Volume IX · The Quarterly
An award-winning editorial on sustainable bathroom design — where reclaimed stone, low-flow craft, and patient material choices replace the disposable. Curated by designers, for the long view.
Layout, storage, moisture-resistant materials, plumbing, and durability — the considerations that separate a vanity that lasts from one that doesn't.
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Cabinets and tile get the attention, but the plumbing underneath decides whether a remodel finishes on schedule.
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The CDC injury data behind bathroom falls — and the remodel choices that actually lower the risk.
Costs, contractors, plumbing, and the design choices behind the region's wellness bathroom boom.
Ten projects across Chesapeake palettes and Bethesda townhomes that quietly redefine what a bathroom can be.
From Chesapeake-inspired palettes to reclaimed-oak vanities in Bethesda townhomes, our regional report follows ten projects that quietly redefine what a bathroom can be.
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Why hand-thrown ceramics are quietly displacing the under-mount.
The case for living finishes — and letting them age.
Moroccan glazed terracotta finds its second American moment.
Doorless, drainless, and unexpectedly intimate.
Our Editorial Position
Every project we feature is vetted for material provenance, water-use intelligence, and long-term repairability. We’re not a showroom. We’re a record.
Average reduction in water use across featured 2025 projects
Independent designers and craftspeople in our directory
Years documenting sustainable bathroom design
Editorial issues per year — no more, no less
About the Journal
Bath by Designer began in 2014 as a folder of clippings on a designer’s desk. Today it’s read by 140,000 architects, builders, and homeowners across four issues a year. We accept no advertising for products we wouldn’t install ourselves.
Our editorial standard is simple: every featured bathroom must still feel right ten years from now.
— The Editors