A bathroom. How many different things can be implied by a bathroom? Despite its im-mediate identification with merely hygienic and physiological functions, this space con-ceals significantly more complex connotations which are,on occasions, contradictory.

A bathroom. How many different things can be implied by a bathroom? Despite its immediate identification with merely hygienic and physiological functions, this space conceals significantly more complex connotations which are, on occasions, contradictory.In fact, they may be something different for each user, depending on a variety of conditioning factors. According to what each and every one of us may understand as hygiene. According to the love or hate relationship that every face maintains with its reflection. According to the idea that each body has of itself and of the care that it needs. According to the necessity that each spirit may have to withdraw from the exterior world. According to the capacity of each mind to find,in water, a source of indispensable energy and its ability to enjoy this discovery. According to each person"s lifestyle and cultural background, because the bathroom in an apartment block inManhattan is not the same as one found in a village of an African tribe, or one found in any working class district, or one belonging to a traditional Japanese family. It is not the same.

INTRODUCTION

BATHROOMWARE,FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES

THENDENCIES FOR THE BATHROOM OF THE FUTURE

FAUCETS THE CONTROL OF WATER

FLOORS AND WALLS

PLAYING WITH COLORS AND TEXTURES

HYDROMASSAGE BATHS AND SHOWERS

WELLNESS

THE NEW CULTURE OF WELLBEING