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TOP FURNITURE TRENDS TILES & CERAMICS

KALE GROUP SHOWCASES ITS INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AT UNICERA

ISH 2013 REPORTS SPRING KITCHEN

TRENDS

2013 REPORTS

TOP BATHROOM

TRENDS LIGHTING

BACCARAT

VITRA

2013 BATHROOM COLLECTION

SIMPLE, FUNCTIONAL AND ACCESSIBLE DESIGNS

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HIGHLIGHTS

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Pls. download our general catalog from www.scavolini.com

For the carcase of the kitchens Scavolini uses only Idroleb: a water repellent V100 panel with the lowest formaldehyde emission, lower than specified on the Japanese standards F**** (4 stars).

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Scavolini S.p.A. 61025 Montelabbate (PU) - Italy Tel. +39 0721443333 Fax: +39 0721443413 contact@scavolini.com www.scavolini.com

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34 INDUSTRY NEWS 20 AATI Opens in Abu Dhabi

ISH 2013 REPORT 46 KLUDI RAK Bringing Harmony to Your Home

22 I SALONI 2013 The 2013 Salone Del Mobile Looked to Exports

50 VILLEROY & BOCH Aveo New Generation

and Closed to Great Acclaim

26 5 SPRING KITCHEN TRENDS

If You are Looking to Remodel Your Kitchen this Spring, Here are Some of the Biggest Trends to Incorporate.

KITCHEN TRENDS 32 PORCELANOSA GROUP Gamadecor

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When the Kitchen Becomes the Centre of the Home Invironment

KITCHEN APPLIANCES 38 TEKA - KĂœCHENTECHNIK 14

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52 INDA Shower Enclosures

54 AXOR ORGANIC 56 ROCA

Presents its Latest Products at the 2013 ISH Trade Fair

60 LAUFEN

Kartell Collection

62 IDEAL STANDARDS

What Really Goes on in the Bathroom

66 KERAMAG Expansion of the Citterio Bathroom Series

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70 68 alape˘ A˘system Addit Washplaces with Character

88 CREAVIT The Distinction of Creavit, Impressed in Unicera

70 GESSI Private Wellness Programm

90 ECE HOLDING Bought Italian ISVE

72 duravit Refreshing New Nuances

92 EGE VITRIFIYE Presented at Unicera

74 KOHLER Freestanding Baths Provide Perfect Visual Esthetic

94 TOP BATHROOM TRENDS This Spring, Turn Your Bathroom in Your Own Peaceful

in the Bathroom

Private Space with these Great Trends

76 SCHELL Presents a new Series of Fittings at the ISH 2013

78 CHRISTIAN SIEGER INTERVIEW

BATHROOM ACCESSORIES 100 BONGIO Spazio Vivo Design by Arch. Federico Rossi

UNICERA 2013 REPORTS 82 SEREL

84 VITRA 2013 Bathroom Collection

104 CALFLEX Quality & Design The Milestone of Calflex

106 KALDEWEI

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146 128 LIGHTING 128 BACCARAT HIGHTLIGHTS 110 GROHE GRANDERA

INTERVIEW 114 HANS-JUERGEN KALMBACH Vice President of Delta Faucet

ROSS JACKSON

General Manager for GCC & North Africa of Delta Faucet

118 AMMAR SAAD Technical Director of Lever

120 TOP FURNITURE TRENDS

HOME 124 VERSACE The Haas Brothers

126 KNOLL Celebrates 75 Years of Iconic Design

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134 NEMO CASSINA Lighting 2013

140 OMIKRON DESIGN - MILANO Milano

WOODEN FLOORS 144 TIMBERWISE

Safe and Ecological Parquet Choice for Living Spaces

TILES & CERAMICS 146 VITRA 2013 Tile Collection

152 KALE GROUP Showcases its Innovative Products at Unicera

PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS 158 SHANGRI-LA HOTEL TOKYO

Explore Tokyo in Style

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Editor's Letter Dear Readers, Various Shades of Grey! and I am not talking about the famous series of books that were a bit controversial, am talking light , medium and dark colors of grey that will be marking the kitchen & Bathroom trends for this season.

Industry experts may be seeing grey this year, at least in kitchens and bathrooms. Grey color schemes for both types of spaces have grown dramatically in popularity. Used currently in 55% of kitchens and 56% of bathrooms, grey conveys a sense of chic sophistication. White, off-white, beige, and bone also remain very popular, and sepia tones are on the rise.

Transitional-style kitchens and baths—defined as a "seamless blend of traditional and Editor in Chief Lara Mansour Sawaya

contemporary"—have surpassed traditional styles, which reigned until 2012. Quartz finishes are

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now a close second to perennial favorite granite.

another "clear trendsetter" for 2013. Though quartz saw a slight popularity decline in 2012, it is

Additional top trends for kitchens include white-painted cabinetry, glass backsplashes, LED lighting, touch-activated faucets, and satin-nickel finishes. Bathroom trends include an increased use of ceramic/porcelain tiles and undermount sinks.

Talking grey and chic finishes reminds me of fashion weeks and their glamour. And to me ISH –Frankfurt is the “trend setting platform for what is fashionable yet with perfect solutions and quality in this industry”. ISH is the world’s leading trade fair dedicated to the Bathroom Experience, Building, Energy, Air-conditioning Technology, and Renewable Energies.

I invite you to read on through the magazine to discover what we have compiled from the latest innovations, designs and solutions that were our favorites.

In this issue we also share with you a special file on exclusive interviews with the movers and shakers of the industry to tell us more about the latest news on their brands, trends and more…

As we always promise you, it is our main objective to make the global material at your disposal locally in a flip of a page, ensuring you credible, inspiring and exclusive content.

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ISH 2013 REPORTS

TOP FURNITURE TRENDS

Lara Mansour Sawaya

SPRING KITCHEN

TRENDS

TILES & CERAMICS

KALE GROUP SHOWCASES ITS INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AT UNICERA

Editor in Chief 2013 REPORTS

TOP BATHROOM

TRENDS LIGHTING

BACCARAT

HIGHLIGHTS

DHS 15

VITRA

2013 BATHROOM COLLECTION

SIMPLE, FUNCTIONAL AND ACCESSIBLE DESIGNS

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Sanitaryware, bathroom furniture, bathtubs, shower trays, wellness products and accessories: Duravit has everything you need to make life in the bathroom a little more beautiful. More info at Duravit Middle East S.A.L. (Off-Shore), Elias Hraoui Avenue - Nohra Building - Furn El Shebbak, Second floor, Beirut, Lebanon, Phone +961 1 283429, Fax +961 1 283431, info@lb.duravit.com. DURAVIT Middle East - SAL Off Shore - Rep. Off., Aspect Tower - Office #2406 Business Bay, P.O.Box 390865 - Dubai, UAE, Phone +971 4 4274080, Fax +971 4 4274081, info@ae.duravit.com. Duravit Saudi Arabia LLC, Al Hamra district, Aarafat street, Shahwan commercial center, 3rd floor – Office number 4, P.O. Box 9135, 21413 Jeddah, Phone +966 2 66 580 54 / +966 2 66 410 38, Fax +966 2 661 76 94, info@sa.duravit.com. www.duravit.com

Sanitaryware, bathroom furniture, bathtubs, shower trays, wellness products and accessories: Duravit has everything you need to make life in the bathroom a little more beautiful. More info at Duravit Middle East S.A.L. (Off-Shore), Elias Hraoui Avenue - Nohra Building - Furn El Shebbak, Second floor, Beirut, Lebanon, Phone +961 1 283429, Fax +961 1 283431, info@lb.duravit.com. DURAVIT Middle East - SAL Off Shore - Rep. Off., Aspect Tower - Office #2406 Business Bay, P.O.Box 390865 - Dubai,1 UAE, Phone +971 4 4274080, Fax +971 4 4274081, info@ae.duravit.com. Duravit Saudi Arabia LLC, Al Hamra district, Aarafat street, DME_EdgeKB_S2_006_230x300mm.indd 09.04.13 Shahwan commercial center, 3rd floor – Office number 4, P.O. Box 9135, 21413 Jeddah, Phone +966 2 66 580 54 / +966 2 66 410 38, Fax +966 2 661 76 94, info@sa.duravit.com. www.duravit.com

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Industry news: Aati - Abu Dhabi

Aati

Opens in Abu Dhabi Aati, the contemporary, luxury furniture store in the United Arab Emirates opens its second showroom on March 28, 2013 at the Shining Towers, the heart of Khalidiya, King Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz Street in Abu Dhabi.

The Al Tayer Group opened the first Aati store in 1981.

Aati showrooms specialise

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in interior design, importing and retailing of premium, contemporary designer furniture, accessories and soft furnishings from various parts of the world.

Catering to a discerning customer seeking the ultimate in lifestyle, Aati represents and showcases collections

from major European and American brands. As part of its product portfolio, the new Aati showroom at the Shining Towers in Abu Dhabi offers the most luxurious furniture and fabric brands including new collections from Fendi, Minotti, Ligne Roset, Nada Debs, Minotti, Kenzo, Missoni Home and Ralph Lauren Home.

The new Aati showroom spans across 16,000 square meters spread over two spacious floors. The store’s interiors present a chic backdrop to complement the range of high quality furniture and lighting on offer. A combination of contemporary and classic finishes and a refined palette creates a clean, defined and spatial experience for clients. Showroom windows illustrate eye-catching and exciting representations of the season’s hottest moods and trends for the home. Ambient lighting throughout the store provides a pleasurable mood to browse and shop for the most prestigious international furniture and interiors brands.

Aati prides itself on its ultimate interior consultation, providing an inviting atmosphere for customers who can expect personalised service by the Aati interior designers and sales associates.

Customers can also browse through an extensive resource collection of catalogues, brochures and brand information over an enjoyable cup of coffee.

Aati showrooms are located at the Shining Towers, Abu Dhabi and Za’beel road Dubai.

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Industry news: i Saloni 2013

The 2013 Salone del Mobile looked to exports and closed to great acclaim

The 52nd edition of the Saloni closed on an extremely positive high, with the over 2,500 Italian and foreign exhibitors at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, the International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition, SaloneSatellite and the biennial Euroluce / International Lighting Exhibition and SaloneUfficio in the global spotlight from 9th to 14th April.

