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 my understand as hygiene. According to the love or hate relationship that every face maintains with reflection. According to the idea 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 life-style and cultural background. In this way, the bathroom becomes a place of inspiration renovation, well being and purification. It becomes a refuge from the stress of the city. In this way, man connects with this primitive roots, when water was considered to be a purifying element for body and soul that alleviated numerous diseases or prepared the devout for prayer and devotion. It is just that now, it is a place of preparation for day to day life.
The new concept of bathroom have converted this room into a place of intimacy, perhaps the only space within the home where it is possible to enjoy a few minutes of solitude and silence, where we can be alone directly in contact with our most authentic selves. The devices disappear and we see the reflection of our washed faces in the mirror, witness to our awakenings, to our daily nature, our daily routine in the morning, wake up, shower, comb hair, brush teeth, put on lipstick, shave....
The ritual of cleanliness, the ritual of life.
