Recent years have brought radical changes in bathroom styles, with the once cold and functional "wet room" metamorphosing into a room in its own right. Following a general revaluation of the importance of private space and a growing need to square bodily and mental well-being with hectic, individualistic lifestyles, the bathroom has moved to the very heart of the home. In line with this trend, technological innovations and an aesthetic reinterpretation of the traditional four tiled walls have transformed the bathroom into a fully fledged part of the home — a room in which water is completely integrated as a design element, a room in which rituals are perhaps as important as they are at the dining table.
With less time remaining to enjoy the good things in life, that time becomes more and more valuable. In cooperation with design and industry, an architecture that meets modern requirements is now generating the kind of innovative room concepts that permit both: comfort for everyday routines and a space for well-being and regeneration. In terms of bathroom design, this presents a particular challenge, since here sophisticated technology must be united with the demand for a feel-good factor in a small space. Today, this demand is already being met in highly impressive ways — thanks, not least, to a combination of minimalist fittings, high-grade surfaces, discrete technical fixtures and, most of all, a top design that knows how to make the space communicate with the furnishings.
