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Partnering with architects, The Splash Lab reimagines washrooms into impactful design elements, blending flexibility and creativity. Simple fixtures, like basins, are seamlessly integrated into a project’s overall aesthetic.

The Splash Lab transforms diverse needs into creative opportunities, delivering adaptable washroom designs that meet accessibility requirements and cultural preferences while emphasising aesthetics.

Perfectly planned washrooms, with their sleek elements and high-quality materials, take centre stage in The Splash Lab’s latest research. Each design, from touchless features to waterfall taps, enhances the overall aesthetic, significantly boosting

Sebastian Herkner's OF.LINE collection for Decor Walther blends aluminium and porcelain to create stylish yet functional bathroom accessories, offering a fresh take on craftsmanship.

Kaldewei has received the iF Design Award in Gold, the highest honor from the International Forum Design, for its outstanding shower channel solution FLOWLINE ZERO.

Maria Papafigou of OOAK architects discusses using innovative materials to create more personal bathrooms: 'Be experimental and dare to take a leap.' Watch the video to learn more…

These open-plan hotel suites break apart traditional hotel bathroom typologies by tempting bathers over to the other side of the locked door.

Villeroy & Boch’s Infinity Showers and Conum fitting collections combine convenience, functionality and exceptional design. The new Infinity Showers collection, in particular, enriches any bathroom with its advanced features and elegant look.

A harmonious fusion of textures, volumes and colours shaped the Minotti Pavilion in Milan, expressing the brand’s renewed creativity and providing an immersive architectural experience to unveil the 2024 Collection.

Space-saving heroes of the interior universe, built-ins epitomise the fusion of practicality and style. But what are some of the ways to integrate them into residential projects? These examples boost storage while keeping an eye on aesthetic

GROHE SPA’S Aquatectures Installation for Milan Design Week 2024.

By separating function from facility, these four nature tourism experiences with detached structures encourage vacationers to get out of their hotel rooms and see the sites.

No longer confined to a closed, isolated and dimly lit area, these bathrooms are integrated into the broader domestic space. Featuring Nastia Mirzoyan, PuntoFilipino, Mesura and Balzar Arquitectos

These carefully crafted bathrooms, restrooms, powder rooms and en-suites employ the natural colour and texture of wood to fill the facilities with warmth.

For the new Signa bathroom accessories line, the Swiss manufacturer Bodenschatz has researched rituals and needs and developed sophisticated solutions for bathroom organisation.

When it comes to flavour, these projects from Europe and the United States don't just stick to the menu. Instead, a clever blend of materials transforms them into experiential spaces that entice patrons to linger a little longer.

A retrospective collation of the most popular product-referencing stories from Architonic’s magazine section. Featuring doorways, coffee tables, electric alternatives, terrazzo and cork.

These most popular project-referencing stories from Architonic’s magazine feature micro-offices, playful bathrooms and nature-set spas as well as examples of how to successfully create facade-inspired surfaces and timeless interiors.

In this monthly format, we bring you the must-see projects and articles you may have missed over the last four weeks on Architonic. Featured in November: private and public spaces for the senses, a reimagined architecture archetype and an exclusive

Villeroy & Boch's comprehensive collections also include vibrant colour options for more lively, luxurious and engaging bathroom experiences.

These four contemporary residential projects usher their residents outside with strategic open floor plans, attractive exterior spaces and plenty of greenery.

More than just bubblegum and Barbiecore, the rise of pink as a serious colour for designer interiors and surfaces has been on the (swatch) cards for years. These example projects and products explain.

Danish brand Unidrain's new Reframe pedal bin brings a multitude of user-friendly features and functions to the bathroom and, available in five finishes, fits into any design scheme. Find out more in the video…

IO is the latest addition to Joe Scog's pragmatic programme of products, a classical table lamp – crafted in part using marble off-cuts rescued from the rubbish – that embodies the London-based lighting label's philosophy of sustainability.

With sustainable materials and joyful colour palettes, this curated selection of artistically formed glass products and the unique interiors they serve is exactly what designers are looking for.

In its anniversary year of 2023, Villeroy & Boch is rounding off its holistic range of bathroom products with a new product segment…

A model of success: In Mettlach, right on the frontiers of Germany, France and Luxembourg, Villeroy & Boch brings together all the expertise of its outstanding production network.

An inventive spirit, friendship and even a love story lie behind the enduring success of the Villeroy & Boch brand…

These high-performance yet fuss-free shower controls create intuitive one-stop-shop relaxation stations, boosting users’ hygiene and wellness in one.

These recent examples of composed bathroom storage setups help their users create the luxury bathroom look they want, whilst keeping their most personal secrets hidden.

