Utopia introduces the Geo x HeyU collaboration

June 18, 2026

Utopia has introduced the collaboration of its Geo x HeyU Collections, bringing together the clean boutique styling of Geo with the creative freedom and distinctive design styles of the award-winning HeyU Collection.

Created for homeowners seeking a bathroom that balances practicality with personality, the Geo collection offers new versatile storage units with HeyU’s four signature furniture styles, HeyU Smooth, HeyU Linear, HeyU Wave and HeyU Ripple. Available in a choice of 13 contemporary finishes, the collection offers exceptional scope for creating highly individual bathroom spaces.

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Designed to suit a wide range of interiors, Geo x HeyU allows consumers to personalise their bathroom with tactile textures, striking colour options, and flexible configuration choices, whilst providing that all important storage solution. The collection is available with push-to-open handleless drawers or pull-to-open designs with handles, while optional automatic internal drawer lighting adds a premium finishing touch.

The new collaboration highlights Utopia’s commitment to combining beautiful design with everyday functionality. Geo storage units are available in three sizes and can be paired with a choice of basin and worktop options, including the Geo Integra handcrafted Solid Surface basin in pure white or Geo Solid Surface worktops, available in a selection of elegant finishes.

For added flexibility, the collection can also be teamed with Utopia’s extensive range of sit-on basins, allowing homeowners and designers to create bespoke bathroom solutions tailored to individual lifestyles and tastes.

Helen Clark, Head of Marketing at Utopia, comments: “Geo x HeyU brings together two of our most exciting product families to create a highly versatile bathroom furniture solution. By combining Geo’s strong architectural styling with the distinctive textures and finish options of HeyU, we are giving homeowners even greater freedom to personalise their bathroom while maintaining the quality, craftsmanship and functionality that define every Utopia product.”

For further information visit www.utopiagroup.com/ranges/geo

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PJH & ArtiCAD partnership helps boost Bathrooms to Love™ summer sales

June 17, 2026

PJH is continuing to support bathroom retailers and designers with digital visualisation tools through its ongoing partnership with ArtiCAD Supplier Partnership Programme.

The collaboration allows users to present fully realised room concepts that help customers visualise how products, finishes and layouts will work together in their own homes. The result is a more engaging design journey, increased confidence during the decision-making process and a stronger showroom experience.

A recent CGI room design featuring Bathrooms to Love’s new CHIC range and created using ArtiCAD software (pictured above) demonstrates the potential of the partnership, showcasing how contemporary bathroom products can be incorporated into a stylish, coordinated scheme, enabling customers to envisage design projects. Such visualisation tools are becoming increasingly important as consumers seek greater confidence when making significant home improvement investments.

Sally Hough, multi channel marketing manager at PJH, commented: “Digital visualisation has become an increasingly important part of the bathroom purchasing journey. Customers want to see how products, finishes and layouts work together before making their final decisions, and powerful design tools such as ArtiCAD help retailers deliver that confidence.

“Our partnership with ArtiCAD ensures that users have access to the latest Bathrooms to Love products within a professional design environment, helping them create inspiring bathroom schemes and deliver a more engaging experience for their customers. From innovative CAD software, to Virtual Reality and unique online apps, these are the tools that can help to boost sales.”

The latest Bathrooms to Love catalogue is also available to download via the ArtiCAD Members Portal [ArtiCAD], ensuring users have easy access to the newest products and collections alongside the digital assets needed to incorporate them into customer projects.

The collaboration reflects PJH’s ongoing commitment to supporting retailers with not only design-led bathroom products, but also the latest software tools and resources needed to help convert inspiration into specification.

Further information:

Bathrooms to Love by PJH: T: 0345 450 8932 / www.partners.pjh.uk / www.bathroomstolove.uk / https://portal.articad.com/login

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Tissino launches its 2026 trade and consumer brochures

June 17, 2026

Tissino has launched its 2026 brochure collection, with two dedicated versions created to support both retailers and their customers at different stages of the bathroom buying journey.

The new 256-page retailer brochure has been developed as a comprehensive showroom and sales tool, bringing together product detail, specification information and support material in one place. Designed to help retailers guide customers through the Tissino range, it provides the level of detail needed for informed conversations in store, from product options and technical information through to range-specific guidance.