The figures: 324,093 visitors overall. 285,698 of them from within the sector, with 160 different countries accounting for 68% of total presences (compared with 63% at the 2011 edition, when the biennial Euroluce and SaloneUfficio were last held), making the Salone not just international but global. There was a major influx of visitors from all over the world: Asian, U.S., South American and

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African countries, and strong interest from countries within the Russian area, consolidated by the participation of a significant number of operators encompassing the entire range of goods on offer at the Saloni, particularly pieces with a high design content. A considerable number of delegations of Chinese constructors and American architects were also seen.

“The Salone del Mobile has yet again proved itself to be the most effective promotional tool for creative excellence, a natural coming together of business and design, and an unparalleled platform for our tremendous expertise,” said Cosmit president, Claudio Luti.

“There was an extremely positive atmosphere during the Fair, testament to the fact that even during these tough times, innovation,

design and communication are solid investment levers.

The exhibiting companies made huge efforts and significant investments in order to present themselves in the best possible light, attracting the attention of international players. The numbers confirm the fact that the Fair is a vehicle that enables its exhibitors to make the most of very real business opportunities with extremely high end operators.”

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Industry news: i Saloni 2013

“Interiors of tomorrow” provided the leitmotif for this edition of the Saloni, with French architect Jean Nouvel’s seminal installation “Project: office for living” at SaloneUfficio, showcasing five unique and singular work scenarios illustrating the fact that a working environment has to be able to transmit creativity, inspiration and enjoyment. “The success of this edition of the Salone del Mobile is an important signal to our companies. However, we absolutely must not let

down our guard as regards the internal market, which is evidencing signs of concern that need to be tackled effectively and very swiftly,” said Roberto Snaidero, president of FederlegnoArredo.

Considerable interest was also shown by visiting representatives of official bodies, witnessing at first hand the creativity and effort made by the exhibitors to secure their positions on the sector’s greatest international stage. The Mayor of Milan, Giuliano Pisapia, attended the opening, with visits from Giorgio Squinzi, head of Italy’s biggest business lobby, Confindustria, the President of the Lombard Region, Roberto Maroni and the Minister for Economic Development, Corrado Passera over the following days, demonstrating just how great a driver of the Italian economy the Saloni are.

Other visitors to the Saloni included Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission and Lorenzo Ornaghi, Italy's Minister of Culture.

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5 Spring Kitchen Trends

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SprING kitchen tRENDS If you are looking to remodel your kitchen this spring, here are some of the biggest trends to incorporate.

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Scavolini - Mood

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Colored Cabinets Grey kitchen Cabinets have been very popular last year and continue to be a hit for this year as well.

Indigo shades are also very popular.

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5 Spring Kitchen Trends

2 Brass Faucets For Faucets, it’s all about brass.

The reason we love brass is that it does not look like a traditional kitchen faucet but more like jewellery for the kitchen.

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Countertops White marble continues to be the favourite look for countertops, but many homeowners are wary of its upkeep. Look for Quartzite which is a stone that looks like marble but has the durability of granite.

The Super White variety which is a grey stone with streaks of dark grey veining is one to look out for!

Leathered finishes on granite is a big trend this year. The stone receives a honed finish, making it very forgiving especially when it comes to water spots and scratches.

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Pendant Kitchen Lighting

4 Statement LIghting When it comes to kitchen lighting this spring, it's time to go big! Statement lighting are definitely in. Look for unique shapes and a mix of metals that offer a big impact

Varenna Poliform Kitchen

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Colorful Appliances As bright and bold colour is reigning king, such is true for kitchen appliances as well. Even though stainless steel has become commonplace, coloured appliances are paving the way this year. They are fun and great on the eye!

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Kitchen trends: Gamadecor - Porcelanosa Group

GAMADECOR

PORCELANOSA GROUP Kitchens with All Five Senses.

The kitchen is a focal part of the home: a place for using our creative skills and our senses, for spending time, meeting up with the family and exchanging thoughts when we arrive home. The kitchen can be a source of amazement, with mouth-

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watering aromas, attractive shapes, unfamiliar textures and exquisite flavours.

Entering it is a genuine pleasure and challenge for the senses. The kitchen is a place for social relations, for expressing feelings for others, and for enjoying their company.

socioeconomic factors. At the same time, a Chain of Custody control system for wood is being introduced so as to ensure that the raw materials used to manufacture the company’s products are sourced from controlled forests. In this way, Gamadecor can offer products with full environmental guarantees.

GAMADECOR works consistently to implement quality systems within the organisation. The success of these efforts is reflected in effective management and the steady increase in the standards of the products and services we offer our customers. Obtaining ISO Certificates and integrating an information and management system based on work flows is the first step in establishing quality controls. This quality control system also allows for the optimum integration of the various management systems in the areas of quality, the environment and health and safety.

GAMADECOR was founded in 1987 to produce top quality bathroom and kitchen furniture based on concepts of advanced design and technology. Based in Villarreal (Castellón), the company’s facilities, which exceed 125,000 m², are equipped with the very latest technology. We currently export to over fifty countries on all five continents and have our own showrooms in Spain, France, the UK, USA, Italy, Portugal and Germany.

In keeping with Gamadecor’s demonstrated commitment

to the environment, an Environmental Management System has been introduced by the company and certified as complying with the ISO 14001:2004 international standard. This system ensures the identification of all environmental impacts and aspects of Gamadecor’s activities and improvements to its environmental performance, as well as contributing toward environmental protection and the prevention of pollution, from a balanced perspective that takes into account

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Kitchen trends: Scavolini

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scavolini

when the kitchen becomes the centre of the home invironment Geometric lines, formal rigour for a layout with maximum flexibility. The result? A modern kitchen which becomes the centrepiece of the home.

LiberaMente is the latest Scavolini proposal: a kitchen made in Italy, which comes from the desire to offer a

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modern, technological room.

The main feature is its customisable nature, which guarantees functional solutions inspired by research into the greatest freedom of composition perfectly integrated with the rest of the house. There are many open units and living room units

so that an open space can be created, inviting conviviality.

With LiberaMente you can also design island or peninsula layouts, more complex solutions with great personality, suitable for large areas and dedicated to those who want the kitchen to be the heartbeat of the home.

Other distinctive elements and leitmotiv of the whole design are the absence of handles and the aluminium grooves, which give easy access to compartments and drawers.

Clean-cut aesthetics which accentuate the design and the minimalist character of the whole structure.

The refined geometry of the wall units and bases is emphasised by the rich range of finishes: - Larch, Walnut, Oak and Teak decorative.

- matt and glossy lacquered, in various colours.

- matt, glossy or brushed effect laminate.

- Oak veneer, and available in nine different shades which leave the wood grain visible. Five of these shades (Empire Oak, Barred Oak, Cross Oak, Tobacco Oak and Frisè Oak) are called “Versus” and feature an effect of cutting across the grain, with the innovative effect which is both visual and tactile.

- gloss or matt glass, available in a wide range of colours.

The freedom of colour choice enables personal taste to be satisfied and both urban, eclectic rooms to be created thanks to the use of strong colours, and more traditional rooms featuring lighter tones.

The new line also includes tables, seats and stools designed specifically, for a full and flexible design.

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Kitchen trends: Scavolini

LiberaMente by Scavolini: a versatile kitchen, synonymous with creativity and freedom of layout.

LiberaMente is also a green kitchen: in tune with the company’s awareness of environmental issues, Scavolini has also chosen to adopt Idroleb ecological panels on the structure of this collection, as for all its other kitchens. Produced by the Mauro Saviola Group, they offer an ideal combination of environmental protection and maximum attention to consumer health. The panels are made of 100% postconsumption FSC certified wood and have the lowest formaldehyde emission values worldwide, even below the limits specified by the extremely severe Japanese F**** standard which defines an emission level of 0.4 mg/l, whilst IDROLEB panels guarantee a level of 0.35 mg/l. The Idroleb panel also complies with the V100 standard for water repellence and guarantees a maximum swelling level of 10% in 24 hours.

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www.kaldewei.com

Shower Couture Xetis – a system of visionary aesthetics.

Founded in 1918 in Germany, Kaldewei baths and shower trays are meticulously crafted in precious Kaldewei steel-enamel 3.5 mm.

As the style icon in bathroom design, with an ecologically friendly material philosophy, Kaldewei creates products with lasting value and was named “Brand of the Century” in Germany. Design with an aesthetic aura of sensuousness: extravagant, ergonomic, elegant. Every detail formed to perfection. Xetis – the outlet is beautifully concealed in the wall.

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Kitchen appliances: Teka

Teka

KĂźchentechnik

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Teka KĂźchentechnik began operations in Germany in 1924 as a manufacturer of high quality kitchen sinks.

Gradually, it increased its range to include all kitchen appliances and the brand is now manufactured in 32 factories within Europe.

like Emaar, Nakheel, Damac or Aldar are equipped with Teka kitchen appliances. The company has also developed its retail business to such an extent that 163 kitchen specialists in the UAE today sell Teka appliances, sinks and kitchen taps.

Teka has become a leader in the built-in kitchen sector of the GCC market due to the quality and innovation of its products and services. Over 220 different projects of leading property developers

“This has been possible because Teka considers these kitchen specialists as its partners and gives them full support through its excellent quality of service, efficient teamwork, high quality products and regular training

TEKA is strongly committed to the environment with a constant development of energy saving products in all the ranges.

provided by Teka experts to their staff,� explains Arturo Manso, Managing Director of Teka Kuchentechnik UAE and Teka Middle East.

TEKA is strongly committed to the environment with a constant development of energy saving products in all the ranges. Amongst the new products launched recently are energy-efficient full range of ovens with eco-friendly cleaning system and low consumption induction hobs, for instance.

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Kitchen appliances: Teka

Teka’s priority in ensuring the highest levels of safety and satisfaction Arturo Manso Managing Director of Teka Kuchentechnik UAE and Teka Middle East

Equipped with the latest technology and design knowhow, Teka Induction hobs save 33 per cent energy thanks to an intelligent system, which automatically recognises the pan size and diameter and therefore, provide only the energy required when it is on contact with the hob.

