Viva Las Vegas: 9 Tapware and Tile Trends for 2023 From the USA
See the latest tiles, tapware styles, shower features and kitchen trends launched at the Las Vegas KBIS 2023 trade show
From 29 January to 2 February 2023, more than 200,000 people and 1,800 exhibitors flocked to Las Vegas, USA, to see the latest building and home design products and materials showcased at Design & Construction Week. This year’s event ambitiously combined the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), the International Builders’ Show (IBS), the National Hardware Show (NHS), Winter Las Vegas Market and The International Surface Event (TISE).
Those who made the trip were rewarded with a sneak peek at new shower features, benchtop styles, appliance technology and other kitchen, bathroom, laundry and outdoor trends coming to homes in the USA this year – as well as further afield. Here’s a snapshot of trends featured at KBIS 2023.
Those who made the trip were rewarded with a sneak peek at new shower features, benchtop styles, appliance technology and other kitchen, bathroom, laundry and outdoor trends coming to homes in the USA this year – as well as further afield. Here’s a snapshot of trends featured at KBIS 2023.
Delta Faucet, a sister brand of Brizo, released a new steam shower that can be installed in existing bathroom footprints. The Delta SteamScape series features a digital control panel similar to Brizo’s Mystix that allows users to create four profiles with various presets for steam and temperature. There’s also an essential oil reservoir to infuse the steam.
Kohler’s new spa-inspired Sprig line also attracted crowds. The collection features a shower device that can be retrofitted to existing Kohler showerheads to infuse the water with scented blends. The six initial blends include eucalyptus and mint, clary sage and patchouli, and lavender and vanilla.
The line, available in the USA in May, also features coordinating bath bombs, body mists and linen mists.
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The line, available in the USA in May, also features coordinating bath bombs, body mists and linen mists.
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2. Workstation sinks
Workstation sinks have exploded in popularity in recent years, and for good reason. They help save space and centralise kitchen tasks by combining multiple functions in one place with useful inserts for straining, chopping and rinsing.
Several brands are expanding their offerings and launching new ones. Moen recently launched a line of stainless steel workstation sinks that comes with a colander, chopping board and drying rack. The line, which is now available in the USA, comes in several versions: single-bowl undermount, single-bowl undermount apron and double-bowl undermount drop-in sinks.
Workstation sinks have exploded in popularity in recent years, and for good reason. They help save space and centralise kitchen tasks by combining multiple functions in one place with useful inserts for straining, chopping and rinsing.
Several brands are expanding their offerings and launching new ones. Moen recently launched a line of stainless steel workstation sinks that comes with a colander, chopping board and drying rack. The line, which is now available in the USA, comes in several versions: single-bowl undermount, single-bowl undermount apron and double-bowl undermount drop-in sinks.
3. Soft modern style
One phrase that came up repeatedly during conversations at KBIS was ‘soft modern style’. The look is defined by square profiles with gently rounded edges and a general softening of typically sharp modern forms.
Delta’s new Tetra tap illustrates the style with curved rectangular details.
One phrase that came up repeatedly during conversations at KBIS was ‘soft modern style’. The look is defined by square profiles with gently rounded edges and a general softening of typically sharp modern forms.
Delta’s new Tetra tap illustrates the style with curved rectangular details.
Victoria + Albert’s new Lussari collection also features a soft modern style for three freestanding tubs and a sink.
Kohler’s new Aureus vessel sink in a rounded square style also exemplifies the soft modern look. The sink, made of vitreous china, takes inspiration from kintsugi, a Japanese art in which broken pottery is fixed with lacquer resin dust or mixed with powdered gold, silver or platinum. The sink is also available in a round shape.
Japandi style inspired Moen’s new Tenon collection of kitchen taps, which features a gentle U-shaped design and an option for a teak handle. But what’s really special is its concealed pull-down spout function that leaves no visible seam – users can grab a notch on the backside of the end of the spout to pull out the nozzle.
4. Industrial style makes a comeback
Apart from the soft modern look, industrial style is whistling loudly in the USA and commercial or spring tapware is leading the way.
Moen expanded its Cia line of industrial-style spring tapware to include new features such as a Power Boost Pro spray that can blast away grime on pans or quickly fill pots.
Apart from the soft modern look, industrial style is whistling loudly in the USA and commercial or spring tapware is leading the way.
Moen expanded its Cia line of industrial-style spring tapware to include new features such as a Power Boost Pro spray that can blast away grime on pans or quickly fill pots.
Moen fully embraced industrial style with its new Greenfield collection, which nods to the Industrial Revolution and its ties to Greenfield Village in Michigan, USA. The collection features taps, tub fillers, shower fixtures, lighting and accessories with rounded square levers and forms that recall those found in factories.
5. Fluted designs
Speaking of bathroom design trends overlapping between American and Antipodean markets, it was hard to walk a few metres at KBIS without encountering a fluted surface. Fluted features in interiors – witnessed in tiles, stone, joinery, glazing and furniture – have proved especially popular in Australia for several years, so it’s interesting to note their global prominence.
Ann Sacks’ new Belcaro line of marble tiles comes in a pleated profile and a fluted look, shown here in the Lilac style.
Speaking of bathroom design trends overlapping between American and Antipodean markets, it was hard to walk a few metres at KBIS without encountering a fluted surface. Fluted features in interiors – witnessed in tiles, stone, joinery, glazing and furniture – have proved especially popular in Australia for several years, so it’s interesting to note their global prominence.
Ann Sacks’ new Belcaro line of marble tiles comes in a pleated profile and a fluted look, shown here in the Lilac style.
