21C's Bathrooms Worthy of Exhibitionists, Fetishists and the Title of America's Best Restroom
Things that do not come to mind when we think of the scene of one of our most pleasant, if not religious, bathroom experiences: many pairs of eyes upon us while we do our business, one-way mirrors and a red breed of Billy Madison-esque giant penguins.
And yet! The funky-fab (if not a bit creepy sometimes) 21C Museum Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, featuring all of these unsettling delights, has been named one of ten public bathrooms nominated for the honor of America's Best Restroom.
It's a cool bathroom and all -- and yes, we get it, it's art in a hotel that dually functions as a public art museum -- but imagine taking a pee in an environment with "gender-specific latent exhibitionist fetish features" such as these:
The men's restroom has a two-way mirror that allows users of a long urinal to contemplate passers-by outside the restroom. Both the men's and women's restrooms have tiny LCD screens displaying a multitude of different, open eyes in the mirror above the sink area that make washing up or primping a communal affair.
Now, we wholeheartedly agree that people-watching is the best free form of entertainment and we know entertainment is sometimes necessary when a quick bathroom visit turns into a marathon sesh.
Howevs, we can't help but ask a question with regard to those two-way mirrors above the urinals: don't people usually get arrested for having their pants down and looking at people in public? We're not hating, we're just saying.
Also, we hope that when the next 21C opens in Austin, those eyes on the mirror will at least be able to tell us if that lipstick we're applying is the wrong shade for our skin tone. For now, perhaps we can consult the penguins.
But don't listen to us; you can vote for 21C's artsy bathroom here. The luxe Art Deco-themed bathroom in Nashville's Hermitage Hotel (and it's old-timey shoe shine station) is also up for the award.
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