Teka HL ovens range boasts the Hydroclean system that allows the oven to clean within 24 minutes using only steam thereby saving on energy, effort and avoiding the risk of burning, just another example of “Teka’s priority in ensuring the highest levels of safety and satisfaction,” says Arturo Manso.

Teka, which is very focussed on manufacturing and marketing welldesigned and efficient appliances, was awarded the Emirates Quality Mark (EQM) in 2011 due to the quality standards of the factories and the manufacturing processes of their appliances, being the first brand in its field with this prestigious recognition.

Treating kitchens like relegated basement is a thing of the past. Teka mission is to impart style to modern kitchens, which are the heart of our homes, with the highest quality standards. The Emirates Quality Mark is the testimony of success in this pursuit of excellence.

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reports ISH – The World’s Leading Trade Fair for The Bathroom Experience, Building Services, Energy, Air Conditioning Technology and Renewable Energies – is the world’s biggest exhibition for the combination of water and energy. With everything from sustainable sanitation solutions, innovative bathroom design and energy efficient heating technologies combined with renewable energies to environmentally friendly air-conditioning, cooling and ventilation technology, the world’s leading trade fair covers all aspects of future-oriented building solutions in both horizontal and vertical terms.

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ISH confirms its position as leading world trade fair

for the combination of Energy and Water ISH remains more successful than ever – the world's largest industrial exhibition for innovative bathroom design, energy-efficient heating and air-conditioning technology, as well as renewable energies, ended with increases in all key benchmark figures.

From 12 to 16 March 2013, 2,434 exhibitors (2011: 2,382) showcased their new products – many of them for the first time in the world – over an area of 258,000 square metres (2011: 255,900). During the five days of the fair, a total of around 190,000 visitors took stock of the innovations of the world's leading manufacturers. The late

onset of winter in far-flung areas of Europe prevented an even greater response.

Nevertheless, this year, too, a good third of the visitors came from outside Germany.

"The figures are impressive proof of the internationally dominant position of ISH as the leading world trade fair for the combination of water and energy," says Wolfgang Marzin, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Messe Frankfurt. "In terms of all the important criteria such as quality of products, exhibitor and visitor numbers, as well as the level of internationality, ISH is the unchallenged number one in its field."

Wolfgang Marzin President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Messe Frankfurt

With its focus on conservation of resources and sustainability, the world's largest trade fair of industrial achievements in the sanitation, heating and air-conditioning sector is at the cutting edge. The 27th ISH show was all about dealing efficiently with the two resources, energy and water. This central concern ran through all the products and trend topics of the two sections relating to energy and water respectively. Under the overall heading ISH Energy, manufacturers exhibited

market-ready and futureproof solutions relating to home and building services technology. With modern, efficient air-conditioning, heating and ventilation products, up to 50 percent of the energy used in a house can be saved. Investments in new technologies thus not only make an important contribution to the new energy paradigm, but also soon pay for themselves. Alongside this, functionality, comfort, convenience and sense of wellbeing are also all enhanced.>>

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The section entitled 'ISH Water' demonstrated that design and solutions relevant to all generations are not mutually exclusive. The bathroom is increasingly gaining importance for users in terms of the contribution it makes to the overall comfort and convenience of the home. At the same time, because of the demographic changes, demand is growing for bathrooms to be usable across several generations.

The exhibitors showcased numerous ways in which these demands on bathrooms can best be met with integrated solutions.

The visitor structure also reflected ISH's profile as the world's leading trade fair for the combination of energy and water. With some 35 percent of all visitors, the installation trades represented the largest group amongst the attendees, as they had done in previous years. Equally high is the share of visitors from outside Germany. A definite plus was to be recorded in many of the growth markets in particular.

These included Eastern Europe, North Africa, South East Asia, the Middle East and China.

Equally good was the assessment of the quality of

In terms of all the important criteria such as quality of products, exhibitor and visitor numbers, as well as the level of internationality, ISH is the unchallenged number one in its field Wolfgang Marzin

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this year's ISH by exhibitors and visitors alike. German exhibitors, in particular, expressed positive attitudes in Messe Frankfurt's survey relating to the current economic climate in the sector. 94 percent of those polled rated this as good or satisfactory. Positive too, were the ratings of the extent to which they had achieved the targets they had set themselves for the show (85 percent) and the extent to which they had managed to reach their target groups (76 percent). That represents an increase of two and three percent respectively over the previous event. Assessments by exhibitors from outside Germany of the degree to

which they had achieved their trade-fair targets were also good (81 percent), as was their overall rating (79 percent).

Absolute top marks came from the visitors. The average rating for the product range was 97 percent – once again three percent higher than in 2011. Visitors from outside Germany showed themselves to be particularly pleased with the degree to which they had achieved their goals for their visit to the show. The overall rating remained at a constant high level of 96 percent.

The associations who sponsored ISH also record a positive overall outcome:

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ISH 2013 REPORTS: Kludi RAK

“We Stand for water Saving”

KLUDI RAK, the UAE’s only manufacturer of kitchen and bathroom fittings and accessories, has now launched the Harmony Series of water faucets, shower sets and kitchen and bathroom mixers.

The new concept presents a harmonious composition of a variety of precisionhoned geometric lines with curving and flowing sinuous forms, fused together with unrelenting attention to detail.

The designs combine contemporary style with high functionality and technology to add a special touch of harmony

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BRINGING HARMONY TO YOUR HOME

to your kitchen sink, bathtub, shower, bidet and washbasin.

Innovative features in the Harmony series include swivel cascade aerator solutions that bring greater flexibility to both bathroom and kitchen, by enabling the angle of flow to be adjusted to have different splash options and resemble the natural flow of water.

The bath and shower mixer has a lockable diverter fitting that can be used in low-pressure areas, and boasts an ultraflat, hand-held shower with a voluminous rain shower spray.

360-degree swivel kitchen

spouts also help create plenty of free space at the sink. Highgrade 12.3-micron chrome surfaces provide the finishing touch for these top quality fittings.

KLUDI RAK synergizes the expertise of two giants in the field of manufacturing and marketing: KLUDI – a leading German manufacturer of kitchen and bathroom fittings with over 80 years of experience, and RAK Ceramics the world’s largest ceramic manufacturer, in operation for over 20 years from its sprawling plant in Ras Al Khaimah.

Equipped with state-of-theart European technology, KLUDI RAK has the required expertise and skills for the development, design and manufacture of fittings that combine innovative and trendsetting designs with technical perfection and high functionality. All its products showcase ‘the best of German technology, made in the UAE’, and take bathroom and kitchen architecture to a new level.

The company also prides itself as a fittings specialist, using high-grade material imported from Germany. An

KLUDI RAK had participated in the recent 2013 ISH Trade Fair in Frankfurt Germany

experienced workforce ensures consistency, innovation and careful workmanship with the added advantages of excellent product service and long lasting quality.

In addition to high-end design and quality, KLUDI RAK also supports the promotion and development of sustainable

buildings in the UAE and is a corporate member of the Emirates Green Building Council. The company is committed to reducing the wastage of one of earth’s most precious resources – water. Its engineers work tirelessly to ensure that its faucets, unlike conventional ones, reduce wastage by up to 60%.

Kitchen Sink Mixer

Bidet Mixer

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ISH 2013 REPORTS: Kludi RAK

For the few who are not familiar with the name, KLUDI RAK is the one and only Emirates national company manufacturing high quality and stylishly designed faucets, bathroom and toilet fittings with the highest European standards.

KLUDI RAK is a synergistic combination of 2 giants in the field of manufacturing and marketing. KLUDI a German manufacturing leader in kitchen and bathroom fittings and RAK Ceramics the world’s largest ceramic manufacturer from the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.

KLUDI RAK at Cersaie 2012

PASSION

When you visit any Kludi RAK showroom, you cannot but stop at the stylish and modern designs of their nine series ranging from elegant to practical. The Passion series is probably the most passionately designed of the lot, you will marvel at these great masterpieces that are a true craftsmanship renaissance. Not to forget the Passion accessories to complement your range.

The Timeless Innovative Design A classic combination of rounded and angular shapes, premium-quality Passion line incorporates timeless designs and flexible, innovative solutions that complement all architectural styles. In the bathroom, the shower fitting can rotate 180 degrees and boasts an ultra-flat hand-held spout with a voluminous rain shower spray. In the kitchen the spout can be turned a full 360 degrees, creating plenty of free space at the sink.

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“We Stand for water Saving�

Kludi RAK is not only about high end design and quality, we understand the global environmental issues that surround us and therefore, our engineers have worked hard and smart to deliver and ensure all faucets from Kludi RAK reduce wastage.

Compare any faucet at your home with a Kludi RAK one to see the difference in the water flow. Our aim is to value this precious resource which is getting scarce and make sure we are using it right. We, at Kludi RAK, proudly stand for water saving.

KLUDI RAK aims to service the industry of kitchen & bathroom fittings and accessories in the Middle East market. The innovative and trendsetting new designs of KLUDI RAK is all set to take the field of bathroom architecture to a new level.

Bath Accessories

PASSION Adding value to your lifestyle Bath AccessoriesPASSION With their classic, timeless design, the Passion accessories fit perfectly into any style of bathroom. However, thePassion range is appreciated for more than its external design features: it is also noted for the premium quality that comes , from using first-rate materials.

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ISH 2013 REPORTS: Villeroy & Boch

VILLEROY & BOCH Aveo new generation

A sensuous and modern design statement for the bathroom The archetype of life interpreted in ceramics, the egg symbolising the emergence of all life, as a protective case and a safe space, as inspiration for a bathroom collection. Is this possible? Villeroy & Boch answers this question with a decided "Yes!". Indeed it was 2003 when the international designers Conran & Partners used this vision to create the unmistakeable form of the Aveo collection exclusively for the brand manufacturer.

"There is nothing that people have created that can't be improved" – this was Sebastian Conran's comment as he today presented Villeroy & Boch with the contemporary de-velopment of the successful collection: Aveo new generation. The oval is retained as the determining form for the bathroom collection, a symbol of peace and relaxation. With contoured and delicate washbasins that create a feeling of freshness and lightness, and a completely new furniture collection in a minimalist natural look, Aveo new generation transforms the bathroom into a true oasis of well-being.

