A handblown glass sink by Robert Jones Design.
Brilliant Bathrooms
September 1, 2005
Stone Faced
Tucson, Ariz., Designer Lori Carroll was given one objective
when designing the look and feel of her client’s bathroom: Create a breathtaking
and memorable space. A veteran interior designer with 20 years of experience
under her belt, Carroll designed a powder room that not only looks grand, but
also can be appreciated for its tactile elements. “When you’re in the space, you
just want to touch the walls and experience the whole room,” she says.
She turned to the indigenous Arizona landscape for inspiration, incorporating
elements that are found in the desert. “I wanted it to be very natural,” she
says, adding, “I just thought, what would be more interesting than covering the
whole wall in stone?”
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Left: Wall sconces by Luna Negra provide a warm and inviting
source of
light.
Middle: Artist Rudy Hodgers of Luna Negra forged the sink base and mirror
out of copper and steel. Right: Glass shelves bearing flowers soften the
severity of the custom stonework blanketing the bathroom’s walls. Photography by William Lesch. (Click image to enlarge.)
After Carroll and her clients met to source stones for the project, she decided to use two different shapes for the room. She lined the walls and the floors of the bathroom with a 2-by-2-inch tumbled rustic yellow slate and a 6-by-12-inch quartzite, both of which had to be custom cut. She then incorporated metal accents and glass shelving into the wall, as “a way of parting the elements,” she explains. “It’s not like you’re looking at more stone. It’s more soft.”
Carroll also called upon the talents of Luna Negra’s Rudy Hodgers, a local artist and craftsman with whom she has been collaborating for the past 10 years, to create a custom base for the washstand, mirror and wall sconces out of copper and steel. Robert Jones Design in Seattle made the stunning sink, using handblown glass inlaid with rust-colored threads. “It’s just so gorgeous,” says Carroll. “It’s like a set of diamond earrings.”
Lori Carroll & Associates, 520.886.3443, www.loricarroll.com
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