A comprehensive guide to all the bathroom companies you should know
1/30Stone Age
Though its bread and butter is tiles in natural materials, it also sells bathroom furniture, as well as accessories and custom pieces. You can shop online or visit its two showrooms in Parsons Green Lane, SW6, and in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.
2/30Mandarin Stone
With showrooms across the UK, it provides a wealth of options, such as zellige, terrazzo, marble and newly added manufactured porcelain tiles.
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This British stone supplier will take care of everything - from sourcing to installation - and can create bespoke pieces. It has its own limestone quarry in Dorset, ensuring that costs and quality are consistent.
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Florim
This Italian-based and B-Corp-certified company specialises in the production of high-quality porcelain surfaces, suitable for flooring, countertops and back-drops. Especially impressive are the convincing wood- and stone-effect tiles that mimic the tones, textures and markings of these natural materials. Following a collaboration with Falper, it now also offers bathroom furniture and accessories.
5/30Fired Earth
The popular purveyor of tiles has launched its second collection with Nina Campbell. Inspired by her trips to India, it features bold patterns in vibrant colours.
6/30Lapicida
Earlier this year, Lapicida joined the renowned Pimlico Road design community with its new showroom on Ebury Street, SW1. The space is a fantastic showcase for its impressive selections of quartz, mineral and porcelain countertop surfaces, as well as its unique and often brilliantly characterful reclaimed stone tiles, including sandstone and limestone flooring.
7/30ABI Interiors
This Australian brand has its London headquarters at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, SW10, where its contemporary bathroom designs and its hardware and accessories are showcased. alongside its collection of kitchen and utility room furniture. The recently introduced accessible bathroom range is as beautiful as it is practical.
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All of the pieces designed by Catchpole & Rye - which range from bathtubs and bathroom furniture, such as vanity units, to accessories including bath racks, shelf brackets and shower curtain rails - are crafted in its own Kent workshop and foundry with the utmost attention to detail. The full collection can be viewed in its showroom on the Fulham Road, SW10.
9/30Geberit
Swiss precision and engineering is behind every piece of Geberit bathroom furniture, resulting in ultra-efficient and sturdy pieces that would be welcome additions to any considered design scheme. Alongside its virtual showroom using intelligent, immersive 3D technology, it has around 930 showrooms and stockists based across the UK.
10/30Roca
This Spanish company combines innovation with joyful designs, resulting in fun, uplifting pieces, which, when combined (whether by you or by one of its in-house designers), make for a space that you will enjoy spending time in. Recent additions to its collection include the first toilet designed with a cistern integrated into the bowl and the 'Nu' range of brassware in bright colours.
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If you are seeking ideas, head to Waterworks on King's Road, SW6, where a plethora of styles, finishes and materials are sure to inspire. A trio of arresting basin stands, in a choice of different stones, are new to the range.
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Lefroy Brooks
For smart brassware in a variety of finishes and styles, Lefroy Brooks is a brilliant resource. If modern is your preference, the '1920 Ten Ten' collection might well appeal to you, while those with more traditional taste will be drawn to the ‘La Chapelle’ and ‘Classic’. Whichever option you choose, it is sure to work well with the vanity units, basins and bathtubs from the brand's wider offering.
13/30Dornbracht
This year marks Dornbracht's 75th anniversary. Having been founded in Iserlohn in 1950, this German tap manufacturer continues to create designs for basins, baths and showers that will suit any bathroom scheme. It also has a bespoke Dornbracht Atelier service, which allows for specifically tailored modifications or the creation of one-off pieces for a particularly interesting and unique effect.
14/30Duravit
Earlier this year, it announced the latest in a long list of designer collaborations with the Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola. The range includes curved furniture, taps, bathtubs and accessories in matt finishes and brings a new and dynamic element to the company's existing collections. These pieces can be viewed at the West One Bathrooms and CP Hart showrooms.
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The offering at Drummonds is comprehensive and ranges from brassware and taps to sanitaryware and furniture, much of which is designed in collaboration with leading interior designers, including, most recently, Nicola Harding. Visitors to the company's flagship store on the King's Road, SW6, are guaranteed to discover something suitably stylish and distinctive.
