My bathroom
EN
Individual actions, preventive treatments
and digital technologies are conquering the
bathroom. They are transforming our daily
bathroom routine into a sensual ritual tailored
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to our needs. They are also reconfiguring our
bathrooms.
The bathroom has gained importance as a
living space. At least twice every day, we
close the bathroom door behind us and have
the place all to ourselves. Nowhere else in
these times of permanent accessibility can
we be so undisturbed and nowhere else is it
possible to practise our individual rituals
away from the daily stress in such peace.
In the light of the demographic development
“The bathroom
as a personal,
regenerative space”
of society and the growing awareness of
health and prevention, the bathroom is devel-
oping into an intimate place of retreat for
contemplation and recuperation. A very
personal, regenerative space in which we take
care of our well-being every day.
Sebastian Kneipp realised all those years
ago that the regular targeted use of water had
a positive effect on both the body and mind.
In 19th century Europe, the German priest
made the “water cure” popular with his
system of hydrotherapeutic treatments.
However, the physical and mental good that
water can do to us has been known for centu-
ries. Homer described the bath as a cure
EN
The extending
nozzle on the
washstand allows you
to experience the
invigorating arm
and forehead jets
advocated by Kneipp.
IT
La doccetta
estraibile da lavabo
per la cura personale
consente spruzzi
stimolanti sulle braccia
e sulla fronte secondo
il metodo Kneipp
tradizionale.
ES
El caño extraíble
de lavabo permite
lavarse los brazos y
la frente siguiendo la
tradición de Kneipp.
for “mind-draining work” while Hippocrates
was an advocate of cold water treatments and
recommended cold water jets for rheumatism
and gout as well as cold poultices to cure
fever.
Even today, the positive effects of water are
beyond dispute. Only the ways in which water
is presented and in which we undergo water
treatment have changed or more accurately
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they have been specialised. Today, people’s
needs decide on the individual design of the
treatment rooms and products: how should the
bathroom be arranged so that it corresponds
to my own personal needs? Which functions
do I require for which activities? How can I
use digital equipment to create more luxury
in the bathroom? There are many ways to
arrange my bathroom. But I’m actually only
interested in one way: mine.
