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A Bathroom designed for Ease – at any Age

A Bathroom designed for Ease – at any Age

A finely-meshed safety net made up of familiar surroundings, technical equipment and barrier-free housing gives people a sense of security and ease. And that sense of ease should be expressed in the design of the Easy Bathroom too: for all its technical sophistication, it must be simple and intuitive to use as well.

The latest trend developments in bathroom design – that was the main topic at this year’s Pop up my Bathroom Atelier trend forum at the ISH 2015.

Pop up my Bathroom Atelier: Trends and Trade Fair Highlights at the ISH 2015’s well-attended Lecture Programme

The latest trend developments in bathroom design – that was the main topic at this year’s Pop up my Bathroom Atelier trend forum at the ISH 2015. And as announced, the programme – which was held in two languages – didn’t just provide informative lectures and fascinating panel discussions; it also led to some intense debates and talks that went beyond the scope of the actual presentations.

Image change: bathrooms for elderly people eliminate barriers of all kinds

Perfectly Normal: A "Freibad" for Elderly

Barrier-free bathrooms don’t exactly have a sexy image. Most people associate them with a small, “disabled-friendly” tiled room dominated by grab rails, a minimalist ambience and the dubious charm of hospital furniture. However, it looks as if this image is about to undergo some fundamental changes over the next few years.

Pop up my Bathroom Atelier: Jens J. Wischmann, Managing director of the German Sanitary Industry Association (Vereinigung Deutsche Sanitärwirtschaft e.V., VDS)

Pop up my Bathroom Atelier: The Trend Forum for Architects and Bathroom Planners at ISH 2015

At the international ISH trade fair in Frankfurt (10th to 14th March), the “Pop up my Bathroom Atelier” lecture programme will again be shining a spotlight on the latest trend developments in the sanitary industry. The trend forum provides an abundance of ideas, informative presentations and fascinating panel discussions with distinguished speakers and international participants.

The German Sanitary Industry Association (VDS) and Messe Frankfurt are promoting the theme of barrier-free accessibility in the bathroom as an individualisable concept that makes sense for everyone

Freibad – Freedom within four Walls

There is much more to the idea of freedom in the bathroom than barrier-free accessibility: it involves ergonomics, multifunctionality and aesthetics as well. The experimental platform Pop up my Bathroom will be dedicating the new concept bathrooms it has developed for the ISH 2015 to precisely this theme: bathrooms that accompany people throughout every stage of their lives.

Information Platform for Creative Bathroom Planning, Architecture and Design

Pop up my Bathroom, an initiative of the German Sanitary Industry Association (Vereinigung Deutsche Sanitärwirtschaft e.V. [VDS]) and Messe Frankfurt established in conjunction with the ISH, is an experimental platform for architects, bathroom planners, interior designers and journalists.

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