Design in splashes of vibrant colour: A bright bathroom for free thinkers

Illustration: Blörn Steinmetzler, Vereinigung Deutsche Sanitärwirtschaft e.V. (VDS)
Photo: Villeroy & Boch
In
colour theory, “chroma” represents the purity of a colour’s hue. Accordingly,
the purest colours are the spectral colours, which have maximum saturation –
the kind of colours children love drawing and
painting with. Family and preschool bathrooms vary this vibrant
look to create a pleasant atmosphere that appeals to the respective target
group.
But
now, bright colours are also being very deliberately used as a design element
for lifestyle bathrooms. This approach means turning traditional visual
habits upside down and working with several very dominant colours. Colour
gradients? Forget it! Instead, bold colours and contrasts are
used to make a clear statement that advocates more optimism in life. And
while the bright bathroom might look playful, it’s definitely not naive. Instead,
it represents an act of defiance in the face of miserable prospects, the kind
of “when-if-not-now” attitude that’s emerging in creative circles and
expressing itself in the form of unaccustomed and totally uninhibited
combinations of colours and patterns – especially in the fashion world.
But
trendy and original colours will make themselves felt in the bathroom too – and
in this trend, it’s primary colours that set the agenda. Besides
intense shades of red, yellow, green and blue, that also includes options like
warm orange, mysterious violet and smart amber yellow. Even
at this ISH, visitors will already be able to see bathrooms in provocative
colours – from washbasins in loud shades all the way to transparent bathroom
furniture in blue and green: a top bathroom trend.