Alongside this, Tissino has also introduced a 106-page consumer brochure, created specifically for use with showroom customers. With a stronger focus on inspirational imagery and accessible product information, the consumer version has been designed to showcase Tissino’s products at their best, helping customers picture how the collections could work within their own bathrooms while giving retailers a useful asset to share during and after appointments.

The decision to produce two versions reflects the different roles a brochure plays within the retail environment. Early feedback on the consumer brochure has been positive, particularly in response to the increased imagery and additional product information, which have been introduced following feedback from retailers and customers.

As part of the update, Tissino has also made improvements to the Tavo section, making it easier for retailers and customers to explore the range, while a new mirror guide has been introduced to help simplify product selection.

Helen Ray-Dennett, head of marketing at Tissino, says: “Our retail partners need tools that work hard for them in the showroom, whether they are talking through product details, helping customers narrow down their choices or giving them something to take away after an appointment. That is why we have created two versions of the brochure, each with a very clear role. The retailer brochure gives showroom teams the depth of information they need to sell with confidence, while the consumer brochure brings more imagery and accessible detail into the process, helping customers connect with the products in a more immediate way.

“We have listened closely to feedback when developing these brochures, particularly around the need for more lifestyle imagery, clearer guidance and more support across key sections such as Tavo and mirrors. The response so far has been very encouraging, especially to the consumer brochure, which is already proving to be a valuable tool for retailers who want to inspire customers while still keeping the sales conversation practical.”

The brochures have also been produced with sustainability in mind. Tissino has used carbon neutral printers for the print process itself, while the brochures are printed on FSC-certified paper, reflecting the brand’s commitment to making more responsible choices where possible.

The new retailer and consumer brochures are available now.

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KALDEWEI turns heads at leading European Design Shows

June 17, 2026

In recent months Kaldewei has embarked on a Grand Tour with its most recent destination the WOW!house at the Design Centre Chelsea Harbour. Family-owned Kaldewei featured the KALDEWEI CLASSIC DUO OVAL stone and tile brand, Ca ‘Pietra’s, “Mediterranean Bathroom by De Rosee Sa”.

The concept of using natural stone and tiles to craft a bathroom aligns with Kaldewei’s ethos of recycling and sustainability. All Kaldewei products are manufactured from steel enamel and are 100% recyclable. More than 600 of them are Cradle to Cradle C2C Certified® silver.

The key element of the collaboration was the partnership with De Rosee Sa, the vision they shared with Ca ‘Pietra was to create a room that felt quietly nostalgic, inspired by the receding glamour of Mediterranean seaside hotels. They imagined walking into a bathroom overlooking the sea, where early summer light washes across warm stone floors and the boundaries between inside and outside begin to blur, inviting visitors to linger and take in the details.

Italian chic brings Fuorisalone design collaboration

This the perfect place for KALDEWEI to continue its Grand Tour, a tour which started in Italy at Salone del Mobile 2026, when during Milan Design week KALDEWEI presented their first design collaboration at Fuorisalone Villa Crespi, with Bubbles of Time. The installation unfolded in the foyers on the ground and basement floors of Palazzo Crespi, Kaldewei presented a selection of product icons and innovations a particular highlight being the classic freestanding bathtub the Meisterstück CLASSIC DUO OVAL in Dusty Pink. Created by Parasite 2.0 and curated by Forgotten Architecture the installation was inspired by the cinematic drama of a Hitchcock thriller, Hollywood panache and Italian grandeur combined. The theatrical setting allowed for floating forms, light and reflections with the products appearing like fleeting moments in time.

Spanish style at Casa Decor

Kaldewei then moved onto Spain for Casa Décor Madrid, where leading interior design studio ilv* Isabel López Vilalta created a space for Kaldewei at Casa Decor as an exercise in balance and sensitivity.

This displayed a gentle strength between contrasts – the industrial and the feminine, the past and the present, the project proposed a new way of understanding the bathroom as a place of calm and connection. A key element of the space was the NUIO DUO Zen Edition bathtub, which introduced a multisensory dimension through heat, sound and light.

German design meets OYO DUO

There was a fleeting visit to Germany for Brand Space & Berlin Design Week Berlin, where the bold OYO DUO bathtub in Golden Sun was integral part of the KALDEWEI x e15 collaboration took centre stage, the tour will return to Berlin in September when the bath will be replaced by the Dusty Pink CLASSIC DUO OVAL.