Ceramics with an ethereal look and modern contours An ethereal look and modern contours have been developed for the new washbasins.

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Despite its reduced height the basin continues to offer a generous depth and great func-tionality. There is a choice between a 60cm surfacemounted washbasin and a wallmounted washbasin in 70cm and 50cm that can also be combined with the furniture.

All washbasins are available with and without overflows.

The new optional outlet valves with ceramic covers contribute towards the flawlessly consistent design.

The original design of the WC and bidet has been retained.

However, the WC seat has been given a facelift and is now thinner and more contoured.

Extreme comfort of use is offered by the Soft Closing and Quick Release functions. There is a choice of three WC versions and two bidets.

Furniture with a reduced natural design New furniture with curved fronts that draw inspiration from the shape of the washbasins completes the collection. The furniture picks up on the oval design language

of the washbasin and elaborates it in two directions: the fronts are formed both horizon-tally and vertically, with no handles to detract from the harmonious curve. Easy opening and closing of the pull-out compartments is nonetheless provided by lateral recesses, which along with the doors and countertop are formally integrated in the design. The shape of the lights in the new lighted mirror is also reminiscent of the shape of the fronts, and as a further highlight the colour of the LED lights can be altered using a sensor.

The furniture interiors offer intelligently divided storage space for those everyday things, ensuring a clear sense of order. The high-quality real wood finish is available in the colours Pure Oak and Dark Oak, and emphasises the naturalness of the overall look.

A contrasting modern aesthetic is created by the Glossy White Lack finish. Despite its completely independent design the furniture can also be very well combined with selected washbasins from the My Nature and Loop & Friends collections.

The furniture range from Aveo new generation comprises vanity units in 60cm, 100cm and 130cm, as well as a 130cm chest of drawers. There is also a matching LED lighted mirror in 60cm, 100cm and 130cm.

A tall cabinet completes the range. Very delicately worked feet are also available as additions for the furniture.

High-quality rimless Quaryl bathtub The new rimless Quaryl bathtub completes the

harmonious and natural aesthetic. The previous model remains in the range, both as a built-in tub and equipped with a whirl-pool system. And now there is also a new freestanding tub, its harmonious, consistent look enhanced by its rimless design. Coordinating tap fittings for washbasin and tub are found in the L’Aura series, which harmoniously combines naturalness with a modern design language – clear and functional for a fresh well-being experience.

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ISH 2013 REPORTS: Inda

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shower enclosures Sim Sim is magic‌vanishes. A new space concept: foldable doors to side inside or outside of the shower to have the most possible space. Adapted for corner, for niche, for large dimensions or as bath screen, is produced with anodized profiles chrome type and transparent glass. Integration of the series: hinged door with inward/outward opening due to a wall profile with a 180° rotating hinge. Possible solutions: corner with fixed panel, or door for niche solution

Claire Design Details, qualitative finishes and the incredible brightness of Claire Design shower

Sim

enclosures confer an immediate elegance and personality sensation to the bathroom. Designed for the highest functionality and adaptability, this product range offer infinite pivot door layout solutions, to ensure comfort, balance and sophistication. natural polished anodized titanium frames get along with the brightness of the 6 mm glass, in transparent or stripe printed finish.

Deflector wall for 6 mm Walk In

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The deflector wall enlarges the 6 mm Walk in collection. A 270° rotation system, enabled by an integrated Camme-System, ensures the highest protection against water sprays, perfectly integrated in the shower enclosure. Available with 6 mm glass, transparent or gray, it is customizable in length from 15 to 80 cm.

ISH 2013 REPORTS: Axor Organic

axor organic The search for the essence of things inspired Philippe Starck during his work on the Axor Starck Organic collection. It led him to create a new organic-minimal design, with perfect, austere shapes full of energy, life, and harmony. Lines, reminiscent of silhouettes seen in nature, are a strong characteristic of this collection by Axor, the designer brand of Hansgrohe SE, and Philippe Starck. They give the collection an exciting,

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powerful, sculptural presence.

The levers of the mixers appear to merge seamlessly with the mixer bodies. They present the perfect object, in any position, and from any angle.

Harmonious and ergonomic, they also display the current temperature and flow rate settings. Axor Starck Organic is a natural fit for a wide range of different bathroom environments, adding striking features to any of them: nature is right at home everywhere.

Axor, the designer brand of Hansgrohe SE, successfully realises “Designer Visions for Your Bathroom". In cooperation with Axor, leading product designers, architects and interior designers develop their vision for the bathroom as a living space.

The Axor collections offer a great number of unique and sustainable solutions to create personalised bathrooms of the highest aesthetic and technological levels. To date, Axor collections have been created by Phoenix Design, Philippe Starck, Antonio Citterio, Jean-Marie Massaud, Patricia Urquiola as well as Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.

They all contribute towards making life in and around the bathroom a little more vmeaningful and beautiful.

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ISH 2013 REPORTS: Roca

Roca presents its latest products at

the 2013 ISH Trade Fair in Frankfurt

Roca, a leading company in defining the bathroom space, stays true to its values of innovation, design, functionality and sustainability with the new bathroom collections, ranges and solutions that have been presented at the ISH Trade Fair in Frankfurt.

Roca's products adapt to any space and are designed to satisfy the diverse needs of all users. During this year’s ISH Trade Show, considered to be the most important showcase in the world for bathroom design, Roca has invited visitors to explore Browse

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your bathroom, a space where they have found inspiration to create their own custom bathrooms.

“The products we are presenting are heirs to our approach to innovation at all levels: design, comfort, functionality, environmental protection, use of technology, which is still entirely applicable to the present time”, explained Carlos Velázquez, Roca Corporate Marketing Director. “Current trends in bathroom design fit the concepts that Roca anticipated several decades ago, like the introduction of water saving

systems with its reductions in toilet tank volumes in the 1960s, or the creation of the Roca Design Center, which is focused on the analysis and detection of the consumer’s new needs”, added Velázquez.

Among the Novelties of 2013, you can find the new rimless toilets of The Gap collection in both floor-standing and wall-hung versions, as well as the innovative In-Tank, the first toilet in the world integrating the tank inside the bowl – using an adjustable flushing mechanism intended to save water - with which Roca once again redefines the

bathroom space. This solution incorporates the brand’s latest technology in water conservation and comfort, combining practicality, installability, design and respect for the environment.

In the Faucets category, Roca presents new taps such as the L20, a new intuitive collection with simple and modern lines capable of adapting to any space. In line with one of Roca’s guiding principles, sustainability, the L20 collection with the Cold Start frontal opening for cold water, which prevents the boiler from turning on when it is not needed, minimises water and energy consumption thanks to innovative technology. The electric version, the L20-E, is designed to satisfy the needs of public spaces.

The products we are presenting are heirs to our approach to innovation at all levels: design, comfort, functionality, environmental protection, use of technology, which is still entirely applicable to the present time Carlos VelĂĄzquez Roca Corporate Marketing Director

Furthermore, the new collection of taps, Open, exemplifies a passion for design and innovation for the benefit of well-being.

Their raining waterfall effect ensures maximum comfort and minimises consumption.

Other product categories displayed at the fair included Shower Solutions: the new custom options including the new Puzzle collection, which helps to create personalised, modern shower spaces with various shower heads, jets

and shower mixers (with 3, 4 and 5 outlets and 8 combinable elements) that adapt to the needs of users with the highest standards and provide them with all the hydromassage benefits that come with such features.

With regard to shower trays, Roca presents novelties in all materials. Inacrylic, the Neo-Daiquiri range of shower trays offers a greater variety of sizes covering all possible options. In addition to its wide range, the design

has also been refined to suit current market trends, now being lower in height and longer.

In vitreous china,Roca presents Easy shower trays with a wider range, while, on the other hand, Roca also presents new shower spaces by using new ceramic tiles combined with the In-drain system, which lets you hide the drain since the installation is hidden by the ceramic tiles, with a resulting built-in shower tray that is perfectly integrated into the bathroom.

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ISH 2013 REPORTS: Roca Another option for the shower area in terms of new materials is Stonex, Roca’s new gelcoat base material, used in the tailor-made cuttable solution Terran, which creates a warm environment thanks to its textures and range of colours.

Terran shower trays provide textured finishes with marked non-slip properties. They are extra slim and available in a wide range of sizes, including large-scale.

Roca is also launching a new solid surface technical material called Graphyd for the new line Glace, our top of the range shower trays that offer unbeatable features in both design and comfort, thanks to the non-slip properties of the material and the 2-cover options for the drain.

Finally, customers can choose the steel integrated look provided by In-Floor, a shower tray made of 3.5mm thick vitrified steel, extra flat (25mm) with matching drain and anti-slip surface, ensuring perfect integration within the shower space.

Roca also presents the new collection of Cosmo screens, a

tailor-made collection without internal profile that conveys transparency, spaciousness and elegance. The Cosmo design is minimalist with hardly any profiles, 6mm safety tempered glass and a refined and distinctive handle.

In Browse your bathroom,

visitors could also see the effects of the Tiles that best suit their ideal bathroom, with samples on display from tile collections such as Calypso, Fresh biano and Green.

In the Bathroom Solutions section, the Luna Mirror Cabinet stands out as it can be effectively combined with the Victoria Basic, Victoria-N and Debba collections. The mirror has 6 finishes, 5 sizes and 5 pieces, offering an infinite possibility of combinations.

From the Bathroom collections, the Debba, a compact furniture bath collection, is a particular favourite, offering maximum storage space while combining the latest trends in design with space optimisation.

In addition to this furniture collection, Roca presents Prisma: a wide range of washbasins, furniture, structures and accessories designed for both public and private spaces.

Updates to the product range cover all areas of the bathroom and include collections such as Victoria, a line of accessories that are completely adaptable and easy to install.

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Armani/Roca collection broadens its elegant proposals This edition also included the new products from the exclusive Armani / Roca collection, a concept born out of the collaboration between two renowned brands which lead the way in their respective sectors. This collaboration has resulted in a unique bathroom space characterised by elegance, quality, design, and the styling of space, which is demonstrated once again in the new range of products.

The collaboration between the technological innovation provided by Roca's experience in the sector and the Italian firm’s luxury and design, create an elegant and personal ambience within a comfortable and harmonious space.

