Nigel fenwick has created a bathtub worth a jaw-dropping US$2 million
There is one way to cause a stir and that is to price something as the world’s most expensive. From cheesecakes to perfumes, there is no category of item immune to this. And so it is now the turn of the bathtub, as Nigel Fenwick unveils a very unique bathtub made of a very unique material that he has priced at AED7.35 million (US$1.98 million/RM7.77 million) .
Revealed at the recent INDEX Interior Design show in Dubai, the bathtub has been christened ‘The Jewel’ and is made from a piece of petrified wood discovered by Fenwick in the Indonesian rainforest that is estimated to be 180 million years old. The original log weighed 14 tons, with beautiful black-and-brown veining, and was shaped into the bathtub using customised diamond blades and eight months worth of polishing. The result is an item that is more than just a vessel to have a dip in, but a work of art. There is no official word on whether the tub has found a buyer yet, but this is surely a case of when rather than if.