Historic Clerkenwell is pretty in pink

In May the tour moved onto the UK to participate in Clerkenwell Design Week. Where Kaldewei participated for the first time, taking space in the remarkable Grade 1 listed building at the heart of Clerkenwell, The Charterhouse. Here amongst historic panelling and ancient works of art, they displayed their dusty pink freestanding bathtub CLASSIC DUO OVAL, new washbowls and the innovative CALIMA showertrays, which bring sustainability and stability in the form of recycled glass.

About: De Rosee Sa

Founded by Max de Rosée and Claire Sá, De Rosee Sa is an award-winning London-based architecture and interior design studio known for its quietly confident approach to space and material. (WOW!house Photos Credit: James McDonald Room Materials: Seven Ca’ Pietra materials.)

Poctured top: Ca-Pietra Bathroom by De Rosee

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RAK Ceramics presents timeless I Sassi Matera

June 17, 2026

RAK Ceramics introduces I Sassi Matera, a surface inspired by the architectural landscape of the UNESCO World Heritage site of ancient Paleolithic cave dwellings.

This unique cultural reference brings together history, materiality and design, drawing inspiration from the natural formation of Matera itself, where soft calcarenite stone, shaped over time by water and wind erosion, defines the texture and character of the landscape. This geological identity becomes the foundation for a refined ceramic interpretation that captures depth, movement and authenticity in surface form.

Developed as part of the wider I Sassi Collection, alongside I Sassi Borgogna, the Matera design combines the Borgogna background with layered decorative flakes – sharing the same base background to ensure a seamless visual connection and balanced colour relationship between the two designs. This coordinated approach enhances continuity across the collection while allowing each surface to maintain its own distinct identity.

I Sassi Matera is available in dark greige, dark ivory, dark sand and grey, with coordinated decors designed to extend creative flexibility across applications. Offered in 90x180cm, 120x120cm and 60x120cm formats, the collection supports a wide range of design requirements, from large scale architectural installations to more detailed interior compositions.

With its layered material narrative and precise aesthetic harmony, I Sassi Matera reflects RAK Ceramics’ commitment to transforming historical inspiration into contemporary surface design, where heritage and innovation coexist in a refined and enduring expression.

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Refined drama in dark tones with new Ceralsio Marquina

June 17, 2026

Sophisticated and versatile, Marquina is the latest dark surface to join the Ceralsio ceramic collection from CRL Stone, offering a modern take on monochrome design with subtle movement and timeless appeal.

Featuring a deep black base gently lifted by delicate veining, Marquina adds depth and richness to the surface without overpowering the space. Its natural finish enhances the understated character of the stone, making it ideal for contemporary kitchen and bathroom schemes, as well as high-end commercial interiors.

Marquina benefits from all the technical strengths of the Ceralsio range. Developed using advanced ceramic manufacturing processes, it is a surface designed to meet the demands of modern environments. Non-porous, highly stain resistant and hard-wearing, Ceralsio also resists scratches, thermal shock and UV exposure, ensuring the finish remains stable over time.

This performance makes Marquina suitable for use across a wide range of applications — from kitchen worktops and bathroom vanities to wall cladding, media walls, flooring, outdoor kitchens and facades. With a 12 mm thickness and large-format slab design, it delivers on the demand for thin-profile surfaces that combine elegance with enduring strength.

For more information and brochures call CRL Stone on 01706 863600, or visit www.crlstone.co.uk

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Frontline Bathrooms launches new Price Crash brochure

June 17, 2026

Frontline Bathrooms has launched its new Spring/Summer 2026 Price Crash brochure, created for the trade and designed to make selling, specifying and ordering bathroom products simpler, faster and more commercially effective.

Featuring more than 1,000 discounted in-stock products, the new brochure brings together some of Frontline’s best-selling lines across sanitaryware, furniture, brassware, showers, baths, enclosures, wetroom panels, radiators, lighting, ventilation and bathroom technology, with savings of up to 60% available across selected ranges.

The Price Crash brochure has been developed with the merchant counter and showroom environment firmly in mind, giving teams a clear, easy-to-use sales tool that supports everyday conversations with customers while also streamlining the order process. Each product entry clearly shows the RRP, the new promotional price and the product ordering code, helping trade customers quote with confidence and place orders quickly, without unnecessary back-and-forth or product ambiguity. A key feature of the brochure is its inclusion of ready-made bathroom bundles and suite packages, offering simple solutions when customers are looking for a complete bathroom.