These four saunas combine natural locations and thermo-climatic architecture to lower stress levels by raising body temperature, all as part of a rounded wellness regime.

Exclusive design shower profiles as eye-catchers in the bathroom.

Now enriched with new forms and innovative functions, JEE-O’s latest tapware has the power to shape the mood and set the tone in modern bathroom design. It’s the little things that make the difference after all…

In its comprehensive Antao bathroom collection for Villeroy & Boch, design duo kaschkasch capture fleeting moments from nature to inspire washbasins, bathtubs, wall mirrors and fittings.

Adaptability and timelessness are key factors in contemporary interior design. From floor-to-ceiling glass to statement lighting, we take a look at six of the style's defining elements.

AXOR invited design studio Masquespacio – known for its avant-garde colour concepts – to imagine the bathroom as a fantastic, futuristic and inspiring place. Leveraging a selection of pieces from the AXOR portfolio, the duo have created

Whether used to cover feature walls, contrast walls or whole rooms, these floral wallpaper prints bring spaces to life with strong colour and texture palettes for natural, atmospheric designs.

These four bathrooms use unconventional colours, shapes, decor and materials to ignite the senses and spark childlike wonder. Featuring: Dyrda Fikus Architekci, Cierto Estudio, FIGR Architecture & Design and naav Studio.

EFFE's architecturally-inspired Aladdin sauna by the late Rodolfo Dordoni and Natural collection of sauna, hammam and infrared sauna by Marco Williams Fagioli, bring a light, magical touch to the brand's wellness-oriented product range.

Transporting light and ventilation through a home, the benefits of windows are clear. But the shape of a home’s windows can also play an essential role in changing how we see it.

These dark and brooding bathrooms encourage relaxation by turning down the lights and the tones, to create atmospheric spaces that block out the world and shroud us in the comfort of darkness.

Bringing the outside in isn't just one of the most prominent interior trends of the last century. For these newly opened hospitality projects, it's a way to root themselves in their local surroundings and offer guests a truly authentic stay.

Today's designers are returning to basics and embracing manual design processes. With this in mind, bathroom expert Bette recently partnered with UK's Barber Osgerby to create the BetteSuno collection which champions minimalism and prioritises a

By applying the agricultural practice of vertical farming to design, architects can take advantage of the natural world, to improve our most urban environments.

Using wall lights to extend the reach of a room’s layered lighting scheme, designers can increase its size, look and usefulness by highlighting the parts we want to see, while keeping the rest in the dark.

Adding a countertop basin is one of the simplest ways to instantly add a look of modernity to a new bathroom design. But the product category goes far beyond simply style.

Doors have been the preferred method of moving around separated interiors for a long time, but are they still the best? Boasting more functionality and style, there are many other ways to enter a room.

Walls can often feel like they’re just in the way, blocking the freedom of the open plan. But these vertical canvases are far more useful than they seem. Here are all the decorative ways to fill them.

Cersaie 2023, to be held in Bologna from 25 to 29 September, will further cement the show’s status as the most important international exhibition of trends and products in the world of ceramic tiles and bathroom furnishings and as a unique

A recent collaboration between Falper and Foster + Partners has resulted in MA – a sculptural, minimalist and versatile bathroom collection that merges neatly with the Italian brand's Living Bathroom concept.

With the release of two new catalogues, Italian brand Falper serves up a feast of inspiration on how to best combine and configure its rich programme of products for bespoke bathrooms and compact kitchens.

Sustainably replicating the colours and tactile features of rock salt crystals, the porcelain stoneware tiles from Casalgrande Padana's new Supreme collection take interiors on a fascinating journey to the centre of the Earth.

Smooth like marble and durable like concrete, terrazzo’s crack-free surface and fully customisable pattern and colour options make it the sustainable material of the moment. Here’s how and where to use it.

Transforming surfaces with captivating visuals, Tecnografica’s Super Preziosi wall panel collection – now with four new designs – consists of high-resolution scans of gemstones and minerals found in nature.

UK home fashion brand Buster + Punch's unique metal-driven interior collections reflect the drive and passion of its founder – a custom motorcycle-loving architect… 

Uniting traditional elegance together with the clean lines of modern design, Dornbracht's VAIA collection offers a distinctive transitional style. Watch the video to learn more about VAIA…

The unheard tales from Clerkenwell’s cobbled streets represent the steep path of innovation in new materials, surfaces and technologies hitting the marketplace.

With its modular system of inclusive bathroom products, The Splash Lab is on a mission to afford restrooms the same level of design consideration that's given to our other living spaces…

It’s not the correct shade of toast, the right roasted bean or the freshness of the squeezed juice that makes the perfect breakfast. It’s where you choose to eat it.

