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Showerheads Up: The Latest & Greatest Fixtures

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Inventive showerheads that make a clean break from tradition

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MIC DROP
With its cone-shaped head and two adjustable arms, Zucchetti’s black aluminum Closer resembles a microphone. A counterweight ensures the wall-mounted unit stays as positioned. Also available in chrome. $3800, at Roman Bath Centre

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CITY SLICKER
American Standard’s brass Times Square rain fixture stands out with its square-shaped head and fluid gooseneck. A safety feature restricts water tempera-ture to reduce the risk of scalding. From $315, at Taps

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CHASING WATERFALLS
The offset slit opening in Vola’s cylindrical-shaped 080W emits a waterfall-like stream. Shown in polished chrome, it’s available in 18 colours and finishes. $885, at Ginger’s

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ESTEEMED PANEL
KubeBath’s stainless-steel Aqua Caldo shower column includes a multitude of outputs: a rainfall head, a handheld wand, three massage jets and a tub-filling faucet. Use the central knobs to alternate between jet and mist functions. $500, at Toronto Vanity

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NEXT TO GODLINESS
Feel like a saint underneath Graff’s halo-shaped Ametis. Equipped with 83 non-clogging nozzles, it offers both waterfall and rainshower settings. Call for pricing, at Canaroma Bath & Tile

Originally published in Issue 3, 2016 as Bold Showerheads.

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Okay, but it clearly is

For the first 16 years of my life, the bat cave at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)—a reconstruction of an actual cave in Jamaica—was among my favourite places in the city. The cave was decorated with cast stalactites and wax bat models, which hung from the ceiling and threw jagged shadows on the walls. A few other features imbued it with spooky verisimilitude: the drip-drip-drip sound effects, the mirrors arranged to create the illusion of infinite depth, the strobe lights strategically placed to make the shadows flutter. When I visited as a five-year-old, the bat cave scared me. When I visited as a stoned fifteen-year-old, it scared me even more. Then came the renovation.

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