To further support profitability, the brochure also includes a lighter trade code beneath each listing, allowing merchants and retailers to identify their own buying price at a glance and understand margin opportunity with ease. This has been introduced to make the brochure as useful commercially as it is practically, helping trade customers make faster decisions on the products that best suit each customer.

The launch also reinforces Frontline Bathrooms’ commitment to supporting merchants and retailers with products that offer both value and reliability. The brochure includes a wide mix of Frontline’s own brand Aqua products, which are distributed exclusively by Frontline Bathrooms, with recent supply chain cost increases currently being absorbed across Aqua wherever possible to support price stability and help trade customers protect margin in a challenging market.

Darren Allison, Managing Director at Frontline Bathrooms, says: “Merchants and retailers are operating in a market where customers are still looking for good design, reliable quality and clear value, but they also need the confidence to make decisions quickly. Price Crash has been shaped around that reality. It gives trade teams a practical way to open up stronger conversations at the counter and in the showroom, whether they are helping a customer complete a full bathroom project or identifying the right product to finish a job. We have focused on the lines we know perform well, supported by stock availability and straightforward ordering, while continuing to work closely with our supplier base to maintain price stability across Aqua wherever possible, so merchants and retailers can sell with confidence while protecting their own commercial position.”

Available now, the Spring/Summer 2026 Price Crash brochure is designed to help trade customers make the most of Frontline’s discounted product offering while keeping the quoting and ordering process clear, efficient and profit-focused.

For more information, visit www.frontlinebathrooms.co.uk

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Grant Westfield to host Spin-the-Wheel prize giveaway at InstallerSHOW 2026

June 12, 2026

Grant Westfield, the UK’s leading wall panel manufacturer and the company behind the award-winning Multipanel and Naturepanel brands, is bringing back its hugely successful ‘Spin-the-Wheel’ prize giveaway to InstallerSHOW 2026.

Throughout the three-day event, which takes place at Birmingham’s NEC from 23^rd – 25^th June, visitors to stand 4D14 will be given the chance to win a range of Grant Westfield branded merchandise; Greggs, Costa and Amazon vouchers, and a grand prize of £5,000 worth of Multipanel and Naturepanel Panels for the year.

Each day a different premium prize will also be up for grabs with installers able to compete to win a Makita Site Bundle on Tuesday 23^rd June, a Veho Home Entertaining Bundle on Wednesday 24^th June and a Makita 18V Twin Pack C/W, 2x batteries, Charger and Case on Thursday 25^th June.

To take part, installers simply need to visit the Grant Westfield stand, sign in with Installer Elite, the company’s loyalty programme, and ‘spin the wheel’.

As well as bringing the fun to the show, Grant Westfield’s expert team will be hosting on-stand demos to showcase how its easy-fit Hydrolock tongue-and-groove system can help create a smooth, watertight finish with fewer joins, no grout and less mess to save time on site. Visitors will also be able to see a range of design-led wall panels from the Naturepanel Shiplap and Wood Slat collections, which will be on show alongside Multipanel’s CL Offset Tile Collection.

For more information, please visit: www.grantwestfield.co.uk or call 0131 337 6262.

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Inside CDW: design, innovation and inspiration in Clerkenwell

June 11, 2026

Features by Diane Larner founder and editor of Bathroom Review & Kitchens Review.
Diane Larner launched both titles over 12 years ago and has been writing about the bathroom and kitchen interior design industry ever since, publishing regular features across the two sectors.

Celebrating its 16th edition, Clerkenwell Design Week returned to the creative heart of London this May, transforming the capital’s leading design district into a vibrant showcase of innovation, craftsmanship and design. The three-day festival brought together leading brands with architects, designers and specifiers, providing an opportunity to discover new products and emerging trends.

Attracting tens of thousands of visitors, the event spanned multiple exhibition venues and more than 160 showrooms across sectors including furniture, lighting, surfaces, kitchens and bathrooms. Alongside product launches and immersive displays, Clerkenwell Design Week hosted networking, collaboration, and knowledge sharing, reinforcing its position as one of the premier events on the global calendar.

Diane Larner attended the event and shines a spotlight on six standout bathroom highlights.

