Bathrooms
VITRA PREDICTS
NATURE AND HYGIENE TO BE BIG FOR 2021 It might sound like a particularly gruesome illness, but Biophilia is predicted to be big in bathrooms for 2021. Biophilia is the integration and inclusion of nature as a focal point – with lavish, well cared for greenery, natural wood finishes and subtle shapes and colours. A biophilic bathroom design features shapes and colours that have a relationship with the great outdoors. Various ferns and air plants like Tillandsia will thrive in humid bathrooms. Succulent plants (plants that store water in their leaves) also love bathrooms. To complement glossy leaves and foliage, white remains the top choice for sanitaryware – but splashes of subtle colour can be added with vessel
basins. "The return to the full-colour suite may not be around the corner," comments VitrA's Margaret Talbot, but a subtle hint of colour in a soft earth tone adds character and distinction to a bathroom."
Various ferns and air plants like Tillandsia will thrive in humid bathrooms. Succulent plants (plants that store water in their leaves) also love bathrooms.
Bathscaping is the other bathroom buzzword for 2021 –the art of creating a harmonising scheme that meets all the family's needs while also being practical, clutter-free, and easy to look after. Clutter-free modern shapes create a peaceful atmosphere – something everyone is seeking after the stressful ups and downs of 2020. Plants play to this desire with consumers who have had time to spend time outdoors this year or are yearning tropical influences from missed vacations.
Equal bathroom furniture collection in black patterned oak reflects the consumer interest in finishes reflecting nature – pictured here with a Prickly Pear Cactus.
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