Roca invites users to enjoy the sensation of well-being and comfort that this collection offers; which is made possible not by transforming bathrooms into an elitist design and space, but by offering practical solutions designed for today's homes.

ISH 2013 REPORTS: Laufen

Laufen

Kartell Collection The "Kartell by Laufen" bathroom collection is not just a feast for the senses: a number of technical innovations make their bathroom debut here. The most spectacular innovation has to be the revolutionary Saphirkeramik, which is used here for the first time in almost all the washbasins.

However, the drain outlets that grace the washbasins are also new and impressive.

What's more, they can be combined with an equally newly developed hidden outlet and overflow. All in all, with this set Laufen has created a genuine masterpiece, both in looks and in terms of technical excellence.

The "Kartell by Laufen" bathroom collection sees the combination of two materials that could hardly be more

different. The Italian company Kartell uses plastic, one of the youngest materials in human history, to create high quality furniture and designer objects. The Swiss bathroom specialist Laufen is an expert in ceramics, which is one of the oldest materials used by man, and handles it in various formulations in a way that very few other companies can emulate. While Laufen has always created its designer bathroom concepts using traditional ceramics, in the form of vitreous china and fine fireclay, "Kartell by Laufen" is the first time the revolutionary Saphirkeramik has been used, following years of research and development work by the Swiss manufacturer to get it ready for launching onto the market.

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Delicate design language thanks to Saphirkeramik In the new bathroom collections, these two materials - plastic and ceramics - come together, as in Saphirkeramik Laufen has been able to bring a delicate design language to the washbasin. With an edge radius of 1-2 mm and a flanging radius of 2 mm, it hardly resembles conventional plastic design language. The secret lies in the formulation, which gives the ceramic an exceptional hardness and bending strength - similar to that of steel - through the addition of the mineral corundum. Naturally it still retains all the advantages of classic sanitary ware: along with absolute hygiene, these include the insensitivity of the

material to caustic cleaners and mechanical abrasion, a long lifespan and total safety when it comes to handling drinking water.

New outlets and overflows throughout the range Another innovation that is seen for the first time in the "Kartell by Laufen" range applies to the linear drain outlets that extend across the entire width of the washbasin.

They give the design a whole new look. To coordinate with this, Laufen has developed a new, hidden outlet that can

be combined with an equally hidden overflow function. While the hidden outlet is always open in conventional washbasins, the new solution from Laufen allows the water to accumulate by means of a pop-up without running any risk of overflow.

The outlets on the shower trays and the overflows on the bathtubs in this range follow the same design. The overflows on the bathtubs are equipped with atmospheric LED lighting. In the configuration with air massage, the overflows are also equipped with aromatised mist.

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ISH 2013 REPORTS: Ideal Standard

ideal standard

what really goes on in the bathroom

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Ideal Standard reveals findings of spy-in-the bathroom study For most people it’s a sanctuary from which even partners and family members are excluded.

And yet, for two weeks in February, nineteen people in four countries agreed to let Ideal Standard, Europe’s leading bathroom specialist, track their every brush, splash and flush in the name of research.

In a first for bathroom research, prototype motion mapping technology was installed in bathrooms across Europe to monitor bathroom behaviours. By adapting depth sensors to provide accurate 3D tracking of the human body and using two sensors in each bathroom, Ideal Standard has been able to build a detailed picture of how people actually use their bathroom space.

It’s a tale of neglected baths and bidets, conflicting bathroom etiquette and

maddening, illogically arranged bathroom suites.

The findings, supplemented with quantitative data gathered from 4000 people, will be revealed today at ISH 2013 in Frankfurt.

Behind the data lie some fascinating glimpses into family life: the parents who seek refuge from their families with long baths and showers; the bathrooms that double up as laundries and dressing rooms; the flatmates forced to do their ablutions in unison.

Bathrooms motion mapping study for families with kids

Bathrooms motion mapping study for families with kids

According to the findings, 40% of us crave a new bathroom, but interestingly, for the most part, it’s not a bigger space that we lust after; just a space that better meets our needs.

“We started with a hypothesis that in many homes the bathroom is not used as well as it could be,” said Kerris Bright, Chief Marketing Officer of Ideal Standard International.

Bathrooms motion mapping study for couples

“The findings seem to confirm what we suspected.

Renovating a bathroom often starts with excitement and ends in disappointment. It’s

hard to know where to start and harder to see past the limitations of the room.”

The publication of the study coincides with the launch of Ideal Standard’s new marketing campaign; A Beautiful Use of Space. The campaign features a series of abstract bathroom spaces – a far cry from the usual imagery of scented candles and infinity baths looking out onto lush forests – to capture the different needs a bathroom meets in a day; invigoration, transformation, relaxation and play.

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Families from Germany, France, Italy and the UK participated in the study, representing a variety of households, from single occupancy to multigenerational homes.

From Rotherham to Wuppertal; from Milan to Paris, the families agreed to let their every movement in the bathroom be captured, analysed and scrutinised by Ideal Standard researchers.

The results of the quantitative and qualitative studies will be analysed over the coming months but already some fascinating insights are emerging which will help Ideal Standard and its design teams innovate for the future.

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“We conducted the study because, uniquely, our product range spans every aspect of bathroom design,” said Kerris Bright. “We’ve always tried to understand how a bathroom works in totality and to think about the ergonomics of the bathroom to help our customers get the most out of their bathroom experience.”

The findings are published today in a paper entitled Bathroom Behaviours; how to optimise bathroom space for modern households.

“The bathroom is a unique space in the home,” said Dr John Curran, social anthropologist and author of the paper. “It stands out from other rooms in the home

because it has to meet an array of needs.

“It’s a room that transforms us from one state of mind to another and can therefore mark different personas we have throughout the day.

These transformational characteristics mean that the bathroom is embedded in everyday rituals – rituals that help define who we are.

“However, the design of bathrooms – the storage, fittings, aesthetic and the variation in size – means that meeting all the needs of household members becomes a challenge, all the more so in light of rapid demographic change which is seeing a rise in single person, all adult and

Bathrooms motion mapping study for adult households

multi-generational households and households with older people.”

For each of the bathrooms in the motion mapping study Ideal Standard has set about creating a ‘profile bathroom’ based on insights gathered.

Each profile bathroom can be considered a useful starting point when designing bathrooms for different needs.

The profile bathrooms have been developed by Robin Levien, an award winning designer.

Robin used Ideal Standard’s full product offering – the core Connect range, the elegance of Softmood, the minimalism of Strada and an extended range of water and energy efficient showers and fittings – to create spaces which meet the needs of the different types of household in the study.

“It was important to have a multifunctional approach to the products we recommended in each of the bathrooms,” said Robin. “Based on the household make up, coupled with their individual preferences, we selected a range of Ideal Standard products to offer a complete solution. To borrow from Le Corbusier’s famous quote ‘a bathroom is a machine for living in’ so we made them more liveable.”

Bathrooms motion mapping study for families with kids

Bathrooms motion mapping study for couples

The bathroom is a unique space in the home. It stands out from other rooms in the home because it has to meet an array of needs.

Dr John Curran Social Anthropologist

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ISH 2013 REPORTS: Keramag

keramag expansion of the

citterio bathroom series At the ISH 2013, Keramag presented an expansion of the “citterio” bathroom series, which was introduced last year under the new premium umbrella brand of “Keramag Design”. In addition to the previous wood structure “oak grey-brown” with black glass panels, the bathroom furniture is now available in the design “oak nature beige” with matching glass fronts in “taupe”. According to the

manufacturer, this creates a much wider and diverse range to fulfil individual preferences of taste.

The versatile furniture range includes wash basin vanity units, which can be combined with one another, in six widths of 450 to 1,350 mm. They have glass fronts in “black” or “taupe”, which are surrounded by a champagne-coloured metal frame with integrated

handle. The range also includes asymmetrical wash basin vanity units in sizes of 1,200 and 1,350 mm, which offer additional storage space of cosmetics and decorative items and create further storage in the form of a side element with both a standard and an internal drawer. The bathroom furniture range is being complemented by a 1,600 mm tall cabinet, a shelf with mirror at the same

height and a 600 mm high illuminated mirror element in three widths. The frames of the mirror with LED lighting pick up on the wood structure of the cabinets and round off the wash basin unit in its appearance.

The furniture range of the designer “citterio” bathroom series has re-cently been expanded to include new furniture colours for the bodies and glass elements. As well as the “oak greybrown tranché” with black glass panels, the cabinet elements and illuminated mirrors are now also available with a “natural beige” body. The cabinets are equipped with taupe fronts and cover panels in this colour version.

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The successful designer “citterio” bathroom series (Design Antonio Citterio with Sergio Brioschi) was presented in 2012 as the first product innovation under the new premium “Keramag Design” brand. Italian design meets German quality: “citterio” combines a timelessly modern design vocabulary and highquality materials with quality and functionality at its highest level.

The impressive style element of the wash basins is the combination of symmetrical and asymmetrical versions with clear geometric external shapes for an exact combination with the furniture. The interior basins of the asymmetrical wash basins and top frame wash basins are de-fined by an organic design vocabulary, which also dictates the design of the WCs and bidets. Ceramic, seat and lid of the WCs create a successful, harmonious unit. The integrated WC seat emphasises the natural shape.

The convenient projection is 560 mm. The bidets, which are also organically shaped, round off the ceramic product range.

The complete bathroom series, which was designed by renowned architect and designer Antonio Citterio, is impressive with its timelessly modern, chic design vocabulary, highquality materials and the fulfilment of the highest demands on ambiance and function. Keramag summarises the symbiosis as follows, “Italian design meets German quality”. To round off the look, the manufacturer recommends the matching bathtubs and shower trays from the “Preciosa” series, the Koralle shower partition “S550 by Antonio Citterio” and the “Axor Citterio M” fittings.

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ISH 2013 REPORTS: Alape

alape˘ A˘system addit

washplaces with character Alape, manufacturer of aesthetic washplace solutions, presents A˘system addit, a new modular furniture programme specifically intended for washstands. The programme combines the puristic design of Alape washstands with the variability and functionality of furniture modules that can be added on. The resulting combination options provide room for individuality and take into account the requirements of each individual in terms of washplace design. In this vein, Alape allows each customplanned washplace to be given its own quite personal signature.

