Building projects require decisions. And bathrooms tend to involve more decisions than most, since everything from the materials used to the colour scheme, layout configuration, hygiene and sustainability require careful consideration. It’s enough to cause decision fatigue.

To avoid that unfortunate outcome, the product team at Ceramic Industries have helpfully highlighted three new developments in bathroom design that should make your choices a little easier.

Ecological responsibility – an easy choice

More and more, the sustainability aspect of design is creeping up the priority list for building projects, and rightfully so. Architects, designers and consumers are scrutinising the place of origin and production methods of products they buy. Ceramic Industries has a proven track record and ambitious ecological goals. They use locally sourced raw materials, and for a number of years already, the Betta bath factory has used solar panels to generate 1MW of electricity for manufacturing processes. In addition, they make use of heat recycling, channelling hot air from the kilns back to the casting room.

The commitment to sustainability is carried through to the final product, too. Innovations in Betta toilet design result in a swimming pool’s worth of water saving in a year for a family of four.

Organic shapes – a natural choice

One of the strongest trends to emerge in the last few years has been that of biophilia. Utilising foliage motifs and wood grain, integrating indoor and outdoor spaces, and choosing organic shapes all constitute ways to bring the natural world into living spaces. Natural curves are finding their way into bathroom design through products like Ceramic Industries’ freestanding Orbit bath.

This bath, and the gentle curves of the Mood pan and Mood basin, echo the smooth lines of beach pebbles, and complement other biophilia elements easily.

Black, white – choose both

This trend is always reinventing itself. In 2022, black-and-white is showing up in both classic and modern looks. From Ceramic Industries, there’s the Vogue freestanding tub, with white interior and black outer walls – a quintessentially classic bath that makes a bold centrepiece. The Melissa, on the other hand, applies the two-tone colour scheme to modern, square edges. Both baths work wonderfully with black bathroom taps, showerheads and other hardware, which are continuing to grow in popularity this year.

Good decisions lead to beautiful, optimal, sustainable bathrooms. Of course, there are plenty more decisions to make in a bathroom build, but hopefully these insights ease some of the burden.