The bathroom has been transformed into a space for personal rituals, alternating the dry warmth of a sauna with the damp heat of a Turkish bath. Or you can regenerate by immersion in a comfortable tub, perhaps relying on special nozzles that produce effects of massage and caresses. Wellness has many faces and also comes to the fore through materials and colors, for a welcoming, meditative atmosphere.
YOKU Spa is the wellness system designed by Marco Wiliam Fagioli for Effe. An evolution of Yoku SH, the new project features the presence of a large shower space between the sauna and the Turkish bath. In the spa version the regenerating benefits of the shower represent the central moment of the experience, in a specially formulated space. Like the entire Yoku line, YOKU Spa has vertical wooden parts that suggest the idea of ‘immersion’ in a forest, inspired by the branch of Japanese natural medicine known as shinrin-yoku, a practice based on the idea that immersion in nature can have profound health benefits.
ChillOut, designed by Meneghello Paolelli Associati for Glass 1989, is an innovative wellness solution in which you can relax in the warmth of a Turkish bath, reactivate energies in a Finnish sauna, or simply transform the everyday gesture of taking a shower into a true moment of relaxation. Modular, configurable and personalized in terms of size, combinations and finishes, ChillOut offers a range of compositional options, combining two or three modules for installation on the wall, in a niche or in a corner, with large frontal glazing.
With the SoulCollection (designed by Cristiano Mino), Starpool accentuates the role of the sauna and the steam bath as décor objects capable of creating new interior settings devoted to wellness and personal care. SoulCollection is available in five elegant, enveloping and emotional colors: Green Soul, Purple Soul, Blue Soul, White Soul and Black Soul. The walls in natural spruce are treated with wax, using only natural pigments. The interior is covered with satin-finish back-painted glass. All the details and accessories (bench, tapware of the steam bath, stove cover in the sauna) have a matte black finish.
Inspired by traditional Japanese immersion tubs, the Dip freestanding bathtub designed by Monica Graffeo for Rexa Design has a compact, deep form (135cm x 75cm) for a regenerating experience, seated and completely wrapped in the energy of hot water. Available in Korakril™ Blend Ice White or Shark in the colors Black, Graphite, Fango Luce, Grigio Luce and Zenzero.
Suite by Vismara Vetro, the only watertight wall system for private bathrooms and contract applications, has been enhanced with a new Suite + Vèrio Smart Glass configuration, with LCD glass that transforms the space and permits the right degree of privacy, with a simple touch. Vèrio makes it possible to have transparent glass, which when desired can be darkened for greater privacy. All this thanks to collaboration with Flexlite, a company specialized in LED technology.
O3 by Davide Vercelli Design for Fima Carlo Frattini plays with the possibility of creating a personal wellness environment, built through three different types of emission: Rain, which ensures an ample, soft and pleasant flow, while guaranteeing water consumption of just 8 liters per minute; Laminare, which transforms the shower into a sensorial caress; and Cascata, developed to offer an energizing, vigorous massage, with a rapid, forceful flow that completely wraps the body, ensuring total relaxation and limited water usage.
The new CYO tapware series for the bathroom by Dornbracht is based on a project from 1969, taken from the company’s archives. The central feature of the design is a reinterpretation of the classic C-shaped spout. The basic element of the circle is found across the entire series and the various parts of the faucet, from the handle to the water flow which follows the form of the spout. Mike Meiré, who has developed the architecture of the CYO bathroom, talks about how Dornbracht has formulated it as a space for individual rituals, responding to the desires and needs of users, who want to be energized, revitalized, relaxed or protected.