Since the component system was introduced in 2005, Alape's guiding principle has been bathroom customisation and associated washplace personalisation. The new A˘system addit washstand furniture programme, developed together with sieger design, remains true to this development and tackles the changed housing and living situations of our time in an aesthetically and functionally convincing manner.

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Thanks to its modular structure, A˘system addit provides a range of custom design options, and allows the washplace to reflect the human character. Irrespective of whether it is implemented in the smallest of bathrooms or a sprawling master bathroom – the add-on system combines a selection of washstands with

floor-standing or wall-mounted furniture, not to mention mirrors, lights, tall cabinets and various accessories.

A˘system addit provides a range of 24 washstand options, manufactured from glazed steel. This material is characteristic for Alape, with its precision enabling the exactly shaped washstands to be coordinated with the furniture modules' modular dimension. A˘system addit furniture modules are available in five heights (150, 300, 450, 600, 750 mm), four widths (450, 600, 800, 1000 mm) and two depths (375, 450 mm). In the heights 300, 600 and 750 mm, there are also floor-standing designs that can also be used to configure sideboards or bench seats.

Besides the modular variety of its combinatory, A˘system addit stands apart thanks to the puristic, reduced expression of form that is typical for Alape. For example, recessed drawers enhance the modern design. The high demands placed on functionality can be recognised in all details, such as the pushto-open mechanism that is independent of the centre of pressure for opening and closing the drawers. Moreover, there are integrated sockets and insertable trays. The precise finishing and the quality of materials and surfaces made from wood effect laminate, genuine wood veneer and glazed steel also underline the premium credentials of the entire product programme.

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ISH 2013 REPORTS: Gessi

Gessi

PRIVATE WELLNESS PROGRAM

Luxury today is all about the quantity and quality of time, the opportunity to enjoy moments of indulgence, to relax, rebalance and renew.

Personal needs extend to cleansing and restoring the spirit as well as the body.

Gessi embraces this new vision of the bathroom with the Gessi Private Wellness collection, inventing exclusive, personal living spaces that nourish both mind and body.

With the hydro massage system, jets of soothing warmth melt away stress. Fixed or changing chromotherapy lights enhance the tranquil haven. Gessi Private Wellness creates a personal, private spa, a serene space for body and spirit.

The Gessi Private Wellness lines is made of the world widest range of shower units to compose freely for a totally personalized shower.

The program includes multifunction shower systems, various types of lateral body

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jets including water atomizers, Kneipp therapy designer tubes, several models of sensational waterfall spouts. The multifunction showerheads can be easily installed to the ceiling or wall mounted; the line encompasses steel head showers of different size such as 80x80cm, 50x50cm, 35x35cm in the square model and 50x50cm, 35x35cm in the round model. Spray selections include rainfall, waterblades, and atomization.

Chromotherapy options include fixed or changing colored light. The head showers can be coupled with wall mounted spouts and adjustable wall mounted mini showers for hydro massage.

The Gessi Private Welless Collection encompasses the ceiling mounted and wall mounted head showers called “Segni” (signs): the square, the oval, the rectangle, the archetypical signs of the design by Gessi shape a collection of refined head showers that turn the shower into a piece of art. The “Segni” stand as functional jewels for the bathroom.

ISH 2013 REPORTS: Duravit

Refreshing new nuances

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ADD THE FINISHING TOUCH TO THE STARCK 2 REDESIGN Organic forms currently lead the way in interior design.

Philippe Starck, one of today’s most gifted designers, recognised the appeal of natural flowing forms as many as 15 years ago. As early as 1998, Duravit presented Starck 2, a ceramic series inspired by the movement of water.

Duravit has revamped the series to give it a new, more modern look, thus completing the successful redesign of the toilets and bidets.

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However, Duravit has retained the fundamental design DNA of the successful series. The washbasins are still comfortably large with a convenient depth. One refreshing, exciting nuance in particular is simply ingenious: at first glance, the washing bowl appears circular but, on closer inspection, is revealed to be slightly oval.

A tiny deviation from perfect symmetry that highlights the organic nature of the series.

Seen as a whole, the new features are a textbook example of how even small design nuances can have a significant impact. As a once more elegant ceramic range in the medium price category, Starck 2 is thus taking its rightful place amongst the equally successful Starck 1 and Starck 3 ranges.

Duravit thus offers timelessly modern design from a single source that is the work of just one designer: Philippe Starck for every lifestyle and every budget.

The conical widening towards the wall has been retained as a typical feature of the washbasin with wall connection. It still features the successful, practical shelf area.

In the new model, the base of the bowl is flat and sweeps vertically upwards through gently rounded corners.

Duravit completes the revision of Starck 2 with a new rectangular bathtub and new shower trays.

The acrylic bathtub features one outstanding detail, the integrated neckrest. Inspired by archaic models, this element is typical of Philippe Starck. The neckrest forms a harmonious part of the

overall design and resembles a board inset into the bathtub, enabling the user to lie back in comfort.

The series’ design principle has also been carried over to the shower trays, where it goes by the name of Starck Slimline.

A characteristic design feature is the flat installation height enabling the rim to be reduced to just 20mm.

The all-round rim is the ideal width for encompassing all standard shower enclosures.

In addition to rectangular variants, quadrant-shaped shower trays are also available that comply with both national and international building standards.

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ISH 2013 REPORTS: Kohler

KOHLER Freestanding Baths

Provide Perfect Visual Esthetics in the Bathroom Abrazo and Askew, by Kohler, are two ultra-contemporary, freestanding baths that combine user comfort with modern, streamlined design.

Made from exclusive Lithocast, a solid-surface material mix of mineral powder and acrylic resin, they are smooth and warm to the touch, combining beauty and comfort. This especially thick material stands up over time as well as so-called natural materials The soft-to-the-touch feel and visual esthetic perfectly highlight the white satin finish of both baths.

Last of all, the manufacturing process allows for state-ofthe art shapes. These are all determinant factors for creating two exclusive baths. “The idea was to create baths with a strong personality that breaks with the usual aesthetics seen in this type of material,� explains the Kohler Design team.

The design result: Two original, elegant products in geometric harmony with the most innovative style attitude.

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ISH 2013 REPORTS: Schell

Schell

presents a new series of fittings at the ISH 2013 Function and hygiene attuned to the user Flexible solutions that combine high quality in design and manufacture with technical innovation and are, into the bargain, available from one source, are even more frequently requested by the planners and investors. Schell, full-service supplier of fittings for the public, semi-public and commercial sanitary room, presents the many versions of the Vitus series of fittings at the ISH 2013 and, thus, for the first time, offers fittings in the wall-mounted segment.

Vitus is based on a completely new concept of development: From only two basic bodies, the fitting specialists have derived numerous manual and electronic designs for showers and washrooms, suitable for every specific application and location, including the medical sector.

Whether related to function, hygiene, design, saving water and energy, user friendliness or solving problems – Vitus optimally fulfils the objectrelated demands and unifies all market requirements.

Vitus is a timeless design.

Gently rounded lines are combined with clear geometric shapes. A high-quality metal housing, the sustainable machining as well as smooth, chrome surfaces with

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Schell Vitus shower-fitting The shower fitting Vitus, with new pressuresensitive CVD-Touch Electronics enables nearly powerless actuation using the fingertip. With a thermostat at the side and hot water stop, it is ideal for care facilities.

minimum gaps permit very easy cleaning, and guarantee an appealing appearance for many years also with heavy use. Already before introducing to the market, the new product range has been awarded the coveted technology prize "Plus X Award 2012". Schell was awarded this in three categories:

"Innovation", "High Quality" and "Functionality".

Just as economic as it is hygienic Two excellent features are the reasons for the added value of the series: Vitus prevents the risk of infection and provides the greatest

possible safety in operation.

Both is ensured by Schell through highly-developed technical components, as well as ergonomic, easy to use operating elements. Actuation is carried out either by a single-lever mixer, lineararm lever mixer, 90° open/ closed rotary switch, hydraulic self-closing cartridges,

Schell Vitus wall-mounted fitting For professional application in clinics and doctors' surgeries, with Vitus, Schell has wall-mounted fittings with a long outlet that can be swivelled and linear arm mixer in the range for the first time.

Vitus is a timeless design. Gently rounded lines are combined with clear geometric shapes.

A high-quality metal housing, the sustainable machining as well as smooth, chrome surfaces with minimum gaps permit very easy cleaning, and guarantee an appealing appearance for many years also with heavy use.

pressure-sensitive CVDTouch Electronics and, in the future, also by infrared sensors. Outlets, also that can be swivelled, are available in different designs and lengths of outlets of 135, 210 and 270 millimetres.

Particular significance has been attributed to the excellent adherence to the hygiene of the drinking water: Individual stagnation intervals of the new CVD-Touch Electronics reduce the risk of germs in the drinking water. Furthermore, there is the option for thermal disinfection for all versions.

Thermostats or faucets with temperature stop prevent the risk of scalding. In every case, temperature control of the Vitus shower and wallmounted fittings is carried out gently and precisely.

The materials used already conform to all requirements of the revised Drinking Water Directive, which is applicable as from December 2013. Particularly in sensitive

sanitary areas such as clinics and care facilities, Vitus ensures optimum hygiene of drinking water and utilization.

Vitus is assured of a good future Approximately 80 years of experience was invested in the development of the new series of fittings from the manufacturer in Olpe.

Functions can be subsequently changed or, for example, the flushing valve can be retrofitted for thermal disinfection.

All further information is available from Spezialized Suppliers FZE, telephone number +971 4 8865737, by e-mail: info@ specializedsuppliers.ae, Dubai, U.A.E. and directly from Schell GmbH & Co. KG Fittings Technology, Raiffeisenstrasse 31, 57462 Olpe, Telephone 02761/892-0, per E-Mail: info@ schell.eu and on the Internet under www.schell.eu.

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ISH 2013 REPORTS: Christian Sieger - Duravit Christian, we are now at the Duravit stand. Tell our readers more about the designs you have collaborated on.

