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Australian bathroom trends: March 2020 edition

From unusual statement bath tubs to elegant Art Deco inspired tapware, March has seen a couple of exciting new ranges hit the bathroom scene. Plus, Kohler’s new DIY tap ware collection features interchangeable spouts and handles that let you become the designer!

Agape bathtubs: If statement bath tubs are your jam then you can’t go past the latest collection from Italy’s Agape. Available locally at Artedomus, there’s three new styles; the super original and organic inspired ‘DR’ (designed by Marcio Kogan), the beautifully curved and compact ‘Cuna’ and the unusual ‘Lariana.’

Agape 'DR' bathtub
The highly original Agape ‘DR’ bathtub
Agape Lariana bathtub
Agape ‘Lariana’ bathtub
Agape 'Cuna' bathtub. Image: Derek Swalwell
Agape ‘Cuna’ bathtub. Image: Derek Swalwell

I.B. Rubinetterie Belmondo tap ware collection: Designed by Italian architect and designer Maurizio Duranti, this elegant new range features unique angular and octagonal shapes inspired by the Art Deco period of the 1920’s and 1930’s. The clean lined range is available in three finishes; chrome, gold and rose gold. From $150.

IB Rubinetterie

IB Rubinetterie tap ware

Kohler Components tap ware: With a range of different spouts and handles that can be easily interchanged, the latest from Kohler lets you custom create your own individual bathroom look. The minimalist range has three spouts and four handles to choose from, and is currently available in polished chrome, with new finishes being added soon.

“With Components the client is the designer.  They are part of the design process,” says Bruno Chenesseau, design studio director, Kohler Kitchen and Bath EMEA. From $79.

Kohler Components products
Create your own custom tap look with the collection’s interchangeable parts

Kohler Components

Kohler Components
This smart lever handle design is part of the Components collection

Highgrove Bathrooms matte white freestanding baths: This new lightweight acrylic bath collection features three designs, all finished with an on-trend, matte white finish. From straight to more rounded edges, the lightweight acrylic designs are ideal for spaces where weight constraints are an issue (the material is much lighter than solid surface and stone tubs).

Furthermore, acrylic provides excellent thermal insulation properties for increased heat retention, so you can sit back and relax for longer. The baths are available in 1500mm or 1700mm lengths and start from $1450.

The 'Alder' bath tub
The ‘Alder’ freestanding bath
Highgrove Bathrooms Aspen bath
The ‘Aspen’ is a back-to-wall freestanding bath
The 'Acacia' freestanding bath
The ‘Acacia’ freestanding bath

February 2020 bathroom trends

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Australian bathroom trends: May 2019 edition

From Reece’s new custom vanity range to pastel hued subway tiles and Eastern influenced baths and basins, this month’s bathroom trend round-up features a diverse mix of the latest bathroom looks.

Reece Bathrooms Posh Domaine range: Bespoke design without the hefty price tag, this new range offers 27 vanity finishes and 13 bench top options that allow for an endless combination of configurations to suit every bathroom requirement, budget and taste.

Posh Domaine range
The new Posh Domaine vanity range includes a frameless, minimal round mirror

Available in sizes ranging from 600mm to 1800mm with myriad door and drawer combinations to choose from you can also select from open shelf options, a tallboy, shaving cabinet and on-trend round mirror too. Vanities start from $799.

Posh Domaine vanity shaving drawer with shelf in classic oak
Posh Domaine vanity shaving cabinet with shelf in classic oak
Posh Domaine vanity in washed knotty ash timber with graphite internals
Posh Domaine vanity unit in washed knotty ash timber with graphite internals

Beaumont Tiles’ Union range: We brought you 12 different ways to lay subway tiles recently and what better to do that with than the new Beaumont Tiles 2019 subway collection. Available in 10 pastel shades, two sizes and two finishes (satin and gloss), the chameleonic subway tile looks right at home in anything from a Scandinavian to a coastal or chic country interior.

Beaumont Tiles

Beaumont Tiles

Agape bathware: Available in Australia exclusively through Artedomus, the latest bath ware from iconic Italian brand Agape includes items inspired by the East as well as a rather enviable slimline bathtub.

Neri&Hu’s Immersion bath and Immersion basin address smaller living space constraints and are both inspired by the traditional timber bathing vessels used in Japan and China. The Neb collection, designed by Benedini Associati, includes a sleek bathtub and basin with an extremely thin and elegant profile.

Agape latest: Neri&Hu’s Immersion Basin (left) and the Neb collection bathtub (right)
Agape latest: Neri&Hu’s Eastern inspired Immersion Basin (left) and the Neb collection bathtub (right)

IB Rubinetti TAAAC collection: Designed with versatility in mind by Italian designer Federico Castelli, this new tap ware collection is available at Paco Jaanson. Sleek without being too futuristic, the range is available in chrome brass, glossy white, glossy black and brushed nickel finishes in everything from wash basin mixers to shower heads. From $200.

IB Rubinetti tapware

IB Rubinetti

Highgrove Bathrooms Jones & Jones wall mount blackbutt timber vanity: The timber vanity has been a popular bathroom look for a while now and this latest version proves the trend continues to have legs. Transforming what can be a clinical space into one with warmth is what makes the timber vanity an enduring look.

To create the look and feel of a full-timber grain, a thin layer of blackbutt timber is fused to a solid vanity core in this eco-friendly design. From $980.

Highgrove Bathrooms vanity

Highgrove Bathrooms vanity

A 1930’s coastal inspired bathroom ‘before and after’