If there is any near-sanctuary in a modern Western home, many people will tell you that it's their bathroom. This is a space where one can shut out the world and feel the refreshing effect of warm water on his skin. The Portal Shower further enhances this experience by making it an even more escapist one.
Designed by Matthew Simpson for the 2013 Bathroom Innovation Awards, the Portal Shower concept enables you to project serene natural scenes within your washroom to transport you to the beach, the jungle or anywhere else you feel inspired or peaceful. Beside the ceiling-mounted rain shower head would be the large piece of electro thermal defogging glass. This displays your chosen image on a great scale, inviting light to pass through its translucency and drawing a warm glow into your domestic oasis.
What's Driving This Trend
- Virtual Reality Showers
- A growing trend in the bathroom industry is the use of virtual reality technology to create immersive shower experiences.
- Escapist Bathroom Experiences
- There is a rising demand for bathroom products and concepts that provide a sense of escape and relaxation, such as the Portal Shower.
- Innovative Shower Designs
- Designers are exploring new ways to enhance the showering experience, incorporating features like electro thermal defogging glass and large-scale projection screens.
Who This Affects Most
- Bathroom Fixtures
- The virtual reality shower trend presents new opportunities for bathroom fixture manufacturers to create innovative and immersive products.
- Home Decor
- The demand for escapist bathroom experiences opens up opportunities for home decor brands to offer products that create tranquil and immersive environments.
- Technology
- The convergence of virtual reality and bathroom design presents disruptive innovation opportunities for technology companies to develop VR systems specifically tailored for water-immersive environments.