The time is now for a breakthrough in toilet technology. These latest sanitary innovations are set to clean up the WC’s act. We line them up against the wall.

These sanitary spaces play it far from safe with broad strokes, confident splashes and bursting pops of bold colour, but come away feeling fresh and fabulous.

By relaunching their iconic range 477/801 with new colour combinations, the Germany-based expert for barrier-free bathroom products gives new life to a design classic and refreshes care architecture across age groups.

For AXOR, Barber Osgerby have immersed a compact bathroom entirely in green with added white detailing. The concept reflects their definition of luxury, which is also the focus of a new campaign from the Black Forest-based design brand.

In a groundbreaking concept for bathroom design, Dornbracht creates an AI-inspired visual world, blending the manufacturer's MEM fittings with meditative architecture. Watch the video to find out more…

Night lights help children to feel safe in the darkness, but even as adults we can still fear what’s lurking in the shadows. As these night-time lighting solutions show, they’re not just for the kids.

In the third installment of the Bette Intelligence Series – a series of three articles sponsored by the German manufacturer of premium glazed titanium steel – we ask Belgian interior designer Nathalie Deboel how we can transform residential

Versatile, adaptable and space-saving, pocket doors offer unparalleled flexibility and fluidity in modern interiors. Ermetika’s frameless sliding door, the ‘Echo’, embodies these qualities in a sleek, functional design.

While straight lines and sharp edges often emerge as contemporary alternatives, the curved form is one designers and architects consistently return to. These facade and furniture examples identify why.

Atlas Concorde is an expert in ceramic-tile solutions that are at once sustainable and luxurious. Architonic spoke with HBA partner Paula O’Callaghan about the hospitality-design firm's collaboration with the Italian brand on its Marvel Travertine

With KEUCO AXESS, premium design agency Studio F. A. Porsche has designed a surprisingly stylish product series for the comfortable bathroom.

For EFFE, Rodolfo Dordoni has developed the Le Corbusier-inspired Cabanon sauna for outdoor use – combining Finnish style with technical know-how and a pinch of nostalgia...

These four bathrooms use natural materials, open-air surfaces and visual connections to ensure relaxing, spa-like experiences, inside and out. Featuring: Foomann Architects, Studio 126 Arquitetura, Replus Design Bureau and Bloot Architecture.

For his Minimum collection for Falper, designer Victor Vasilev drew inspiration from the work of American artist Donal Judd, deftly balancing form and proportion with colour and material choices.

At its Brera showroom during Milan Design Week this year, Italian brand Falper will demonstrate how the bathroom is more than just a collection of functional components with its Living Bathroom concept.

Last but not least, in the tenth and final part of our ISH news preview, we turn our attention to ROCA and present its latest achievement – the Hydro In-Tank WC that does not require a power supply...

In the ninth and penultimate part of our ISH preview of new products, follow us on a morning walk in the woods – with a bathroom collection by Kaschkasch for Villeroy & Boch.

In Part 8 of our ISH preview of new products, we transcend spatial boundaries with Antoniolupi, bringing bathroom furniture and sculptural washbasins closer to our living spaces.

With its new WC flush technology, bathroom brand VitrA will mark another milestone. Find out the secret behind this silent and powerful flushing principle in part seven of our ISH new product preview!

Wait, did you say smart water? LAUFEN Smart is the name of a new system for intelligent and networked water management in public sanitary rooms. Here we present a first impression of it, in part six of our ISH preview of new products.

Part five of our ISH Innovation Preview puts the innovative 3D-printed washbasins from ceramic design expert RAK Ceramics in the spotlight...

Ever heard of an infinity bathtub? Bento in the bathroom, anyone? Designer Philippe Starck has created a fascinating bathroom series for Duravit derived from the Japanese snack box. Immerse yourself in part four of our ISH preview of new products!

Architonic caught up with lamatilde founder Marco Ruffino to talk about the Italian office's Laqua Countryside project and why Pedrali was chosen as exclusive furnishings partner…

Organic wellness sculpture: For the third part of our ISH new product preview, we climb into a bathtub designed by Diez Office for KALDEWEI that combines pure bathing pleasure with a compact shape and recyclable material use.

Effective water vortex: In the second part of our ISH innovation preview, we reveal how Geberit makes the WC more efficient in several respects.

To kick off our 10-part ISH preview of new products, we turn our attention to AXOR. In Frankfurt am Main, the design brand will present itself with its pronounced focus on individualisation and a washbasin and bathtub series by Philippe Starck.