@sai.interiors16/30Victorian Plumbing
Though mainly a digital retailer, this company also has a large showroom on Mersevside. The appeal of Victorian Plumbing is that it brings together more than 50 leading bathroom brands, such as Duravit, Rak Ceramics and Burlington, so the range is extensive in terms of aesthetics and price.
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Matki
For an easy solution to an oddly shaped or compact room, bespoke shower screens and trays are ideal. There are also many off-the-peg options, including the appealing new ‘EauZone Dome’ reflecting the increasing trend for elegant lines.
18/30West One Bathrooms
The in-house design team at West One Bathrooms has access to a large and diverse roster of brands for creating your ideal bathroom, whether you lean towards a more traditional look in neutral colours or something more eclectic in bolder tones. Eight showrooms span west to east London and always provide plenty of inspiration for those in the process of planning a new bathroom.
ANNA STATHAKI19/30CP Hart
Earlier this year, the bathroom supplier CP Hart partnered with designer Matthew Williamson to create a pop-up room set using CP Hart products in its Waterloo showroom. The resulting space, seen above, is warm and layered and is filled with thoughtfully sourced pieces and eye-catching accents. It is clear proof of the fact that bathrooms do not need to be clinical and unimaginative, and highlighted the breadth of CP Hart's offering.
20/30Kaldewei
Among the recent additions to Kaldewei's bathroom ranges is the 'Nuio Duo' bath by German industrial designer Stefan Diez. Made in recycled steel enamel, the bathtub has a control panel that adjusts lighting, music and heating, as well as a whirlpool feature.
21/30Clearwater
A great resource for design-led, contemporary and sustainable bathrooms, this specialist brand is working with ClimatePartner to become carbon neutral. The in-house designers will help you to find the ideal pieces for your space, presenting a range of options with useful renders and moodboards. Its UK flagship store in Kent reflects its serene aesthetic.
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Phil Etherden22/30Albion Bath Company
Traditional shapes are given a modern twist in Albion’s designs. Claw-footed baths can be finished in a primary colour and frameless enclosures make a smart addition to any shower. Pictured here is its new ‘Geminus Linea’ bath, made using an Iso-Enamel, meaning it is not only strong and sturdy, but stays warm to the touch. It can be finished in satin sprayed paint or in a number of hand-applied, metal-effect options.
23/30Laufen
Having started out as a brick producer, Laufen has its roots in materiality. Its toilets, basins, showers and baths celebrate clay and porcelain in a mix of styles - from minimalist to embellished. It has over 250 stockists in the UK alone.
24/30Ripples
The in-house designers at Ripples are always up to date with trends: a recent spa-bathroom project incorporated a Helo steam cabin. Discover its silent-flush WCs and cost-saving solutions like marble- effect tiles. It has 20 showrooms in the UK.
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Sebastian Engert Photography25/30Rutland London
Specialising in taps, bathroom furniture and heating, Rutland London provides a seemingly endless number of choices, with more than 20 brassware finishes. It also has a wide range of paint options for coloured furniture, thanks to partnerships with paint companies including Farrow & Ball and Little Greene Paint & Paper.
26/30VitrA
Innovation is at the heart of the VitrA philosophy. The modern Turkish brand is always looking for new ways to make beautiful, useful and sustainable bathroom furniture, whether it is by using water-saving technology or by working with recycled materials. Its London HQ at 64 Turnmill Street, EC1M, is the perfect place to discover the extensive ranges.
27/30Victoria + Albert
Last year, it launched its first water-saving bath, the 'Ledro' - a testament to the company's commitment to sustainability. Created using its trademarked Quarrycast material (a natural insulator), it is as stylish as we have come to expect from this specialist, which has stockists across the UK.
Mark Anthony Fox28/30The Water Monopoly
This is the place to head to for one-off originals and the chic reproductions inspired by them. The ‘Rockwell’ collection mixes bold curves and pretty pastels for a wonderfully eye-catching effect.
29/30Porter
There is an elegance to bathrooms designed by Porter, characterised by light marble, white furniture and brass finishes. The offering spans furniture, hardware and accessories.
30/30Porcelanosa
This Spanish company produces modern, clean-lined designs for bathrooms (and kitchens, too), from taps and tiles to furniture and fittings. It has two London showrooms – in Hanover Square, W1, and on Wandsworth Bridge Road, SW6.
