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Objects of Design #154: Roca Bathrooms

urban basin from roca
urban basin from roca  –  the series includes London, New York and Barcelona

Another month, another series. This time we are focusing on bathrooms and to kick off we’re looking at Roca, a Spanish company founded in 1917 in Barcelona. It began by making radiators and gradually branched out into cast iron baths, porcelain and finally taps.

W+W from roca - a washbasin and wc combined
W+W from roca – a washbasin and wc combined

Now, for those of you planning a bathroom who think a bath is just a bath and it’s all white anyway, Roca is where things get interesting.

khroma collection includes  colours
khroma collection includes colours

I’m a huge fan of the urban basin (pictured at the top). The series includes London, New York, Barcelona and Shanghai. But what about the loo above? The water used in the basin is filtered back to flush the bowl. Clever isn’t it?

hall collection from roca is designed to fit into tricky spaces
hall collection from roca is designed to fit into tricky spaces

Roca have also introduced colour back into the bathroom. I clearly remember my mother coming into the house, brandishing a large pot of paint and announcing to my (somewhat appalled) grandmother that she was about to paint the downstairs loo in a new colour she had discovered. It was called Avocado. And so it remained for many, many years, although, I also seem to recall that my Grandmother made a point of hanging many more coats up afterwards than had been there when it was all simply white.

khroma range includes blue, red and grey
khroma range includes blue, red and grey

For the moment the colours are just a rather lovely deep red, cobalt blue and grey and are restricted to lids and seats, which, I think works rather well.

the new classical range from roca
the new classical range from roca

So there’s a little bathroom inspiration for you to start the month. For more details visit uk.roca.com

 

 

 

 

 

Kate Watson-Smyth

The author Kate Watson-Smyth

I’m a journalist who writes about interiors mainly for The Financial Times but I have also written regularly for The Independent and The Daily Mail. My house has been in Living Etc, HeartHome and featured in The Wall Street Journal & Corriere della Sera. I also run an interior styling consultancy Mad About Your House. Welcome to my Mad House.

6 Comments

  1. Love the idea of the combo basin/toilet, but not sure I’m that into it aesthetically. It’s interesting, but i can’t make up my mind whether I think it’s also beautiful or not!

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