Be warned, this cell conversation takes place while I'm in the bathroom: "Kitty, this is Opera Boy... I'm surrounded by marble. There is a tub behind me, to the right is a room with a shower head the size of a small river... This is the greatest bathroom I've ever visited in my life!"
And so, we are at the Kohler Party at Sky Studios in the Village. The Studio is the top floor of a building at 4th Street and Broadway. It is a loft that opens up to a rooftop with a swimming pool. Kitty and I hit the party just as it opened and our invite thanks to my job at a high end design firm in the NYC. I've been promoted to Assistant Designer (in name only... on weekends I still wear two types of plaid simultaneously) and I've decided to take advantage of the opportunities.
In a way, this is the most extravagent of excesses. It is an industry party for the design trade. The racy picture you see is not actually from the bathroom where I called my wife. Rather, it is from the top balcony looking down on a "sample shower" that Kohler set up to show off the new products that they have. I find it hard to believe that the models could still smile on a windy fall night.
This is one of those experiences where New York City defies all explanation and description. I humbly offer this clip to show what some obscure industry party looks like. I think that Kitty and I have to find the really big parties next.
Rather than describe the party in depth, let me say that this restroom that I had the pleasure to visit was cased by two antique, iron-bound, wood doors that opened into a marble room. Their was a leather club chair and ottoman that sat next to the marble tub with antique fixtures. Facing the club chair was a commode and to the right was a wooden vanity with a vintage sink and mirror. The whole place was roughly the size of our living room.
Oh. The party was pretty good too. Kitty staggered out with a Kohler bag on her shoulder and a Mamoun's falafel on her mind!
