this looks incredibly impractical.

I agree...beautiful in theory but where is the storage and how do you keep all the water contained?

I priced it once and it was ouch I think $1600 I would use this in a shower room!!

Gorgeous. Is the floor of the shower at a lower level than the rest of the floor? If it were, the curtain would probably work pretty well at keeping the water contained, no?

Showerheads that are ABOVE your head are kind of rare and luxurious.

that would be fantastic for an outside shower- a little messy for inside unless you have one of those lovely open showers that I so envy.

hmmm. my first thought was- 'where is the 5-speeds button?' wink wink ;)

In Asia, it's common to have open showers (i.e. shower is in corner of room, no doors, a couple inch high tile wall that defines the shower floor) in a completely tiled bathroom. This makes it easy to clean, but you have to get used to either lack of privacy or only one person using the bathroom at a time.

I can see this item being a useful way to give guests the option of privacy if they want it. I also agree that this is a great option for an outdoor shower.

It's beautiful! I would not normally use this type of shower enclosure, as they make me feel claustrophobic, but if I had only a small space to work with this would be perfect.

So, um, a dorky question, but how does it stay up? Seems even a feather-light hula hoop would sag over time with just two connection points one atop the other, let alone a 1-1/2" (?) metal tube plus shower curtain. It would be a shame to have to sling it from a ceiling chain.

Outside of that concern, however, I find it really lovely.

I really love it, but I think I'd want to design that portion of the floor to be so-very-slightly conical.

I, too, love this shower and could see using it an large bathroom where the drain is integrated into a slightly recessed floor and, when the shower is not in use, the desire is for maximum openness. But "rockypondgirl" asked the pertinent question - so just how does it avoid sagging over time. The weight of the curling pipe, the water and the shower curtain must create quite a load for the cantilevering fixture, no?

wouldn't the long path to the showerhead cool the water, wasting energy?

Won't the whole thing heat up when hot water is used? Maybe it's designed, but is it engineered? Also, I can see the whole thing just cracking off the wall.

Agreed with the other posters: This is gorgeous, but it won't hold up for long, unless there's some engineering trick involved that you can't see.

And think about it after someone (dog, child, adult who's tripped) pulls hard on the shower curtain. The pipe flexes, straining the mount; the wall cracks; the whole thing bends downwards, the joints crack, and you've got a disaster on your hands.

I really like it from a design point of view. I think I could last in a home without kids for a while because it seems to be attached twice on the side. Of course it would need to be really bolted in to a strong support site at the main attachment, but I think if you used a super light curtain and maybe a light break away link connecting the curtain with the piping. I would like to see it with a huge diameter shower head like this one though http://designerplumbingsupply.com/store/product1437.html