About Vieques bathtub: Like an old-fashioned tub: simple, archaic, full of references to ancient paintings - so is Vieques, the latest design by Patricia Urquiola, the Milan-based Spanish designer. Made from painted steel - white on the inside and dark grey on the outside - it is an original and unconventional new bathroom element,launched at Cersaie, in Bologna. The tub can be fitted with a backrest and a wooden tray to ensure the necessary comfort.

Vieques was created by Patricia Urquiola for a luxury hotel in the Puerto Rican coastal resort by the same name. In the designer’s own words: “Vieques is a very beautiful island, wild and protected, where nature is everywhere and contact with it is almost intimate. This contamination was transferred to the bathtub project”.

“Vieques is a very simple object. In my opinion, it is very difficult to design simple objects well, these days. This time, I think I succeeded. Vieques is archaic, basic and, at the same time, full of evocative associations”.

Patricia adds “I like Vieques because it is like me. It is witty and, I hope, ironic! Maybe it follows in Achille Castiglioni’s footprints”.

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