I believe 2013 is quite a special year for us because we have two big lines that we are presenting here at ISH. Both of them have their special characteristics. Happy D2, as the name states is the complete rejuvenated program that we launched in 1989. For the first time, we are really being one of the archetypes of ceramic lines. The challenge is to expand the life cycle of a product. We have spent quite a lot of time preserving the DNA of this line making it lighter and more elegant as we have noticed that these are the market demands. Therefore, we preserved the archetype shape in a new way with a new look.

How challenging is it to design a luxury finish while producing with materials that are more democratic?

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It is our challenge to make the world more beautiful to a wider audience. This is what we always try to achieve by using modern technology, modern manufacturing processes and at the same time creating something that looks special. A company such as Duravit has a great advantage when it comes to creating such products because of all the resources available to them and the ability to recognize products and break down final costs to a level in order to make them more affordable on a wider scale.

Ten years ago, communicating about bathrooms was a taboo!

Today, things have changed.

Tell us more about this.

Wellbeing and health has created a huge motivation. You start your day in the bathroom and end it there as well before you retire to bed. There is so much more to taking a hot bath or shower – it is quite healing. People have started to recognize that fact and so they

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decorate their bathroom in order to make it more beautiful and tranquil. It is where you calm yourself!

What elements or pillars are always present when you are designing something new?

When it comes to a ceramic line – it is functionality and sustainability. Obviously, the functionality of a leather

accessory is not as important as a ceramic line where once installed it has to last for a good ten to fifteen years! When it comes to sustainability, it is also obvious that your wash basin etc are not scarves where you can change them every season – you need to enjoy it for the next ten years hence we as designers need to think about that. Those two are probably the most important pillars!

What is your favorite design so far?

It is something very different, out of this market - a bed for elderly people!

There is a saying in this industry that the Germans have durability and quality where as the Italians have creativity and the Asians, well, they copy every one!

What is your take on this?

When it comes to Asia, I would like to say that the Japanese have very high understanding of things and they are really precise. They truly do inspire the market and are always ahead and qualified on new levels!

The Italians always have creativity. They are always impressive but at the end of the day it is really about translating that creativity into a product that is successful and reliable!

I am very impressed by the Germans, especially when it comes to Duravit because the people that work here all have the same spirit and passion for what they are doing. The products that are created are very unique which gives people faith when turning to Duravit products!

Can you give our readers a

message on what to look for in their own bathrooms?

Edge readers should tell the architect to make the room bigger. That is the first thing they should do! It is something which I generally think is important. Also, try to incorporate more natural materials. We are trying to copy nature which is quite the challenge and so you should always try to bring nature into your bathroom. Put in flowers and plants. The bathroom is not just a functional room anymore – try to enjoy it more. What good is it to have a beautiful bathroom if you are just going to brush your teeth in it? It is a relaxation area and should be used for such!

Interviewed by Lara Mansour Sawaya

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UNICERA 2013 REPORTS

‘Turkishceramics’

at 25th Unicera International Ceramic Bathroom Kitchen Fair Organized by TÜYAP Fair and Exhibition Organization in cooperation with Turkish Ceramics Federation and TIMDER (Sanitary ware and Construction Materials Producers Association), UNICERA 25th International Ceramic, Bathroom and Kitchen Fair was held between 27 February and 3 March in Istanbul at TÜYAP Fair and Congress Centre. As one of the leading sectoral fairs in Europe, Unicera brought representatives of the ceramic tile, vitreous ware, pools, saunas, and taps and bathroom sectors together again this year. This year, 309 exhibitors from 20 countries including Austria, Bulgaria, China, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Italy, Poland, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,

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Taiwan, Ukraine, UK, United States, Vietnam and Turkey took place in a total exhibition area of 86,000 square meters.

65,686 people, 4306 of whom were from abroad, visited Unicera this year.

As one of the top two European fairs in its field, UNICERA celebrated its 25th year. 26 members of Turkish Ceramics Promotion Group which were Altın, Bien Seramik, Creavit, Dogvit, Duratiles-Duravit, Ece, Ege Ceramic & Sanitary ware, Esvit, Güralvit, Graniser, Hitit, Idevit, Kale (Çanakkale Ceramic – Kalebodur), Kütahya, Seramiksan, Seranit, Serapool, Serel, Sögütsen, Turan Seramik, Turkuaz Ceramic & Sanitary ware, Umpas, Usak, Vitra, Yurtbay and Yüksel attended Unicera by showing their latest innovative and fashionable products at their specially designed stands.

2nd floor at Buyukada and Kınalıada Salons of TUYAP, same as last years. Special clients of leading ceramic companies and editors of international sectoral magazines could take a rest and benefit from the advantages of VIP Lounge such as free wi-fi connection, open Turkish cuisine buffet and locker services.

As part of UNICERA, Turkishceramics invited the editors of international and regional sectoral magazines as Ceramic World Review, Tile International, Tile Magazine, Domus, Edge, Middle East Interior, Domoi, Ceramic and Sakhteman Magazine and Tiles of India. The editors had the opportunity to have interviews with the representatives of

Turkish Ceramic companies and get detailed information about their exportation and marketing strategies while they were visiting their stands. At the press presentation, they were also informed about Turkish ceramic industry, its 8000 years background and the latest situation by the Chairman of Turkish Ceramics Promotion Group Bahadır Kayan.

During UNICERA, Turkish Ceramics Promotion Group welcomed its guests at its VIP Lounge located on the

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Two other upcoming “Turkishceramics” events can be followed in Frankfurt / Germany and in Atlanta / USA. Turkish Ceramics Promotion Group will be participating to ISH between 12nd and 16th of April and to Coverings between 29th April and 2th of May. Creavit

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UNICERA 2013 REPORTS: Serel

SEREL

E.C.A. and SEREL is taking its place in the UNICERA Fair with its “ecologic” products providing the most savings in the use of natural resources. E.C.A. and SEREL are distinguished with their products providing the most savings by bringing together nature friendly technologies with new generation design elements.

Among the SEREL brand Ceramic Sanitary ware group, you will be able to see in the fair the Amphora Serial inspired by the Mediterranean culture, the newly introduced Rita and Sapphire Series and the Verda and Amadis wall hang toilet bowls series which provide water savings of 25 percent. The SEREL Amadis Series gives you the opportunity to combine the

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toilet bowl model you like with a different flush tank block and create your own bathroom set.

The SEREL Amphora Serial which has received the best design award in its category in the “Design Turkey Industrial Design Awards” organized for the third time in 2012 in order to contribute to branding in Turkey through design has been inspired from a story coming from the potter’s wheel to today’s bathrooms.

The exotic texture of SEREL Amphora takes its power and inspiration from the soil. We see it as the SEREL bathroom consisting of the Amphora products which transform into ceramics and a bathroom while seemingly proving that everything comes from the soil. The brand combines

the inspiration coming from the past with design, and offers a product group that is distinguishable with the respectful approach towards nature and towards people.

SEREL Amphora is carrying the past to our day and presenting a post-modern look with its lines. The toilet bowls in this serial which is respectful of nature and human being, can accomplish a complete function with 4.5 liters of water and provides a 25% saving of water. The Amphora toilet cover can be easily fitted

and removed; besides its silent closing feature maximizes the comfort of use. The SEREL Amphora serial consisting of wash basin, wall hang toilet , wall hang bidet and urinal has Clean and Hygiene + properties. Thus the serial is dirt-resistant and easy to clean and provides maximum hygiene. The SEREL Amphora serial creates a different atmosphere in the bathrooms with the ceramic products and the accessories with properties fit for the current needs that have unique and plain lines.

SEREL Amphora is carrying the past to our day and presenting a postmodern look with its lines.

UNICERA 2013 REPORTS Vitra

VITRA 2013 bathroom COLLECTION Simple, Functional and Accessible Designs

Pillet Feelings were the driving force behind the design of VitrA’s new Pillet series. This series

by French designer Christophe Pillet is characterized by simplicity and functionality.

The experience Pillet brings to the room awakens the senses.

The infinite technology used in the series creates the precise and subtle lines that the new architectural styles demand.

The refined edges of the cast mineral and ceramic sinks are the perfect complement to the gray and walnut bathroom furniture. Specially manufactured thin wooden panels complement the sink cabinets with aesthetic accents while drawers provide space for small personal effects.

Vanity sinks organize the bathroom and make life easier with generous storage space divided into compartments.

Pillet adds flair to the room with plain and sliding mirrors that reflect his stylish approach, all accented with LED lighting, which makes it very accessible. The mirror’s bottom shelf creates space for items that need to be within reach.

The delicate silhouette of the sink faucets rounds out the Pillet series; they are available with single and double control levers. In addition to the double-lever bathroom sink faucet, the series also

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has embedded bathroom sinks and faucets as well as bathtub faucets. Not only do the showerheads include innovative elements such as LED lighting and waterfall flow from the overhead shower, but they are also easy to install.

The upright cabinet complements the functionality of the series and provides solutions for different storage needs. The upright cabinets come in pantry or glass display models, and the door has compartments for storing

small items. The pantry model pulls open to allow for easy access. The enclosed spaces beside the upright cabinet are perfect for storing large products.

The ergonomic bathtub made from cast mineral has a distinct look featuring sharp lines. Perfect for those who prefer simplicity and bold lines in the bathroom, the bathtub brings a feeling of warmth to the bathroom with wooden panels that match the furniture.

Infinite The possibilities of infinite technology are totally changing the appearance of sinks. Curvy turns are disappearing, lines are becoming more defined and edges are thinner. The infinite material makes cleaning, maintenance and repairs simple and easy.

Bathroom sinks are whitened with a special process so that they stay as white and shiny as they were when they were brand new. With the color diversity made possible

by the new materials, it is appealing to those who want to follow current trends in the bathroom and achieve a unique look. Not only does it give users a warm and delightful tactile experience, but it also offers various sizes. The 80-centimeter bowl sinks put an end to the problem of splashing water, but there are also 40-centimeter sinks for more confined spaces. Elimination of the water overflow hole gives the bathroom an integrated, hygienic look.

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Bathroom2013 UNICERA trends: REPORTS Title Vitra

Istanbul The sophisticated style of the award-winning Istanbul collection has introduced new bathroom furniture. Designed for VitrA by Ross Lovegrove, Istanbul has been brought back to life with infinite technology.

