The future of space design will increasingly focus on personal wellbeing and sensory design, incorporating natural and sustainable elements. The innovative use of screen and digital printing allows for the creation of tactile and visually appealing surfaces, transforming common spaces into neo-luxury environments. The integration of new technologies, innovative materials and experiential design responds to consumers’ growing demands for personalisation and comfort, especially in environments such as the bathroom.
The furniture and interior design sector is constantly evolving, influenced by new trends and technologies.
Two recent reports, ‘Home Lifestyles 2025’ by WGSN and ‘Get Past The Present’ by Nextatlas, offer an interesting and stimulating look at future directions in design and habits, even within the home.
Among the numerous topics covered, the growing importance of personal well-being emerges, achieved through sensory design that expresses neo-luxury.
Well-being at home
According to a recent report by WGSN, wellbeing will become a central element in homes in 2025. The pandemic has accelerated the transformation of the home into a sanctuary for self-care, with a particular focus on rest, sustainability and biophilia.
Consumers are seeking ways to improve sleep quality and reduce stress by incorporating natural and sustainable elements into their living spaces
Trend Focus
The Premium Moments trend is one of the key themes underpinning the concept of Neo-Luxury at home and when travelling.
This trend is expected to remain strong and continue growing into early 2025, as revealed by Nextatlas’ monitoring of conversations and sentiment on the internet and social media.
Sensory design
Along with the centrality of well-being grows the importance of sensory design.
Consumers experience a growing sense of digital exhaustion and desire tactile and visual experiences that promote mental and physical well-being.
Therefore, incorporating sensory elements into design is increasingly important-from natural materials to organic forms.
Interior design is increasingly drawing inspiration from the outdoors by using materials that make you feel comfortable touching them and exploring textures that provide a sense of relaxation.
Trend Artist
Artist Abid Javed presented Soma at the independent gallery Select-Works: an exhibition of amorphous, moving sculptures that take shape from molecular biology.
Javed created his pieces using neutral stoneware, which he crafted to produce asymmetrical objects that take their cues from microscopic cells.
Just like the fluid body of a cell, the space becomes host to a microcosm of cellular and molecular networks, demonstrating how sculptural ceramic bodies exist together as one” (Select-Work)
For Soma, Javed has created two collections named the Cellular Compartment and Genetic Pleomorph; this most recent work includes blobby vases and sculptures, as well as wall lights, tables and floor lamps, sculptural stools and tables, mirrors and hanging furniture.
The bathroom of the future
The bathroom, in particular, is seen as an ideal place to practice “self-care“.
Habits introduced during the pandemic, such as the use of essential oils, scented candles and relaxing baths, will become established behaviors.
Trend Focus
Grand View Research, Inc, cited in reports, predicts that the global market for luxury bath and body products will be worth $28.65 billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 7.9 percent
At the market level, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region will have the most significant growth rate (8.7 percent CAGR).
Sensory design and integration printing techniques
Sensory design, which includes tactile and visual elements, is key to creating an environment of well-being. Bathroom surfaces can be printed with textures that provide a feeling of comfort and relaxation.
The combination of screen printing and digital printing allows you to take advantage of the best of both techniques, e.g.
- you can create tiles with a digitally printed base and screen printing details to add texture and depth;
- the combination of silkscreen and digital prints allows for unique visual effects, such as biophilic patterns reminiscent of nature, contributing to a relaxing environment.
Trend Company
The vision of BULBO – Magnificent Surfaces is a multidisciplinary method that involves decorative arts, interior and product design, contemporary experimentation and craftsmanship by putting its creative vision at the service of clients and companies.
The ceramic slab becomes Keramite, a blank canvas on which to paint beauty and emotion with an exclusive new technology that achieves color results far superior to anything on the market to date.
To the touch, Keramite gives the softness and silky warmth of soft-touch , and thanks to the technological peculiarities of our plant combined with the organoleptic characteristics of crypto-crystals, it is possible to adjust the degree of gloss of the surface from an enveloping ultra-matte to the austere and luxurious style of polished gloss, to continue with jaw-dropping metallic effects and finally culminating in the creation of relief micro-textures that give life to the material.
Beyond the walls …
The combination of screen printing and digital printing allows the use of innovative new materials. Printing on glass, ceramics and metals can create unique visual and tactile effects, transforming common elements of furniture into exclusive design pieces.
The integration of interactive elements, such as LEDs embedded in printed surfaces, can add an experiential dimension to environments.
Trend Company
Complements of Light by CARPIPLAST SRL introduces an unprecedented level of space customization to the field of interior design.
A collection of light frames born from the curiosity of playing with lights and colors to discover new and unique effects every time. Each product is a synthesis of 3 technologies and an innovative enhancement of their interaction:
- thermoforming
- digital printing
- dynamic LED lighting
Varying the intensity and color temperature of the light creates the desired atmosphere, promoting psycho-physical well-being: from cooler white light, suitable in the morning for its energizing effect, it seamlessly transitions to warmer, more relaxing light, perfect for the evening hours (tunable white)
This approach also influences the colors and graphics of the print, which are carefully considered and designed to balance full and empty spaces.
“The peculiarity that lies in working certain types of material to achieve gold and silver effects makes each piece is unique, as if forged by the skilled hands of a master craftsman” (Sandra Cuoghi, Carpiplast CEO)
The assembly method is simple, allowing easy cover changes and the creation of various bright and decorative atmospheres, adapting the complements to any environment.
Conclusion
Screen and digital prints represent a powerful synergy for the furniture and interior design industry: they offer multiple creative possibilities for designers and manufacturers to respond to wellness trends; in particular, they can transform the bathroom into a true personal sanctuary of relaxation and harmony.
