izola *

these guys have a major buzz around them these days and seem to be in every publication i open, so i thought i'd open this up to you guys. ac can attest to the fact that i sort of have a thing against clear plastic shower curtains, but i actually like some of these designs. i don't know what it is about plastic curtains, but they remind me of college dorms of something. but izola, a new york based design studio, released a collection of 15 clear shower curtain designs that are getting rave reviews. i personally like the feather design (it's simple and clean) but can't get past the clear thing. i just don't like seeing the inside of my shower all the time (even when it IS clean). they're priced at $35 a piece and include black and white photographs of iconic images like the brooklyn bridge and the colosseum in rome, as well as patterns like bamboo, feathers and sake cases. i'm not entirely sold, but what do you guys think? [share your 2 cents below]