A bathroom with black and white marble flooring.

8 Designers Making Waves In The World Of Bath Design

From sleek stone slabs to an amorphous birch mirror, see how these trailblazing designers are shaking up the bath and spa scene.

Creativity Shines In These Bath Designs

Konstantin Grcic for Laufen

A man with glasses and a black shirt.
Photography courtesy of Konstantin Grcic.
A bathtub with a towel and a towel on it.
Photography courtesy of Laufen.

Product: Val Luminex.
Standout: Translucent cast Santec, a mineral-based material, forms the German designer’s heat-retaining freestanding tub for Laufen, which offers nine standard settings plus remote-controlled colors and LED light effects.


Antonio Citterio for Duravit

A man in a suit and tie standing with his arms crossed.
Photography courtesy of Antonio Citterio.
A pair of sinks with two sinks and a sink.
Photography courtesy of Duravit.

Product: Aurena.
Standout: The designer/architect’s dual vanity for Duravit comprises an aluminum console with integrated towel bars, open storage alongside centered drawers, and ceramic sinks treated with an easy-clean hygienic glaze.


Daniel Arsham for Kohler

A man sitting on a bed with a hat on.
Photography courtesy of Daniel Arsham.
A bathroom with a sink and a mirror.
Photography courtesy of Kohler.

Product: Landshapes.
Standout: A comprehensive collection by the artist for Kohler includes droplet-inspired vitreous-china vessel sinks, wall-mount faucets with glass handles, an amorphous birch-framed mirror, draped-glass sconces, and recycled-material tiles.


Fabio Calvi and Paolo Brambilla for QuadroDesign

Two men sitting at a table with their arms crossed.
Photography by Emilio Tini.
A white lamp with a black base.
Photography by Emilio Tini.

Product: Super.
Standout: Calvi Brambilia introduces a minimalist tapware collection for QuadroDesign, in brushed stainless steel, that features a showerhead with a distinctive ergonomic “squircle” shape and anti-limescale nozzles.


Vanessa DeLeon for Neolith

A woman in a dress.
Photography courtesy of Vanessa DeLeon.
A bathroom with black and white marble flooring.
Photography courtesy of Neolith.

Product: The Vanessa DeLeon Edit.
Standout: The interior designer and TV personality curates her favorites from the Neolith brand, including the uber-realistic marble-effect San Simone and Niagara sintered-stone slabs.


Michelle Gerson for Artistic Tile

A woman sitting at a table with a laptop.
Photography by Matthew Williams.
A white marble tile with multi colored marble tiles.
Photography courtesy of Artistic Tile.

Product: Slide.
Standout: Honed Azul Cielo, Ming Classico, and Rosa Portogallo marbles plus Vanilla onyx and Lilac stone slip-slide on a Bianco Dolomiti marble ground in the New York designer’s softly colorful waterjet-cut mosaic for Artistic Tile.


Glenn Pushelberg and George Yabu for SV Casa

Two men standing next to each other man.
Photography courtesy of Yabu Pushelberg.
A table with a vase, a bowl, and a bowl.
Photography courtesy of SV Casa.

Product: Ishi.
Standout: Upscale bath accessories by the Yabu Pushelberg cofounders for SV Casa include handy stone catchalls, a tissue box and trash can in PU leather, and a refined bronze-finished stainless-steel soap dish.


Ruan Hoffman for L’Objet

A man with a beard sitting in a chair.
Photography by Stephan Lucius Lemke.
A hand holding a blue and white plate.
Photography by Stephan Lucius Lemke.

Product: Ruan Hoffmann bowl.
Standout: Crafted in Portugal, the South African artist’s humble earthenware bowl for L’Objet has a swirling, blue-patterned interior that sharply contrasts with its luxe 24-karat gold exterior.

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