Smart Modular Bathroom Furniture Course: Multifunctionality in Design Study Program: Product Design Gonçalo Dias Ramos Student: Maribor, May 2023 Smart Modular Bathroom Furniture ii | P a g e Smart Modular Bathroom Furniture Contents LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................. V 1 2 3 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 1.1 MOTIVATION................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 HORVAT FURNITURE..................................................................................................... 1 STATE OF THE ART...................................................................................................... 3 2.1 BATHROOM HISTORY .................................................................................................... 3 2.2 SMART FEATURES IN BATHROOMS................................................................................. 6 2.2.1 Smart Toilets......................................................................................................... 6 2.2.2 Smart Mirrors and Vanity..................................................................................... 6 2.2.3 Smart Showers and Bathtubs ................................................................................ 7 2.2.4 Smart Bathroom Gadgets...................................................................................... 7 FURNITURE DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................... 8 3.1 3.1.1 Small bathroom idea origin .................................................................................. 8 3.1.2 Small bathroom creations ..................................................................................... 8 3.2 BIG BATHROOM IDEA .................................................................................................. 10 3.2.1 Big bathroom idea origin.................................................................................... 10 3.2.2 Big bathroom creations....................................................................................... 11 3.3 4 SMALL BATHROOM IDEA ............................................................................................... 8 ALL-IN-ONE BATHROOM ............................................................................................. 12 BIBLIOGRAPHY........................................................................................................... 14 Page | iii Smart Modular Bathroom Furniture iv | P a g e Smart Modular Bathroom Furniture LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 - Horvat Furniture Logotype ........................................................................................ 1 Figure 2 - Public bathhouse from ancient civilizations (JMI Bathrooms and Kitchens’, 2016) 3 Figure 3 - Medieval latrines illustration (Martino, 2022)........................................................... 4 Figure 4 - Victorian era bathroom illustration (Spellen, 2016) ................................................. 4 Figure 5 - Smart Mirror (Joglar, 2023)....................................................................................... 6 Figure 6 - Smart Shower (Chandler, 2019) ................................................................................ 7 Figure 7 - Fountain vanity unit ................................................................................................... 8 Figure 8 - Sketch of the fountain vanity unit .............................................................................. 9 Figure 9 - Ideas that inspired the design of the fountain vanity unit .......................................... 9 Figure 10 - Floating vanity unit .................................................................................................. 9 Figure 11 - Floating vanity unit and storage compartiment ..................................................... 10 Figure 12 - Double sink inspired idea ...................................................................................... 10 Figure 13 - Double sink vanity unit .......................................................................................... 11 Figure 14 - Sketch of the double sink vanity unit..................................................................... 11 Figure 15 - Smart mirror........................................................................................................... 11 Figure 16 - Power supply.......................................................................................................... 12 Figure 17 - Automatic tooth paste dispenser ............................................................................ 12 Figure 18 - Water saving system .............................................................................................. 13 Figure 19 - All-in-one bathroom furniture sketches ................................................................. 13 Page | v Smart Modular Bathroom Furniture vi | P a g e