Want to renovate the bathroom to make it an intimate and elegant place? Here are the latest trends with a focus on discreet luxury, intense colors and natural materials, innovative materials and connected objects.
By Sophie Lamigeon
Long neglected, the bath is now the object of all desires. Formerly a place of convenience, it is today a space of decompression where we take the time to and to relax, in search of comfort, softness and comfort. well-being. Place of daily rituals, it is a room where one takes the time to live.
Room of refuge, the room is transforms into a bathing salon to meet the desires of its users. The manufacturers have understood this and have taken it out of its only hygienic use. They come up with design solutions that are adaptable to everyday needs: original bathtubs, aesthetic showers, ultra-design faucets, basins of all styles, furniture and storage in the air of time. We will even be inspired by balneotherapy to imagine the room as a spa. The trend in 2018 is the minimalist, timeless bathroom and the contemporary, which can also have a vintage or retro-chic touch. A trend that emphasizes modularity, functionality and the ability to discretion.
Synonymous with innovation, design and of an Italian art of living, Boffi is one of the trendsetters in of the bathroom. The manufacturer is dedicating its new space to the world of bathing. Focusing on aesthetics and ultra contemporary, it offers discrete, high-end equipment that harmonizes and complement each other, creations that are both pure and sophisticated, making the atmosphere of the unique bathroom.
Concrete, terracotta, stone or marble give character; gold, brass and copper offer a touch of precious; blond or dark woods are conducive to relaxation. The feeling of well-being is also optimized by matte paints with colors black, petroleum blue, emerald green, soft green… While the the walls become intense, the floors become lighter. Furniture and Decorative elements complete the ensemble by adding an elegant touch. Thus, in the house of a collector in Milan, the color plays the first role in the two bathrooms: one was designed in red, the other in white. in green, each equipped with accessories from the Italian Ritmonio. From brass and a piece of marble, raw materials, to make a decorative object and contemporary design: this is the idea of Stéphanie Coutas, from Studio SC Edition, who designed Montaigne, a collection of faucets for THG Paris, infusing it with the codes of Parisian chic and elegance. From his Next to it, the Myriad collection of fittings from the French company Horus, exposes its chiseled and polished facets in chrome or gold. With its size diamond tip, it refers to luxury watchmaking and the subtle technique of guilloche. Beyond its sophistication and design original, the line brings real technical innovations facilitating installation and optimizing ergonomics.
It’s all about space. Yes, it is, beyond its real efficiency and its ease of access, the shower with the Italian style is still very attractive – becoming a decorative accessory trend – the bathtub has not said its last word. Let it be classic, retro with its lion’s feet or island, the bathtub always makes its effect in the bathroom. Round, oval, curved, with or without apron, it is the playground of designers, who agree to find as much originality than functionality. The DR bathtub from Agape, with soft lines and fluid, accommodates two people thanks to its honeycomb shape, while the Hole model from Rexa Design is round like a well.
In search of the must in terms of comfort, softness and design, but also practicality, the manufacturers are multiplying innovations. Quartz, an innovative, unalterable coating easy to clean, invites itself in the Metallo collection of washbasins from Victoria + Albert, unveiled at the 2018 Milan Furniture Fair. Laufen, the Swiss company specializing in complete solutions for the environment of bathroom, is based on SaphirKeramik, the finest ceramic material in the world world. New Classic, a new project in collaboration with the designer Dutch eclectic Marcel Wanders, interprets this revolutionary material.
The connected bathroom also exists: shower head managing water consumption, speakers recessed waterproofing, connected light bulbs, mirror with weather and traffic information… To go further, the HiMirror, developed by a Japanese company, even offers its user the diagnosis of its skin.