Dekton unveiled a collaboration with designer Claudia Afshar that features five existing Dekton surface colours in fluted options, available in two different thicknesses.
6. Indoor-outdoor surfaces
During the pandemic, many homeowners looked to their outdoor areas to expand their living spaces. This shift in focus created a powerful need for durable and stylish outdoor surfaces. Many surface manufacturers responded with new or expanded collections made for indoor and outdoor use.
Dekton’s new Pietra Kode quartz collection is a collaboration with designer and architect Daniel Germani that mimics the look of classic Italian stones and can be used indoors or out. The new Nebbia style is shown above as kitchen benchtops and cladding.
During the pandemic, many homeowners looked to their outdoor areas to expand their living spaces. This shift in focus created a powerful need for durable and stylish outdoor surfaces. Many surface manufacturers responded with new or expanded collections made for indoor and outdoor use.
Dekton’s new Pietra Kode quartz collection is a collaboration with designer and architect Daniel Germani that mimics the look of classic Italian stones and can be used indoors or out. The new Nebbia style is shown above as kitchen benchtops and cladding.
Caesarstone announced it’s expanding from a quartz company into a multi-materials corporation with a new line of porcelain slabs and natural stone.
Caesarstone already has a line of outdoor quartz products, but its new porcelain collection is also durable enough to be used outdoors. Here, the new Aluminous style of porcelain slabs is used for outdoor kitchen features.
Caesarstone already has a line of outdoor quartz products, but its new porcelain collection is also durable enough to be used outdoors. Here, the new Aluminous style of porcelain slabs is used for outdoor kitchen features.
Compac’s new Terrazzo styles from architect and designer Elisa Ossino are also made to withstand harsh outdoor conditions.
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7. Dramatic stone and stone-look benchtops and surfaces
All-white benchtops, light marble and marble-look styles remain popular, but designs featuring bold, dramatic sweeps of veining seem to be proliferating in the USA. This mimics the shift seen in Australia and New Zealand over the past decade, with quartzite surfaces on the rise and many homeowners opting for a dash of drama rather than neutral benchtop designs.
At KBIS, a slab of Caesarstone’s new Deep Blue Ocean quartzite was rarely without a crowd of people holding up smart phone cameras in front of it. This Brazilian stone, shown here in a living room, features intense blues with large fissures of warm golds.
All-white benchtops, light marble and marble-look styles remain popular, but designs featuring bold, dramatic sweeps of veining seem to be proliferating in the USA. This mimics the shift seen in Australia and New Zealand over the past decade, with quartzite surfaces on the rise and many homeowners opting for a dash of drama rather than neutral benchtop designs.
At KBIS, a slab of Caesarstone’s new Deep Blue Ocean quartzite was rarely without a crowd of people holding up smart phone cameras in front of it. This Brazilian stone, shown here in a living room, features intense blues with large fissures of warm golds.
8. Tapware and sinks specifically for laundries
KBIS wasn’t just about kitchens and baths. Some brands launched dedicated features for laundries as well.
Kohler’s new Cairn laundry sink is a take on the popular workstation kitchen sink. It features removable accessories for soaking and straining garments.
KBIS wasn’t just about kitchens and baths. Some brands launched dedicated features for laundries as well.
Kohler’s new Cairn laundry sink is a take on the popular workstation kitchen sink. It features removable accessories for soaking and straining garments.
9. High-tech toilet features
Around the world, many people got hooked on the concept of bidet toilet features during the pandemic’s toilet paper shortage. The trend stuck, and now bidet functions and high-tech features are becoming commonplace in toilet design outside Europe.
Kohler debuted its new Innate line of smart toilets, designed as an entry-level option for homeowners looking to add cleansing features. It features bidet functions, automatic UV cleaning, a night-light, warm air dryer and adjustable heated seat, all controlled by a handheld remote.
Around the world, many people got hooked on the concept of bidet toilet features during the pandemic’s toilet paper shortage. The trend stuck, and now bidet functions and high-tech features are becoming commonplace in toilet design outside Europe.
Kohler debuted its new Innate line of smart toilets, designed as an entry-level option for homeowners looking to add cleansing features. It features bidet functions, automatic UV cleaning, a night-light, warm air dryer and adjustable heated seat, all controlled by a handheld remote.
But few toilets at the trade show grabbed attention the way Kohler’s new Numi 2.0 did. It features voice control functions, a heated seat, various wash modes with water pressure and temperature settings, a dryer option, a night-light and automatic cleaning with UV light and electrolysed water. Plus, the seat opens automatically when you walk up and closes when you leave.
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One subject that came up repeatedly in conversations at KBIS was wellness features in bathrooms. Some brand representatives said the pandemic played a part in homeowners seeking to create spa experiences at home.
Brizo’s new Mystix Steam System shower attracted all-day crowds at the convention. The immersive steam shower offers users two experiences: a standard Elemental steam shower with temperature control and an upgraded version called Transcendent with all kinds of therapeutic options – chromatherapy, aromatherapy and audiotherapy.
In the fully upgraded version, users can control the steam pressure and temperature, as well as infuse the steam with essential oil blends. The State of Indulgence blend adds a mixture of spruce needle, fir needle, pine needle, cedarwood, frankincense and ylang-ylang.
The chromatherapy setting lets users choose various lighting moods, while the audiotherapy option connects a shower speaker hidden in the ceiling to various music apps, including Spotify. The Transcendent will be available in American markets later this year. The installation is a little complex, so it’s recommended for new home builds.