January 2025 sees Ca’ Pietra launch Studio Collection, the latest artistic endeavour from one of the UK’s leading tile brands. Studio is where small batch collections are born and bred, with each tile being designed in-house and fired at Ca’ Pietra’s home in Wiltshire. 

Each tile range within the collection will be completely and utterly unique to Ca’ Pietra – giving more choice to retailers to create some extra special projects. Each tile is designed by Aaron Hammond, who spent the last four years running his own hand-painted tile studio. In tandem with Head of creative Grazzie, they’ll be designing micro collection after micro collection, coming up with concepts and stories together before Aaron’s hand turns them into a marriage of classic techniques and modern making methods.

The first tiles launched are Jamboree, Bobbin, Nonna’s Kitchen, and the Classic Collection. 

Jamboree is rooted in festival vibes. The idea is retailers can mix and match them however they like. Designed for any room in the home, from kitchens to bathrooms, Jamboree comes in two styles of square wall tile – one a block colour and the other a two-tone split – plus a dado to finish off a run of tiles or even divide things up in creative ways. They’re all hand-painted in the UK and are seriously rich and glossy.

Eight is the magic number with Jamboree, with each and every colour picked for its uplifting spirit and capability of combining with one another. 

Next up is Bobbin, a square wall tile that is decorated with a rise-and-fall-scallop border and available in five hues. 

And then there’s The Classics. These wall tiles have all been originally hand-drawn and painted by our in-house artist and translated onto wall tiles that are fired in the UK. They are classics by their very nature. 

Finally, Nonna’s Kitchen. Created as a collection that transports homeowners to a different destination, the collection offers a comforting and nostalgic feel. Featuring ten tiles, all destined for kitchen walls. From florals to Nonna’s lemon grove, each is a playful offering that is sure to be hit with retails and homeowners alike. 

From nature-inspired design to spa-like luxury, Laminam rounds up the top five bathroom surface trends for 2025.

1. Cladded Basins and Vanity Units

Inspired by five-star hotel luxury, cladded vanity units have become increasingly popular in recent years, especially in en-suite bathrooms. This trend will become even more prominent in 2025 as homeowners look to recreate the spa-style sanctuary of a favourite holiday or luxury break at home.

Twin basins also make a stunning statement within a bathroom scheme, especially when clad in a stone surface such as porcelain. Durable and hardwearing, it also creates a sleek and seamless look that flows effortlessly when paired with the same surface for countertops, splashbacks, showers, wall cladding and flooring. Porcelain is an ideal material for bathrooms, as it is non-porous, so it doesn’t require sealing. It is also water resistant; it is stain, scratch, moisture, and humidity resistant. The stunning marble effect of seamless porcelain surfaces will also bring a luxe look to any bathroom or en-suite, and for 2025, let the material take centre stage with fresh or warm whites with delicate veining or grounding earthy tones to bring a sense of the outside in.

Pictured top Laminam Surface – Slate Series – Ankara

2. Bookmatched Surfaces

Laminam’s porcelain is perfect for making a statement in the bathroom. The large-format slabs can be laid horizontally or vertically for walls and floors, and 2025 will see a rise in the use of bookmatched patterns for large areas such as behind a freestanding bath, as a basin splashback or in a large walk-in shower area. Bookmatching allows for seamless continuity with no visible joins, which has the added benefit of being impervious to germs and bacteria while making cleaning easier thanks to fewer grout lines. The distinctive and eye-catching look is created by adjoining two or more slabs of stone cut from the same block right next to each other for a striking mirror-image effect. Laminam has over 20 designs that can be bookmatched.

Laminam Surface – I Naturali Series – Calacatta Oro Venato

3. Nature Inspired Spaces

With over 291,000 #biophilicdesign posts on Instagram, the trend for bringing the outside in looks set to stay for 2025. There are so many benefits to creating a natural and organic look and feel within the home – it helps to create a sense of calm and mindfulness, connecting us to nature and providing a welcome retreat from the hectic world outside. Adding plenty of potted and hanging plants also improves air purification, absorbing excess moisture and balancing humidity, which is particularly important for bathrooms and wet rooms.

