I am going to be working on bathroom fittings for a company in the USA, and then I thought it was appropriate to simplify the fittings and, thus, lowering the cost.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Bathrooms are, on a square foot basis, the most expensive room in the house to renovate. If you want to test your heart's fitness, try shopping for simple bathroom faucets. Add in the cost of the required valves, mixers and trims, and you may need reviving when you see the tally!
Sometimes it's more difficult to achieve a 10% cost reduction than it is to tell people they have to achieve 50%. Small incremental steps block your view of doing something fundamentally different.
3D printing will massively reduce the cost of certain products as the cost of labor is removed.
I think it is a good thing to buy less and choose well - it's good for the environment and to be fair it's also good for me because my clothes are quite expensive.
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.
I'm a stylist, so I've been conditioned to setting up my own clothes like a fitting.
As the stylist, sometimes you see things that you love that don't work, and that's OK. That's why we have fittings!
With every bathroom renovation, there are three areas that I focus on: budget, function and style.
If we now find ourselves looking down on the cheap and convenient, it is only because we now have better things which are affordable.
Fittings are boring, but it's fun when you get to wear something new and go to a new event. I have a massive say in what I wear - I work really closely with my stylist.