Not just for keeping wine in its place, cork is a truly circular and sustainable material that could be a solution to help keep humanity afloat, too.

With a number of complementary components to combine, the shower enclosure is almost a room in itself. By asking these questions, shower designers can make sure everything fits together cleanly.

In the first installment of the Busch-Jaeger Intelligence Series – three consecutive features sponsored by the German specialist for electrical installation technology and building automation – architect Ursula Fuss speaks about an inclusive

‘Functionality and poetry are not a contradiction,’ says Milan-based Toan Nguyen, designer of the beautifully balanced bathroom collection LUA for Laufen.

Here are the five most popular video interviews from Architonic’s Global Design Agenda series this year. Diving into some of the top creative minds and living to tell the tale.

With its curved, handcrafted shapes inspired by Japanese culture, the Zencha bathroom collection by Sebastian Herkner soothes its users in a meditative way.

Suitable for outdoor as well as indoor use, Mirage's new Reflet tile collection offers architects a new material palette that reflects and interacts with its surroundings.

In a new collaboration, the longstanding tile manufacturer enlists the Greek designer to put her signature touch on a collection that fuses tradition with nature and high fashion.

Relaxation redefined: with the new whirl systems from KALDEWEI.

The manufacturer's pared-back range comes in a variety of finishes and styles, offering a timeless aesthetic to architects, planners and clients looking to celebrate simple elegance with their interiors.

A new product addition to the manufacturer’s award-winning Reframe Collection combines sleek design with sophisticated engineering.

With a whole range of newly repurposed ECO products, the manufacturer is paving the way for a resource-saving everyday life – without compromising on design.

KALDEWEI launched the MEISTERSTÜCK OYO DUO by designer Stefan Diez.

Cosentino's high-tech Dekton Onirika surfaces are perfect for a broad range of applications and merge high functional performance with the warmth and charms of natural materials.

DuraSolid Nature is the name of the remarkable result of intensive material research at Duravit, from which the Sustano shower tray range is now the first to be made.

The global ceramics specialist offers online tools and a collection of sleek designs to architects and designers looking to incorporate accessibility features into projects of all sizes.

Villeroy & Boch’s barrier-free range enables designers and architects to equip public restrooms with quality that lasts and has the end user in mind at all times.

Villeroy & Boch’s ViCare range is designed to fit the needs of nursing home residents as well as staff and adds sophisticated, user-centric style to an often cold and sterile environment.

By catering to the homes of our ever increasing older population, the global brand ensures its products last the test of time and enables care-like comfort inside residential walls.

The energy crisis, energetic thinking on sustainability and the power of lighting design.

In a new white paper, fittings brand AXOR gets to the bottom of the changing concept of luxury. Tristan Auer translates the paper's findings into a cinematic concept bathroom.

The German luxury fittings manufacturer’s most iconic bathroom series is a fitting archetype that suits a wide variety of interior styles – even more in its new finishes and product variants.

A new dimension for bedrooms with the Nelson collection by Bonaldo: an entire range of products for an environment imbued with Bonaldo style.

Young French toilet specialist Trone is aiming to bring the humble toilet bowl up to date, by giving it the same level of style and design considerations afforded to other bathroom fixtures.

Danish design is defined by a holistic and harmonious approach that is embodied in the iconic products of tap manufacturer VOLA.

Exclusive materials, a balanced design, smart details, and the sustainable use of resources are the hallmarks for all products in the new Arkta furniture range.

Danish design tradition represents values of quality, longevity, sustainability and respect, all of which are also to be found in the products of tap brand VOLA. Watch the video to discover more…

In the first installment of the Bette Intelligence Series – three consecutive features sponsored by the German bathroom specialist –, multidisciplinary journalist and sustainability expert Tansy Kaschak takes a look at the contemporary hotel

As an eponymous bathroom fixture, bathtubs use the most space, but get used the least. These designer bathtubs offer both comfort and character, beyond simple sanitaryware.

The Xcut and Xcross floor-standing washstands by Alape have an open design that combines aesthetics with precise manufacturing.

Choosing the right mirror can be as curiously confusing as falling through the looking glass. Here’s what to look for, when looking at mirrors.

In conversation with iconic Danish tap manufacturer VOLA, architect Regina Schineis of hiendl_schineis architekten talks about inspiration, goals and materials, as well as what makes VOLA an ideal partner. Learn more in the video…

The new on-trend gradation and natural patterns deliver a beautiful balance between practicality and creativity by tailoring light and shadow, forming a diffusion of light or creating privacy.

Without unseemly mechanical attachments, Bekon-Koralle's X88 Free invisible walk-in shower system opens the door to pure bathroom minimalism.