Karen Chung: Kohler has just launched the Veil Wall hung toilet, Beitou faucet, Composed faucet and Avid faucet in the Middle East market.

Sophay Young: At the luxury end of the spectrum, Bagnodesign has launched Mezzanine, which has basins with slim profiles and furniture available in five colour options, including aubergine, fungi, oceano, smoked satin and gloss white. The mixers and accessories are available in gold, brushed nickel, anthracite and chrome. From a design point of view, this new range from Bagnodesign allows for customisation of the bathroom to suit personal design preferences. Reflecting the semi-traditional trend currently being seen in bathroom design as a whole, Savoia is a new furniture range featuring an oak shaker door finish and is available in wall-mounted and floor standing versions to cater for all requirements.

Adnan Nalwala: We have launched a new line of products that are CNC-engraved, which include bathtubs, washbasin, shower tray and water jet cut washbasin among others. A classical product, marble has been used for some of the world’s iconic structures — from the Pantheon in Rome and the Taj Mahal in Agra to more contemporary buildings, such as London’s Marble Arch and the Peace Monument in Washington DC.

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Q. With walk-in bathrooms and elegant designs, what are some of the other trends you have noticed?

Louise: Metallic flush actuation plates have seen a huge surge in popularity and add a touch of glamour to the modern bathroom. They reflect light and exude style, and we offer the possibility of customising the actuator plate to an individual bathroom theme. Bathrooms that open out into the living areas of the hotel bedroom with the spa look and feel to them, all equipped with environmentally friendly toilets, sinks, and bathtubs. Products that that use less water without giving up any aesthetic charm.

Toni: For us a modern hotel bathroom combines comfortable additions like state-of-the-art technology with a memorable design that lasts for years. Due to this we recognised the general need for comfort, hygiene, and the strong trend towards more individuality as key bathroom trends. In response, Duravit developed new bathroom collections; the new bathroom series ME by Starck, for example, appeals to every bathroom style.

Jane: Hotel developers, interior designers and architects often prefer minimalistic and timeless design. Apart from creating an appealing design for as long as possible, interior designers are looking for designs that can be mixed and matched easily with creative tiling or bathroom accessories. Sanit’s small and wall-even push plates offer timeless design while also give
hygienic advantages due to easier cleaning.

Karen: New finishes on the faucet and matt finishes have come back in fashion. Some other finishes that have also become very prominent are black, titanium and rosegold.

Sophay: Basins as statement pieces are a key trend in the hotel bathroom, particularly those that are crafted from unusual materials such as metal or stone. Echoing this, there is also a move away from chrome brassware, towards finishes such as matt white, matt black brushed nickel, copper and gold, with hoteliers now having more choice available to them, depending on the style of basin they have chosen. Colour in the hotel bathroom is a growing trend too, driven partly by this increase in options on brassware finishes.

Adnan: Engraving in marble and natural stone is an effective way for hoteliers to explore creative techniques to design their bathrooms, including three-dimensional, organic shapes. A lot of hoteliers today prefer designing with natural stones like granite and Italian marble, because it not only adds aesthetic depth and beautiful natural texture, but also brings cultural depth.