Designer Bath Blog: Design Seminars

Minimal Space Design

presented by Mark Sorenson

sponsored by Palmer Industries

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

11am- 1pm // lunch provided

– course info to come –

2013 LUNCH + LEARNS

Sustainable Bath and Kitchen Design

– held Thursday, November 21, 2013 –

CEU credit 0.1 // presenter Lauren Moschella of Kallista

We’re all connected. Healthier homes mean healthier people, communities and planet. In this course you will learn how to design healthy and sustainable baths and kitchens, select sustainable residential products, be able to integrate water conservation plumbing products for LEED credits into residential designs and communicate to clients the importance of sustainable buildings.

Learning Objectives:

Look to naturally existing systems for residential sustainable design solutions
Create healthy, sustainable bath and kitchen environments for new or remodel projects
Make product decisions based on attribute and product life cycle assessment
Select plumbing products that conserve water and meet the guidelines for LEED credit
Inform clients about the multiple benefits of a well designed, sustainable home

Lauren Moschella of Kallista explaining how air-induction reduces

water usage to our Sustainable Design Lunch + Learn attendees.

Incorporating Universal Design into
the Bathroom presented by ROHL

– held November 6, 2013 –

CEU credit: 0.1 // presenter Mark Rohl

The expansive Baby Boomer generation is aging, which signals the increasing need for homes, services and products that cater to their lifestyle. The majority of this population would prefer to age in place rather than relocating to a nursing home or assisted living facility, so there is an increasing and pertinent need to remodel the existing housing stock or build new residences that incorporate universal design to minimize injury and ease everyday tasks. This is actually important for all age groups, because challenges in areas such as stamina, balance and dexterity can affect anyone and increase our need for support to move around the home and to operate bathroom fixtures. Designing a bathroom with universal design principles affords privacy, comfort, safety and independence in an aesthetically pleasing environment.

Four Learning Objectives:

Introduce the Seven Principles of Universal Design.
Understand the concept of “aging in place” and why the need for Universal Design is growing.
Examine how design professionals are integrating Universal Design into their practice.
Discuss recommendations for incorporating Universal Design into the bathroom.

Mark Rohl with guests discussing the principles of Universal Design.

November 6, 2013 at Designer Bath

– October 2013 –

Why Therapeutic Modalities should

be Integral to Bathroom Design

presented by BainUltra

– held Tuesday, October 29, 2013 –

CEU credit: 0.1 // presenter Pete Perrodin

BainUltra, a Canadian company, has spent more than three decades helping customers throughout North America improve their personal health. While we pioneered the development of therapeutic air jet baths, our mission over the years has evolved. Today we offer an integrated line of products that consumers use to improve relaxation, health and well-being right in their own homes. At BainUltra, it is our hope that the world might embrace a new art of living in which we slow down, listen to what is within, and enjoy more harmonious and enduring relationships with one another.

Summary of Content:

Ancient therapies in Modern Bathrooms
Natural therapies for Modern Stress
Massage Therapy
Chromatherapy
Aromatherapy
Light Therapy
Sound Therapy
Thermotherapy
Consideration of Natural Therapies in Master Bathrooms

Stone Forest Lunch + Learn

– held October 22, 2013 –

presenter Michael Zimber

Stone Forest takes its lead from nature’s blueprint. Contemporary designs for the bath and kitchen are sculpted from natural materials including stone, bronze, bamboo, copper, iron and hardwoods. Collaborating with the design community to create custom designs is our specialty.

Mark Sorenson, Jocelyn Hutt and Michael Zimber

at Designer Bath for Stone Forest Lunch + Learn

Universal Design Award: Lisa Bonneville of Bonneville Design

photo credit: Eric Roth

Planning Ahead: Universal Design for all Ages

Design New England Fall 2013 Salon Series

Real Solutions for the Home

– held October 8, 2013 –

Leo Chantre, Lisa Bonneville, Mark Doughty, Jason Sevinor
photo credit: Jessica Delaney

Interior designer Lisa Bonneville, FASID of Bonneville Design and author of The Safe Home along with Mark Doughty of Thoughtforms, and Leo Chantre of Stone Projects discussed how to create built environments that are both beautiful and accessible. Read more about this event here.