SIX T O P P I C K S from Clerkenwell Design Week

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Duravit highlights Balcoon at Clerkenwell Design showroom event

Marking over seven at years at Clerkewell Design Week, since its showroom first opened, Duravit once again showcased its design-led ranges.

Villeroy & Boch & Ideal Standard bring Design Continuum to CDW

First introduced during Milan Design Week, Design Continuum explores how design shapes perception.

Bette presents BetteUltra Space & new BetteAlva at CDW

The showcase took place at the historic Charterhouse, where the company introduced its two key highlights.

BAGNODESIGN launches Tokyo inspired Ginza

Bagnodesign introduced Ginza – a striking new collection that reflects the dynamic spirit of contemporary urban living in the bathroom space.

KALDEWEI experiences first time success at CDW

Making its debut at Clerkenwell Design Week, Kaldewei participated in the festival from a stand within The Charterhouse, a remarkable Grade 1 listed building.

VitrA welcomes visitors to Clerkenwell Design Week

VitrA welcomed architects, designers and specifiers to its London Specification & Design Hub for three days of product launches, design conversations and networking.

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Marlon Cera-Marle, director Media 10

What sets Clerkenwell Design Week apart from other design events is the character of the neighbourhood itself and the incredible design community within it. The historic streets, industrial buildings and hidden courtyards create an amazing backdrop for installations and exhibitions. The festival doesn’t take place in a single venue — it unfolds across the whole district, with showrooms, galleries, historic buildings and public spaces all becoming part of the experience. That integration with the neighbourhood is what gives Clerkenwell Design Week its distinctive atmosphere and energy.

“And of course many international brands have showrooms here, and the area is home to an extremely high concentration of architects, designers and specifiers from across the UK and internationally. At the same time, the neighbourhood has seen significant growth, with new creative workplaces, restaurants and cultural spaces opening up alongside its historic buildings. The festival brings tens of thousands of visitors to the district each year and shines a spotlight on these creative businesses based here, reinforcing Clerkenwell’s position as one of the most important design destinations in the world.”

Adam Teal, country manager Kaldewei

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We were absolutely delighted by the response to Kaldewei’s debut at Clerkenwell Design Week 2026. The Charterhouse was a truly special setting in which to share our latest designs, and it was so good to see so much enthusiasm for products including the Meisterstück Classic Duo Oval, AVELLINO washbasin, NUEVA and our new CALIMA shower trays.

“It was especially rewarding to connect with architects, designers and specifiers in person, and to hear such positive feedback on both the design and sustainability of the collection. The event was a wonderful first experience for Kaldewei at CDW, and we’re thrilled to have been part of it.”

Clerkenwell Design Week.
19/05/2026 – Photograph by Sam Frost ©2026 – www.samfrostphotos.com

About Clerkenwell Design Week

CDW is a UK design festival held annually in the heart of London’s design district, one of the world’s most important hubs for architecture and design. Bringing together leading brands, designers, architects, specifiers and industry professionals, the event showcases the latest innovations in interiors through a programme of showroom events, exhibitions, installations, product launches and talks, attracting thousands of visitors from across the UK and the world.

Clerkenwell Design Week will return 25th – 27th May, 2027

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Duravit highlights Balcoon at Clerkenwell Design showroom event

June 11, 2026

Marking over seven at years at Clerkenwell Design Week, since the showroom first opened, Duravit once again showcased its design-led ranges, with new additions to the 2026 Balcoon range, along with iconic bathroom ranges such as ME by Starck and Collection One, and technological highlights such as the SensoWash shower-toilets.

The Balcoon collection balances modernity with timeless, minimalist design, defined by clean geometric forms and a strong archtectural identity. Urquiola’s approach plays with layering and proportion, notably placing round and oval above-counter basins on square plinths to create a sculptural focal point. This two-level design language runs through the entire range, spanning basins, WC’s, bidet’s, furniture and bathtubs to ensure a cohesive aesthetic.

Patricia Urquiola has created an earthy terracotta shade for the Balcoon ceramic objects bringing their tactile and material qualities to the fore. This is also the basis of the nature-inspired colour scheme for the bathroom furniture, giving rise to unique combinations that flow from white to earthy brown tones into anthracite.

The showroom was open for all three days of the event and in addition to providing visitors with an excellent opportunity to view the design and technology spectrum covered by the Duravit product range some got to participate in extracurricular activities which included creating stunning floral displays to highlight the start of Spring.

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