INTUITIVE INTENTION

Bathrooms don't need to look like bathrooms. EDIDA-winner Vaishali Kamdar redesigns FCML's store in Mumbai, exploring possibilities of turning the tide on this oft-forgotten space in the home through art and whimsy

- TEXT BY NAMRATA DEWANJEE PHOTOGRAPHY BY ISHITA SITWALA

In the hierarchy of a home, a bathroom usually falls somewhere between an afterthought and a secret to be swept under the rug. But during the course of your life, you spend about 800 days inside them, just shy of three years.

Why don't our absolution spaces solicit more attention, especially from designers? FCML attempts to change the narrative. In 2014, they brought on board EDIDA-winner Vaishali Kamdar to bring their Mumbai outpost to life. Spanning 10,000 sq ft, over two floors, the store that was once ahead of its time, continues to be a design destination that's anything but ordinary.