Ripples, the UK’s leading bathroom retailer, welcomed designers from across its 26 showrooms to Ca’ Pietra headquarters on 14th May for its annual Designer Day — an immersive event dedicated to creativity, collaboration and continuous professional development.
An important fixture in the Ripples calendar, Designer Day is designed to inspire, challenge and support designers at every stage of their careers, reinforcing the company’s commitment to exceptional bathroom design and customer experience. This year’s event introduced a refreshed and highly interactive format, focused on strengthening creative storytelling, enhancing technical knowledge and encouraging innovation across the business.
“Our designers represent the very best of Ripples, and Designer Day is a reflection of that,” said Nicola Crow, Sales Director at Ripples. “What makes me most proud is the culture we’ve built together. Whether someone has been with us five minutes or twenty years, the sense of welcome, collaboration and shared creativity is the same. Every new designer brings fresh energy and ideas that inspire our experienced teams, and in turn our newer designers benefit from the expertise around them.
“Our Designer Day encourages them to push creative boundaries and learn from one another, and they bring that confidence straight back to our clients. There are no limitations, just incredible talent and a culture that lifts everyone.”
Hosted at Ca’ Pietra’s inspiring headquarters, the day brought together talented design experts from across the business for a programme of workshops, hands-on experiences and collaborative sessions aimed at pushing creative boundaries and sharing best practice.
A key highlight of the day was the Ripples Design Creativity Workshop, where teams worked collaboratively on conceptual design challenges designed to encourage bold thinking and creative storytelling. Judged by Ca’ Pietra Founder & CEO, Hamish Smith, the competition celebrated originality, creativity and innovative use of materials.
Designers also enjoyed an immersive tour of Ca’ Pietra’s headquarters, alongside participating in a Virtual Worlds Workshop focused on enhancing presentation and visualisation skills, as well as a hands-on moodboard session exploring texture, colour and material combinations in an interactive and collaborative setting.
Hamish Smith said:
“We were truly honoured to welcome the Ripples designers to our Ca’ Pietra HQ and spend time with such an inspiring and talented group of creatives. Ripples has built an outstanding reputation for the level of training and support they provide their designers, consistently setting the benchmark within the industry for nurturing both creativity and technical expertise.
Building strong relationships with the designers who specify our materials is incredibly important to us. These partnerships allow us to better understand how people are using our products in real projects and help us continue to innovate in meaningful ways.
It was also a real pleasure to judge the competition entries, which were of an exceptionally high standard. The quality of work produced by the Ripples designers was genuinely impressive. Full of creativity, confidence and thoughtful design detail. It’s exciting to see such exceptional talent coming through, and we were delighted to be part of celebrating it”.
Designer Day continues to evolve as part of Ripples’ wider commitment to investing in its people and maintaining its position at the forefront of bathroom design. Through initiatives focused on shared learning, creativity and collaboration, Ripples continues to empower its designers to deliver tailored, highly personalised spaces that exceed client expectations.
As designers returned to their showrooms feeling energised and inspired, the event reinforced Ripples’ commitment to design leadership, innovation and creating exceptional client experiences through creativity, expertise and meaningful industry partnerships.
