Bar 89 Cool Bathroom in New York
| When I was visiting New York City, my local friend took me to a popular bar in the heart of Manhattan, known as Bar 89. While the food and drinks are superb, the one thing that I (and many others) take away from this bar is the interesting and uniquely creative design of the bathroom stalls. The stalls are situated in the back of the bar, but are in plain view of a large section of the main floor. Each stall has a glass door, and you can easily see the toilet and sink inside. The first thought is that you would be seen if you tried to use the bathroom, but the trick is, once you go inside and close the door, the glass frosts over so it becomes impossible to see inside. This frosting mechanism is known as “Smart Privacy Glass” which uses an electric charge to scramble liquid crystal polymers within the glass to shift, and prevent vision.
The bathrooms are also lit with pink or blue light, to denote women’s or men’s bathrooms. |
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| Years later, I found that I had forgotten almost everything about the bar, like what food was featured, what drink I had, or what music was playing. But I will always remember the cool bathrooms at Bar 89. | |||
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Would it be possible to use a copy of your Bar 89 washroom image on my company’s website? The company is a toilet roll manufacturer and as website editor I’m running a regular feature on wacky washrooms. Thanks!
@ann – Be my guest! Let me know when the post is up so I can check out your site!