Laminam Surface – IN-SIDE Series – Pietra Piasentina Taupe

4. Open-Plan Bathrooms

One of the biggest trends for 2025 will be opening up the bathroom, removing shower doors and creating a seamless and open wet room on its own or within a bathroom or en-suite, achieving a spacious and airy feel. Sleek and modern in aesthetics, the effect is also incredibly functional, especially when Laminam’s porcelain slabs are used for walls and flooring. With no visible joins, the room is easy to clean and ultra-hygienic, with no grout lines for germs and bacteria to hide in.

Pictured above – Laminam Surfaces – IN-SIDE Series – Terra di Matera {back wall and flooring}
and Terra di Saturnia {bath and shower wall}

5. Minimal Luxury

Creating a calming and spa-like experience at home with minimal luxury means paring back to the essentials and ensuring these essentials are of the highest quality. Think bathrooms with a freestanding sculptural-shaped bath, concealed shower fixings, wall-mounted basin taps that leave the countertop clear and plenty of storage to hide everything from view. This bathroom style also lets the surfaces sing, with porcelain’s marble effects and authentic Italian look taking centre stage.

Laminam Surface – I Naturali Series – Pietra di Savoia

In 2020, Cosentino introduced Hybriq+ technology to its Silestone ranges, reflecting a growing consumer interest in sustainability. It recently developed Silestone XM with a maximum crystalline silica content of 10%. Silestone by Cosentino combines an innovative production process, which drastically reduces its content of crystalline silica, with high visual appeal—the end result being sustainable and high-performing mineral surfaces.

Sustainable luxury is more than a short-lived trend, and materials like Silestone Le Chic Boheme, which combine durability with timeless design, are essential for creating hardwearing, beautiful spaces that maintain their aesthetic appeal for years to come.

Dark, earthy hues

Le Chic Boheme by SilestoneXM in Chateau Brown

Neutrals out, drama in; biophilic colours come to the fore in 2025, particularly darker hues to create luxurious, moody interiors. Cosentino’s surfaces take inspiration from the natural world, mimicking the colours and textures to create timeless surface design, from rich greens to alluring, veined charcoals.

Katie Parry Stone, retail manager at Cosentino UK, comments: “Deep, natural tones that induce a sense of well-being and calm into interiors have seen a surge in popularity, particularly within kitchen and bathroom design. This shift toward earthy tones, as opposed to the minimalist, clinical white homes that were previously popular, can be incredibly powerful in conveying calm and tranquillity in a space. Deep, dark hues are also incredibly effective when designing a cosy space. Shades like Chateau Brown from our recent Silestone XM collection, Le Chic Boheme, and Bohemian Flame from Le Chic by Silestone, are rich and versatile shades ideal for adding warmth as accent colours, or to imbue a space with a cosy atmosphere when used throughout the wider scheme.”

Seamless spaces

From free-flowing islands to invisible sinks, seamless integration is very much on the radar for 2025.Tasteful, high performing and versatile, Cosentino’s surfaces are available across a range of applications, including cladding, flooring and worktops, minimising interruption and enhancing the illusion of space.

Heavy texture

Dekton Ukiyo by Cosentino in Nacre, from £400 per sqm

From fluting to rich veining, texture in the home and in hospitality is a steadfast trend for 2025. Anticipate experimentations with colour, patterns and thickness for greater depth and visual interest anywhere from the home to bars, restaurants and hotel where it creates striking and unexpected design.

As one of the first to incorporate fluted titles to its portfolio, Cosentino is constantly developing fresh approaches to texture, with its most recent innovation, Dekton Ukiyo, in collaboration with designer Claudia Afshar.

“Fluted designs are proving popular, though we have seen them keep in bathroom design over the past few years, they are gaining momentum in kitchen design to create vibrant and contemporary spaces. Dekton Ukiyo by Cosentino is a great way to incorporated fluted surfaces within the kitchen. Veined worktops can also be used to add interest, depth and layers to an otherwise flat surface, and the delicate pattern can be incorporated for designs that are characterful and intricate to introduce a touch of sparkle and glamour on countertops or splashbacks,” comments Katie.

Invisible technology

Supplementing seamless design schemes is invisible technology, with more homeowners investing in smart appliances that are tactfully hidden from view. This enhances functionality in the home without compromising aesthetic appeal.

The Essential Induction is innovation in its purest form, developed collaboratively by Gaggenau and Cosentino. The innovative technology combines with Dekton’s ultracompact and scratch resistant surface – the result being a high-performing, single surface appliance with no barriers, frames or gaps for seamless integration in any kitchen

Gaggenau x Dekton Essential Induction Worktop – Price on application