Graphic: Axel Venn
When it
comes to home furnishings, bathroom design has arrived in the fast lane! The emotional messages of the design are the
crucial parameters for its success or failure. After all, people rarely make decisions based on logic and reason. Ultimately, impressions and feelings are of
more enduring value than cognition and logic.
As a colour expert, Axel Venn negotiates a path between the worlds of
perception, effect and reality. His research into colour is focused on the
decoding of messages. A large part of his work is dedicated to
research-orientated, strategic trend scouting and the effects on society,
economy and design. For decades, he has been guest speaker in Germany and all
over the world. Axel Venn is the honorary chairperson of the Deutsches
Farbenzentrum e.V. (German Centre for Colours). He has published 25 books on
the topic of colour which have so far been translated into 12 languages.
And just as
the trend towards more outdoor living continues unabated, the colours of the
natural world are increasingly taking hold in the interior. Especially in the bathroom. As a result, the garden designer is turning
into a source of inspiration for his bathroom counterpart: an active transfer of styling and colours from
outdoors to indoors is taking place, manifesting our desire to escape from
dreary interiors.
Professor Axel Venn will be speaking about the euphoria of bathroom
enthusiasts and their theories for the future:
Professor
Venn himself will be unleashing so much euphoria for his subject that his
audience will end up feeling freshly showered.
Lecture: Turquoise - the Rebellious Green: Why Bathrooms change their Outfits
Speaker: Prof Axel Venn
Date: Friday, 15th March 2019, 2:00 pm
Location: Saal Europa, Hall 4.0, ISH Frankfurt/Main
The lecture will be held in German.
Outside and inside, materials characterise the design concept of the Flemish country house. Fittings and shower solutions from Dornbracht are integrated into the design concept.
The shape of a dewdrop is intended to be the unifying element of the collection: from the ceramics to the bathtub to the furniture, mirrors and fittings.
Danish architect Rasmus Jørgensen (RJ Arkitektur) on well-being in the bathroom, the importance of light and technological advances.
In the international student
competition for innovative and sustainable urban development, the Düsseldorf
University’s project was equipped by Grohe with sustainable bathroom and
kitchen fittings.