Oxblood was omnipresent at this year’s Milan design week, with Gucci’s creative director Sabato De Sarno liking it so much ‘Ancora Rosso’ become the brand’s new signature colour. Is it time for your bathroom to adopt the shade that has also been seen on major new designs at B&B Italia, Minotti, Kettal and more? We certainly think so. It’s a red that is both warm and seductive, lending itself to soft and flattering lighting – ideal for the most private room in a home.
Here, we reveal some of our favourite projects to have used the on-trend hue, including Margaret Naeve Parker’s project (pictured above) in a New York home, which exchanges the high-gloss finish recently associated with oxblood red for a soft and romantic plaster finish. Lending the of-the-moment hue a note of the traditional, the interior designer pairs it with a Belgian slate basin, Kohler tap and ‘Signal X’ wall light by Apparatus.
Interiors studio Atelier Steve has been inspired by the slick look of new lacquered oxblood furniture hits like Molteni & C’s ‘Mateo’ table by Vincent Van Duysen to create a shower room (pictured) that is clad entirely in glossy burgundy tiles – for similar, try Bisazza’s ‘Colours 20’ range.
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In a deep burgundy hue, these tiles’ matt finish makes them a subdued alternative to the high-gloss look.
Available in Oxide Red, this reeded glass-fronted cabinet is a modern way into the colour trend.
In Altu’s redesign of a flat in Brussels’ Brusilia tower, the burgundy colour seeps out of this contemporary ensuite (pictured above) even when the aluminium door that separates it from the large bedroom is closed. The semi-circle of lime-plaster floor makes an iron-rich red statement against the cream carpet.
As a colour choice, burgundy is luxurious but can also be a little serious. That’s why we love this bathroom (pictured above) by Obiekty Studio, where the oxblood ceiling is offset by a joyful, body-positive mosaic by Manchester-based artist Amy Victoria Marsh and local Polish tile brand Trufle Mozaiki.
Marcel Breuer’s iconic design now comes in this all-over oxblood hue – an ideal addition to a burgundy bathroom
Used to section off an ensuite within the architecture of a larger open-plan space, burgundy tiles clad walls and floor in this bathroom (pictured above), turning the raised platform that this bath sits upon into a theatrical moment within the otherwise neutral surrounds of Belgian studio Objekt’s Penthouse T project.
