $2,090. www.jado.com
Time is distorted throughout the video in a vain attempt to imbue lame visuals with significance. An awkward couple hooks up on a couch and a droplet of water falls from a faucet first forward and then backward. This convoluted series of events is intended to signify the singer’s retrospection, but instead just comes off as confusing...
...newly opened Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, had found another design challenge. Upscale home-furnishing stores are now rolling out his bathroom fixtures, which he designed to eliminate drips, washers and howls of discomfort from the modern home's most intimate space. Nouvel says his faucet design was inspired by a water-worn stone, but it looks more like a Zen master's TV remote control fixed to the lip of a basin. It has one button to turn on or increase the water's flow, one to turn it off or down, and one each...