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Have you ever wondered what tomorrow’s bathroomswill look like? Will they be yet another story inpristine white, with taps and basins thrown in

without much thought and a mirror to complete the package?Or else, will they have intuitive gadgets and gears which makegrooming and preening an interactive ritual? It looks that thefuture is really bright in the bathroom space. Here are someout-of-the-box concepts that are everything but boring.

MIRROR FINISHInspired by the shape of an egg, a small structure that protects a future life, this space by Mexican designers consists of a toilet, sink, touch screen mirror and chair. Sensor-controlled lights, neutral colour palette and minimal design scheme gives it a relaxing feel. The mirror is the focal point here and lets the user control everything right from managing the temperature of water, setting an alarm,

From a portable, small unit with high-tech gadgetry to a colour-coded spacewith fancy fittings, it is raining technology in washrooms, finds SHELLY ANAND

Sparse and squeaky clean,

this unconventional bath

space was created by

Mexican designers

Benjamin Cepeda, Carlos

Sanchez and George Corona

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playing music, regulating the intensity of light to selecting an outfit and keeping a trackof the clothes so that one doesn’t use them very often. One can even keep a detailed checkon health and register weight, glucose level, heart rate and urine analysis while being inthe bathroom. While the sink comes with two different heights and closes automaticallyafter use to get disinfected using ultraviolet lights, the electric chair can be controlled witha small panel and can move 360 degrees as needed.

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SYMPHONY IN COLOURBulgaria-based Gemelli Design Studio’s outlook on baths is one which brings together creative and fun elements. Spread over an area of 40 sq m, its bath-cum- bedroom project titled An oasis in a sandstorm (see above) transforms spaces through form and colour and provides complete relaxation of the senses. Handiwork of designers Branimira Ivanova and Desislava Ivanova, the two areas are separated from each other with aglass wall and through use of colour—purple for bedroom and yellow for bathroom. Located next to the window with a view of the sea, the bath area has two different types of sinks: a small round and wide long one, which can be used for different functions and a console bidet besides a standing toilet seat.

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Funky and futuristic,Bulgaria-based GemelliDesign Studio offers arejuvenating retreat

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LESS IS MOREHigh on simplicity and objectivity, minimalism is about designing smarter while completely doing away with ornamental characters. Following these guidelines, Italian kitchen and bathroom brand Boffi’s contemporary bathroom setting, Universal (featured below) is not only sleek and smart but functional and fuss-free also. Devoid of any colour, the space designed by Piero Lissoni looks like a regular setting with fittings. At closer glance, however, one can make out that what looks like a plain wall is in fact a modular system of base units with heavy duty drawers and compartments in bleached, dark or graphite grey oak veneered ecowood walnut with flap doors in different finishes and pull-out shelves in aluminium. The handle comes in the finishes as the door it is recessed into. Now this is what we call an alien concept

Functional without fuss,this modern-lookingwashroom is by Italianmaker Boffi

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BREAKING BARRIERSWater is the driving force in nature; Swiss designer Davide Oppizzi knows how to play around with this precious resource while creating fittings which pay an ode to futuristic design in the bathroom. The Ametis collection (see below) done for US-based label Graff is both fluid and sensuous and is a visual representation of the very idea that life is a cycle. Symbolic of the fusion between the universe above and the oceans below, every object in the series is unique and nothing short of a sensory experience. The sinuously-shaped faucet, for example, made from a hollowed brass bar is equipped with an electronic system with a coloured ring which changes from red to blue and vice versa depending on the water temperature. The slim-looking shower column, on the other hand, made out of a curved steel bar comes with several intelligent features and an integrated chromotherapy system with LED lighting. Clearly, washrooms are in for a makeover.

Small things can make a big difference. A look at this versatile and compact, modular arrangement (see above) is enough to drive home the point that space-starved apartments and condominiums can also have aesthetically planned washrooms.

BE ON THE MOVE

The brainchild of Brazilian designer Fernando Silva, the CEB mobile bathroom module can be installed anywhere and anytime with ease and not much construction work. Ergonomic and a perfect fit for most modern interiors, it comes fitted with a WC, shower, wash basin with mirror, and a scale in a neat, little package. Fully customisable in a number of colour and design schemes, the unit when seen from outside looks more like a pack of cards than a place to take care of daily bathing rituals.

Fitted with sleekest gizmos, Grafffrom the US has given the zone alived-in feel by introducing mostessential elements

Planned out with extremeconcern for space-starvedhomes, this mobile conceptis by Brazilian designerFernando Silva