Okay, before you go nuts about how difficult it would be to clean a clear acrylic bathtub (that was our first thought, too), take a step back to admire how innovative this is. We’d never seen a transparent bathtub before, until we spotted this one on Bloomacious. The Jolie tub from Regia, an Italian bathroom fittings company, manages to be both incredibly sleek and refreshingly playful. See more colors after the jump…

The Jolie is fashioned from a polyester and acrylic resin blend. Glass pigments are mixed into the resin to give the tub that brilliant bright color.

The idea of a transparent tub is kind of sexy, but the shape of these seems less than comfortable. (There is a neck pad of some kind attached to the edge of the tub; still, we don’t see how you could really lounge in the Jolie.) What do you think? Could it work in your bathroom?
Visit the Regia site for more details.
(Via Bloomacious)
I like it, but only if they curved the edges over so I could drape my arms over it. It looks to be pretty long which is my usual problem, and the faucet isn't on one end, so that helps comfort-wise.
I think it has to be in the right bathroom though. It could come across as modern, cool, or just plain slutty depending on the rest of the bathroom!
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A slutty bathtub? That sounds sorta fun. They look gorgeous, but I am the type that would fret over water marks...
view cal's profile
I prefer my tub to be opaque. And not use conspicuously large, unnecessary amounts of water (which this style might do -- it looks like it might be round, but can't tell for sure.)
view SherryBinNH's profile
I love these. Unfortunately for small apartment/condos...these won't fit as generally bathrooms are quite small and not so spacious as these.
view TrishM's profile
not so sure I'd want to walk in and see the bather's flesh squooshed up against the sides of this thing.
view 212gretchen's profile
I'm with 212gretchen. My first thought was how absolutely UNsexy bodies look when they're in the bathtub.
view bigwavejen's profile
yes, i think this one is more fun in theory than in real life ... :-D
view maike's profile
Reminds me of an early scene in "Caligula" - where the old Emperor is dying in the bathtub, bleeding to death...
I don't see the point of a tub that you can't comfortably recline in - and I prefer mine with jacuzzi jets, otherwise I might as well take a shower.
view bepsf's profile
Cleaning it would not be my first worry. Obviously you guys haven't tried dish detergent to clean your bathtub. (the machine stuff) I would love to have this tub!
view tifacola's profile
Nthing bigwavejen and 212gretchen. This would be like pressing your face to a window, but with your whole body. Not flattering, or sexy. (Not to mention that, yes, this looks incredibly uncomfortable.)
view Michela's profile
Not in love with the idea at all. It looks nice but as other readers said: it wont be flattering at all to look at some people who are not really good looking or sexy...
view kimmiller's profile
LOVE the colour! but it needs a backrest for lounging!
view rouquinne's profile
I think all three are beautiful. I prefer to bathe in privacy, so I am not concerned about the unflattering aspects of pressing flesh to glass. OK -- that's it. They're beautiful and they're DEEP.
I just discovered Kaldewei. Now there's Regia. I need a good Japanese source, so I can consider one of their famous soaking tubs.
view AustinSarah2's profile
Clearly anyone bathing in a room full of floor-to-ceiling windows is already an exhibitionist, so why not a lovely brightly colored clear tub? They look good, but I wonder if they'd hold in the heat very well.
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I'm very much in love with this! Nevermind squooshed bottoms or what have you, the whimsy of this is fantastic. We're surrounded by microrediculed body images I think this is a fun way to just let it all hang out and be absolutely proud of it!
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