Splashing out
You can now customise your bathroom to meet your exact needs, whether those are based around accessibility or on simply creating a more personal space in which to relax. Your only limit is your imagination.
Bathroom trends tend to move slowly: think subtle shifts rather than full-on aesthetic revolutions. That means that moves towards individualism in bathroom design have only recently become a distinct trend.
As Jens J. Wischmann, managing director of the German Sanitary Industry Association, explains: “The theme of individualism in the bathroom is the overarching connection between different trends that we believe will be very influential.
“On the one hand there are megatrends such as digitalisation, demographic developments and ecologically motivated behaviour, which are having a lasting impact on the way bathrooms are used and designed,” he says. “On the other hand, we’ve been able to identify various trends at product level too: first and foremost, they support the very strong development we’re seeing towards interpreting the bathroom as a cosy living space. “