The modern bathroom is distinguished from the contemporary and not so modern
bathroom based on its appearance; the shapes and design of counters, as well as the clear
counter spaces combined with the tiling, are, together, the hallmark of the modern
bathroom.
Modern bathrooms like most things following emerging trends, now have themes. Interior
design themes can now extend to the bathrooms. Even though this is a contemporary
bathroom design trait, modern bathrooms simply make use of some of the already
established contemporary design ideas. But, when all is said and done, the modern
bathroom design is unique from the contemporary designs.
Many claim that the history of the modern bathroom design dates as far back as the 1920s,
when a group of European (German) architects and designers graduated from the Bauhaus
School of Design. These students prioritized design over function and used an impressive
catalogue of materials at their disposal to make this a reality. This ideology and revolution
became really popular. So much so that it is believed to have peaked as early as the 1960s.
But presently, it is seeming to have found a resurgence due to revolutions and
modernizations of the technology in bathrooms.
To be perfectly honest, modern bathroom designs aren’t as modern as they seem. One can
almost attribute their current innovations to new technologies of the bathroom. This almost
certainly guarantees that in the future, when there are new innovations to the bathroom
technologies, it is almost certain that the modern bathroom then would accommodate
these innovations in the best possible way.
The modern bathroom is popular because of its simplistic escape from the traditional
bathroom clutter. The modern bathroom has very convenient storage solutions in a well
organized space. These together with the neutral tones of simple color palates and elegant
lines are what the modern bathroom designers aim to achieve.
Perhaps the reason why Germany plays an important role in the modern bathroom design is
that the group of students from the 1920’s consisted mostly of Germans. The Germans are
famous for their quite unique counter-top shapes and colours, which can be offered with
some of the amazing counter-tops from Caesar stone, making it a great choice for modern
bathroom designs. Either geometric shapes are laid out in a row or stacked on top of one
another or maybe even randomly spread out, they can also be used as accent pieces to the
modern bathroom design as well as combination parts of the overall theme.