Architonic ID: 1319511
Concept
Bathe in new dimensions with Paiova 5 – on your own or à deux It's usually a bath's design that determines whether one bathes in a sitting position or while reclining and relaxing. Yet the needs of our bodies are dynamic, and they can vary in accordance with psychological and physical well-being. Duravit’s Paiova 5 bathtub by EOOS surmounts structural restrictions with a concept that focuses solely on individual comfort. With two different backrest slopes, Paiova 5 offers the choice between an ergonomic sitting position and an especially flat reclining position – for bathing with someone else or relaxing alone.
The design of Paiova 5 is the result of a symbiosis between a corner bathtub and a freestanding bathtub. EOOS developed the new geometric form by taking a wall-hugging version and rotating it out into the room. The result of this ingenious transformation is a sculpture that succeeds in transferring the ergonomics of the bath's interior to a pentagonal exterior. The inclined surfaces of the bath's frontal contours compose a three-dimensional volume that opens up towards the room and the user.
Paiova 5's meticulous details ensure extraordinary comfort. As a result, both of the backrests can be equipped with a whirl system. The bath is particularly luxurious with the new Combi-L whirl system. The pleasantly flat jets swivel their massaging water streams up and down the muscles along the back. At 580 mm in height, the side of the bath is slightly lower than the usual 600 mm.
The narrow bathtub rim offers convenient support. A wide rim along the wall provides a practical shelf surface.
Each version of Paiova 5 is available in two sizes – made entirely of acrylic: a sculpture extending into the room, and as a built-in version for customised installation. The collection includes both a single bathtub and a spacious duo model with room for two. Thanks to the different lengths of each side, both the tall and short can support themselves easily with their feet against the end of the bath, ensuring that each position is ideal for relaxation.
This product belongs to collection:
Ceramic
Austria
Profile Gernot Bohmann was born in 1968 in Krieglach/Styria, Harald Gründl in 1967 in Vienna and Martin Bergmann in 1963 in Lienz/East Tyrol. After their graduation from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, they founded EOOS in 1995. EOOS operates in the fields of furniture and product design as well as shop design for clients such as Giorgio Armani, Adidas, Alessi, Bite Beauty, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bulthaup, Carl Hansen & Søn, Dedon, Duravit, Geiger, Herman Miller, Hussl, Keilhauer, Lamy, MatteoGrassi, Poltrona Frau, Walter Knoll and Zumtobel. For EOOS, design is a poetical discipline between archaic and high-tech. EOOS examines rituals, myths and intuitive images as a starting point within the scope of the Poetical Analysis®. In 2015 the MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art – celebrated the work of EOOS with the first major solo exhibition. In this context the monograph “by: EOOS” (Birkhäuser/Basel) was released. To date, EOOS has over 15 technical patents and received more than 130 international awards, including the 2004 renowned Italian Compasso d'Oro for Kube, produced by MatteoGrassi. In 2007, the EOOS-founders were nominated of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) and the readers of the daily newspaper "Die Presse" to "Austrians of the Year" in the Creative Industries. In 2010, EOOS received for b2 the mobile workshop kitchen, produced by bulthaup the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany in gold. In 2012 the shower OpenSpace, made by Duravit, won the "Best of the Best" red dot Award, the German Design Award and the IF Award in gold. For the redesign of a toilet EOOS received a "Special Recognition for Outstanding Design" from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Jaan bed, a bed series, produced by Walter Knoll was honored as best bed 2015 by Wallpaper*. EOOS also won the best of Neocon Gold award for Juxta and Cahoots, produced by Keilhauer.
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