Committed city dwellers will love these urban tiles: the City tile range from Lea Ceramiche. This is serious style – but with a witty twist. Each stoneware urban tile has an attractive modern pattern formed into the surface itself during firing. Upon closer examination, the textured pattern reveals itself to be a stylised, map-like interpretation of city streets, houses and buildings. These urban tiles will be perfectly at home in a downtown loft or apartment… perhaps even echoing the view from the bathroom window! Understated fashion comes easily to Lea Ceramiche – visit their website to find a stockist near you.

Textured patterns add an extra dimension to the natural marble tiles from Q-bo. Gently accentuating the preciousness of the high-quality material, subtle motifs complement the grain of the natural marble. Q-bo uses low relief sanding techniques the Italian company has refined over 13 years. Whether you prefer abstract swirls, bubble-like circles or a nature-inspired leafy pattern, the marble tile collection has something for you. Suitable for both walls and floors, marble tiles look great in any room of the home. Add a refined tranquillity to your interiors with the beautiful tiles from Q-bo.

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Undulating waves make these tactile tiles so easy on the eye: this is the Hyperwave stone tile collection from Testi Fratelli. A brilliant blend of art and function, the modern 3D designs are achieved with CAD/Cam technology. Contemporary Hyperwave stone panels offer six alluring, rippling patterns – Breeze, Dunes, Moon, Tide, Flower and Stream. The natural inspired collection has a “spazzolato patinato” (brushed coating) which makes it feels pleasant to the touch. This makes it ideal for intimate settings – such as a stunning shower or Jacuzzi backdrop. Testi, an Italian company, have been international specialists in stone supply and design since the 1920s.

The appeal of marble is truly timeless…and these Transparete tile designs from 14 Ora Italiana make the most of this stunning stone. The natural beauty inherent in marble is displayed at its best with the transparent tiles. The translucency makes it possible to appreciate the grain glowing from within, as light shines through the 3 cm thick marble. The large 92 x 213 cm marble tiles shown here lend themselves to certain applications – such as a room divider, a shower panel, or a countertop. 14 Ora Italiana have enhanced the classic marble material by adding the contemporary design twist, combining strips of opaque and transparent marble to great effect.

There’s something wonderful about the chunky, rounded lines of the new funky bathrooms from Cosmogres. Refreshingly different and fun bathroom themes, Unica enamelled ceramic furniture has a childlike playfulness. Created by Sabrina Selli, this design is once seen, never forgotten! The matching toilet and bidet pop out of the wall like bubbles, and come in wall-mounted or floor-standing versions. The basin sits comfortably on a simple wall-mounted shelf. The finishing touch is, of course, the lovely ceramic daisy on the wall – which can be colored by request. Bring the Unica bathroom collection home and turn your bathroom into a fun, funky oasis. By Cosmogres.

Multi-taskers: welcome to the revolutionary SmartFaucet faucet from iHouse! This incredible product seems to be straight off the Starship Enterprise – facial recognition technology recognizes every user. Once it knows you, the SmartFaucet tap will automatically turn on the water to your preferred temperature and flow. If that’s not enough for you, you can also use the touch screen to access e-mails, check the outside temperature, check your calendar, etc. So there’s no need to miss that important message when you are bathing. It seems almost churlish to mention the wonderful waterfall-style spout of the faucet – but this luxurious feature is not to be forgotten.

Nestle into the outstanding Egg baths from Prodigg. The delightfully organic form is bound to appeal; it brings alive the natural form of the egg’ with great charm. Smooth, curving lines rendered in pure white make the Egg an unassuming focal point. A free-standing bath you can position anywhere in your bathroom, the Egg ’s large size makes it ideal for the more generous bathroom. Display the Egg bath on acrylic sand or rectangular wooden pedestals and surround it with gravel or sand for an attractive natural look, as shown here. The Egg tub from Prodigg is ideal paired with a free-standing faucet.

Pure, vivid light and color characterises the Water Therapy LED Shower Head from Guglielmi. Top quality Chromotherapy functions coupled with the massive rain-effect shower head makes for a memorable showering experience. Water Therapy LED shower is so effective because it incorporates 480 individual LED lights. That means that each drop is individually colored for incredible clarity! You can revitalise or relax with 9 mono-chromatic programmes and 2 multi-color programmes to suit you. The sumptuous showering experience is also within the European standard for water saving, for guilt-free pleasure. Contact Guglielmi – an Italian company with over fifty years experience.

If you’re looking for some spa like bathroom ideas, take a cue from Italian company Gessi SpA, and get inspired by the gorgeous Segni showerhead collection. The sleek, simple lines and chic finishes will stir your inner stylist to create a spa like bathroom you’ll never want to leave. These professional-grade luxury showerheads are an elegant bathroom essential, as lavish to the touch as they are to the eye. This collection of ceiling-mounted showerheads comes in round, oval or circular shapes, each equally fashionable with a contemporary glossy mirrored stainless steel or brushed stainless steel finish.

The Hansgrohe Raindance E Overhead Shower is for those discerning few who insist on ‘pleasure at maximum extension’. That is, the generous showerhead will actually cover the width of the shoulders to ensure a great all-over sensation. The ergonomically designed Raindance E uses Hansgrohe Airpower technology and two types of jet shower (the RainAir spray and the RainFlow flood jet) for a truly superior showering experience. The large-sized showerheads look good too, and with anti-limescale silicone jets they’ll stay that way long into the future. Great for any contemporary bathroom, the Hansgrohe Raindance E Overhead Shower is latest for 2009.

These eye-catching new shower columns are from Arblu. The dynamic character of the interlinking circles makes these shower columns a distinctive modern choice. Playful and reminiscent of vintage 1970s design, Doccia column is pleasantly puzzling (are the letters for the word ‘shower’ in Italian contained in the vertical circles?). Arblu, already leading in the field of the vertical whirlpool leave it up to you to figure out! The function of Doccia column, however, is easy to suss… a mini joystick serves as a mixer for ease of operation. The chrome plated lever and matching button manage the flow of water.