Taking place at the London Design Centre from November 17-18, the European Hotel Interiors Experience (HIX) event brings together the interiors supply chain.
The two-day event features an exhibition, program of talks and installations, with opportunities for networking.
Featuring more than 130 suppliers, spanning both established and emerging brands, HIX includes bathroom manufacturers who number Flair, Graff, Grohe, Roca, Roman and Villeroy & Boch.
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Here we offer a curated edit of brands participating at the show.
- IDEAL STANDARD
As part of its HIX debut, Ideal Standard will display the pinnacle of its design offering, the Atelier Collections, designed in collaboration with Roberto Palomba.
For premium and luxury specifications, the Atelier collections include Linda X, Conca, Ipalyss and Tipo Z and will be shown alongside Blend Cube and Curve WCs, as part of a complete bathroom offering.
Completing its stand, Ideal Standard will be displaying its Ceratherm Navigo built-in shower valve, featuring push-button technology, and presenting its Singular philosophy to provide end-to-end product and service offer for designers and specifiers.
2. ROMAN
Showering supplier Roman is exhibiting for a second time at the interiors and design led event, HIX.
Roman will be showcasing its full range of design and manufacturing capabilities and bring together elements of the bathroom to create a tailored and fully integrated solution.
Presenting enclosures from its range of 16 colours with anti-slip shower trays, the manufacturer will also show bespoke options with surrounds integrated with Roman’s vanity tops and basins.
3. GRAFF DESIGNS
In a UK exhibition debut, luxury bathroom brand GRAFF Designs will showcase its product portfolio and brand story for the first time to the wider hospitality and KBB industry.
The stand will be themed as Art of Bath and boast working water displays.
In addition, GRAFF will showcase its state-of-the-art ranges Luna, Vintage, MOD+ and Artemis for the first time in the UK.
4. VILLEROY & BOCH
Among the products on its stand, Villeroy & Boch has revised its the Loop & Friends washbasins to feature delicate lines and which come in three shapes, three installation types and three colours.
Whether oval, round or rectangular, the washbasins can be installed as surface-mounted, built-in or as an undercounter version in Ebony, Graphite and Almond.
These are joined by Loop & Friends baths, which reflect the oval and rectangular shapes of the washbasins.
5. GROHE
Following its showing at the debut HIX show in 2021, Grohe is returning in 2022 and will focus on its premium ranges for spa-inspired bathroom design concepts.
Grohe will be inviting guests to immerse a spa-inspired room set as part of a new premium spa and wellness-focused concept currently in development.
The space will be created with re-envisioned designs of its Allure brassware, Atrio range and ICON 3D collection which consists of 3D printed taps.
6. MAJESTIC
Shower screen and enclosure company Majestic will unveil its Art Glass Collection, a range of bespoke, handcrafted shower screens with kiln-formed glass textures made in the UK.
Alongside the Art Glass Collection, Majestic will showcase a curated selection of the brand’s Frameless portfolio, including Sarah (pictured), a W/C and shower dividing enclosure.
Majestic will also present a range of finishes, hinges, handles and glass options which can be mixed and matched to configure solutions for hotel application.
7. BATHROOM BRANDS GROUP
With a broad portfolio, spanning modern and traditional, Bathroom Brands Group will be showcasing its Crosswater, Burlington, Britton and Clearwater brands.
Crosswater and space-saving Britton offers sanitaryware, furniture, brassware and accessories for contemporary bathrooms, while Burlington is focused on traditional designs.
They are completed by Clearwater luxury soaking tubs in ClearStone or NaturalStone in modern or traditional designs.
8. MARFLOW
Luxury brassware manufacturer Marflow Engineering will be showcasing the St James Collection of showers, bath fillers and taps.
The traditionally styled St James Collection offers a choice of options in finishes including Bright Nickel, Brushed Nickel, Antique Gold, Unlacquered Copper, Unlacquered Brass and Chrome.
St James products are assembled in Birmingham, tested before leaving the factory and are registered under the Made in Britain initiative.
9. FLAIR
Irish shower enclosure manufacturer Flair is exhibiting at HIX 2022 and will be showcasing solutions from the Harmony Collections portfolio.
Its displays will include the ORO hinge and inline, space saving ETO infold and ORO bifold, as well as the AYO modular wetrooms collection.
The latest enclosure finishes on show will include Brushed Brass, Matte Black and Brushed Nickel.
10. HANSGROHE
Responsible water use will be a focus of the Hansgrohe stand, with the brand showcasing its Axor Conscious Shower among its sustainable products at HIX.
Although featuring an overhead shower and claimed to deliver a powerful spray, the EcoSmart+ variant, reduces the flow rate to less than six litres per minute.
Created in partnership with the Phoenix Design Studio, the Axor Conscious Shower is available in a range of finishes, with fine engraving on the contour of the shower head.
11. ROCA
Spanish bathroom manufacturer Roca will be showcasing key products from its Ona collection, which comprises a series of design-led pieces for a broad range of bathroom settings.
The collection includes ceramic basins made from Fineceramic, which reportedly boasts up to 30% greater tensile strength and WCs with Supraglaze to reduce residue, dirt or bacteria bacteria build-up.
They are joined by mixers with Cold Start function, which avoids unnecessary use of hot water, and flow limiter technology and Roca Smart Shower where users can pre-program heat, pause water and which boast a cleaning programme.
See the highlights of the show in 2021.