The idea of a collapsible shower cubicle has gained popularity with Per Mollerup's book “Collapsible: The Genius of Space-saving Design”.
Glass Reinforced Polymer began to be used in shower cubicles from the early 1990s to counter the maintenance costs of the traditional tile and tray method.
A complete shower cubicle containing the shower, shower tray and walls of the cubicle needs only assembling and installation.
The shower cubicle murder of Marion in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho remains probably the most famous shower scene in the history of American cinema.