The perfect combination of fluid, sculpture-like forms with elegant bodies and delicate lines is proof not only of Lovegrove’s skill with technology and materials but also VitrA’s mastery of manufacturing technology.

The new Istanbul series of bathroom furniture is

available in glossy tones of white, olive green and burgundy. The mirror features an integrated magnifying glass and is framed with long-lasting LED lighting. The spacious sink and upright cabinet provides organized storage space with internal compartments while the cast mineral sink maintains the same glossy, snow-white appearance it had on day one. The control lever and spigot on the fittings of the new Istanbul series are mounted separately on the counter.

Nest Designed by: Pentagon As one of the well-known Finnish design offices, Pentagon specializes in design strategy and the design of products, graphics and interior space. The company develops product strategies that encompass the experience of the user, service and space by approaching the design problem with the customer's business expectations and the consumer's perspective in mind. Pentagon has won such prestigious design awards as iF, Red Dot and Design Plus.

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Designed as a functional and accessible family bathroom, Nest creates a room with a vast product range and functional design touches where everyone in the family can feel special and enjoy an experience based on their own expectations.

Nest combines quality with the simplicity of Scandinavian design so that excellent design is no longer for the privileged few but available for everyone and every bathroom.

they make it easy to see in the dark. With the aesthetic design of Trendy fittings and accessories, Nest has modular applications suitable for both asymmetrical use and bathroom sinks of different shapes and sizes.

Nest has distinguished itself with an extensive range of products aimed at different needs and its diverse bathroom sink offering is remarkable. Whether you like it thick or thin, it is suitable for large or small, spacious or compact areas; it even works for asymmetrical applications.

Nest’s Trendy bathroom cabinets are aesthetically pleasing, with their sensoroperated LED lighting, and

Nest offers compact solutions for confined spaces. All of its products with doors and drawers are child-safe and silent thanks to their slowclose feature. The customdesigned child step is a small but important detail that makes Nest the ultimate family bathroom. The step makes it easy for children to reach the sink and can also be used as a storage space where they can keep their toys.

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There are upright cabinets with single and double doors.

The double-door cabinets provide more storage space, especially for large families.

Designed by: NOA

A German industrial design studio, NOA develops modern product themes and design solutions on that fine line between design and innovation. NOA has won a number of important design awards due to its innovative perspective and considers it important to include product development methods, marketing and technology research in the design process. NOA products are not only simple design solutions but they are also the answer to new questions about the needs of modern marketing and manufacturing technologies.

Metropole Consisting primarily of ceramic products, the Metropole series offers hygiene and comfort with a system that combines warm and cold water and custom toilets with a washing reservoir. The monoblock sinks in the series also offer the visual simplicity that architects demand. Their sculpture-like appearance dictates the atmosphere and architectural style of the room.

The suspended toilets in the series offer design elegance with invisible installation while a surface without recesses makes cleaning a breeze. The slow-close toilet lid is child-safe and quiet.

The detergent mounted on the toilet reservoir and mixed with

the washing water provides maximum hygiene and cleanliness.

The Metropole series offers a range of products for different needs, allowing for compact and asymmetrical applications, different sizes, and sinks that have fittings with and without strips. The ceramic drain cover option hides the cold appearance of the metal filter in the sink and maintains the integrity of the design. The invisible water overflow channel ensures safe use while hiding the untidy look of the water overflow hole in the sink. Bathroom sinks that offer an aesthetic appearance without the need for a base make life easier for the disabled as they facilitate the approach of a wheelchair.

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UNICERA 2013 REPORTS Creavit

CREAVIT The Distinction of Creavit,

Impressed in UNICERA International UNICERA Ceramic Bathroom and Kitchen Expo which has been organized since 1988 has been organized in TÜYAP Beylikdüzü Expo and Congress Centre this year. The Expo that is well-attended by domestic and abraod participations, between the dates 27 February -3 March , gathered the company representatives and procurement comittees together as it does every year.

Creavit that has taken part at the 3. Hall No: 319 stand this year is promoting its numerous new products.

Thus it strengthened its communications with the consumers as well as it experienced the advantages of coming together with the abroad and domestic visitors and participants. Creavit which has started to factory type production in 1963 ,has gone to manufacturing production after 1980 and is a locomotive trademark of Çanakçılar Corporate Group has been the trademark which has crowned the appreciated quality in this Expo also.

In the stand which is a result of traditionalized R&D Works and revealed both the trademark innovations and product variety, particularly bathroom furnitures and vitrified sets impressed the participants.

Creavit reinterpret the builtin reservoir and control panels, closet, urinal and sinks, armature, bathroom accessories with the products of which durability is quaranteed and functionality is rich, and style is modern.

Thus it revealed its claim.

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Creavit offers various options for modern life and gives the first signs of golden age in furnitures with its new bathroom furniture design.

Creavit which blended the wood colours in designs and blazing style, suggested consumer to make their dreams true by offering them a great number of sink and armature options. Creavit offers quality as different armature series and presents bathroom accesories, shower sets and ceramic health equipments as compatible alternatives both with each other and with bathroom furnitures.

From individual consumer to importers, from architects and engineers who are the signers of constructional projects to movers and shakers and even to trainees, anyone who wants to meet with Creative didn’t leave the Creative stand like every year.

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UNICERA 2013 REPORTS ECE Holding

ECE HOLDING bought Italian ISVE

ECE Holding being amongst the leading manufacturers of construction materials sector and having the Turkey distributorship of many international brands under its roof with success has bought ISVEA which is a well known bathroom brand of Italy.

ECE Holding targeting to bring in an Italian breeze by way of introducing the design culture, product quality and an understanding a different functionality of Italy to the Turkish consumers had started the negotiations for the purchase in the year 2012 and had completed them at

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the beginning of the year 2013; and with the signature ceremony held in Rome, the company had officially purchased the ISVEA trade mark. ISVEA, getting started on its way with the claim of being the bathroom brand who is reflecting the Italian style in the best way in Turkey; is aiming to become the first choice of the consumers focusing on design. Turkey’s Ambassador in Rome Mr. Hakkı Akil also participated to the signature ceremony executed between The Chairman of Board of Directors of ECE Holding Mr. Erdem Çenesiz and ISVEA CEO Mr. Mario Angelucci.

“We overstepped the mark” The Chairman of Board of Directors of ECE Holding Mr. Erdem Çenesiz said the following during the ceremony: “With ISVEA brand, we are bringing together the Turkish entrepreneurship and creativity and the Italian design and functionality.

ISVEA is going to grow fast both in Turkey and in the EU. We are targeting to get 10 percent of share in the market out of the luxury bathroom segment within five years with ISVEA that is going to undertake its activities with a whole new team and a new distribution channel. The Turkish activities of ISVEA is

going to be undertaken by the newly found ISVEA EURASIA A.Ş. and its headquarters in Italy is going to be in Milan being the heart of the design and fashion world. We are overstepping the mark by buying ISVEA from Italy in both senses”.

Turkey’s Ambassador in Rome Mr. Hakkı Akil who also participated to the signature ceremony had made the following evaluations : “Turkish businessmen are much more self confident now; they have the power to compete in international markets and they are bold. The names of Turkish companies

and businessmen are being referred to with the pioneers of the world now. The leap that has been made by ECE Holding who is amongst the leaders of the pioneering companies of the sector in Turkey; by purchasing Italian ISVEA is one of the strongest signs of this. ISVEA brand reflecting the Italian design and perfection that define the trends i the world, matched

with a “Turkish Touch” in the body of energetic and creative ECE Holding; I believe is going to undersign many significant successes in the future. On the other hand, I think that the purchase of ISVEA by ECE Holding; is going to encourage other companies of our country to purchase companies and trade marks i Italy and I wish all the best for this transaction”.

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UNICERA 2013 REPORTS Ege Vitrifiye

Ege Vitrifiye

presented at Unicera

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Ege Vitrifiye presented four new sanitaryware series during Unicera as DIDYMA, SURA, ARNA and NYSA. With the modern lines of these four new series, Ege Vitrifiye is aiming to satisfy its domestic and international customers’ needs for different and modern look of sanitaryware products.

Ege Vitrifiye’s new series will begin taking their parts in many homes all around the world with their gentle, attractive look, as well as water saving and useful features.

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Hardy pendant light from John Lewis

Lighting Plan a combination of practical and pretty when it comes to bathroom lighting. Great sconces flanking your mirror provide good lighting for the face. Add some pot lights to the ceiling and then a statement chandelier or flush mount if the room permits.

If you’re tired of sconces and want more of a unique look, vintage lighting and pendants are on trend. You can suspend these over the countertops for a more eclectic look that is a little unusual and unexpected. Brass and gold are huge this year!

Contemporary Murray Feiss Clayton 13 1/4" Wide Bathroom Lighting

Sinks

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Not much has changed when it comes to sinks – the all-in-one sink and vanity combination continue to lead in popularity! Brass Faucets are very popular in bathrooms. Also, watch for a return to traditional styles that are more ornate, including bridge faucets.

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Top Bathroom Trends

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Showers Luxury is the key! Whether it is the newest in showerhead design or simply a luxurious stone surround, the focus is on making bathrooms similar to a spa experience. Marble in the shower is huge. It’s a classic stone that comes back as a big trend year after year.

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Baths Luxury is the key! Whether it is the newest in showerhead design or simply a luxurious stone surround, the focus is on making bathrooms similar to a spa experience. Marble in the shower is huge. It’s a classic stone that comes back as a big trend year after year.

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Flooring When it comes to eco-friendly design, the bathroom is far ahead of other rooms in terms of options available. This year sees a surge of under floor heating not only for your comfort but for cutting down the heating bill.

Accessories Although white ceramic soap dishes and glass bud vases will always have their place in the bathroom, this year, the fabrics are all about colour and pattern. The biggest trends are bold patterned fabrics and hand-blocked Indian or Moroccan prints. If you’re wary of bold patterns, introduce it with a shower curtain, but keep your towels and rugs solid in a similar colour way to tie the room together.

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Bathroom accessories: Bongio

bongio SPAZIO VIVO

design by arch. Federico Rossi SPAZIO VIVO is the reflection on the emotions, at the origin of Bongio’s concept, did in cooperation with our designer Federico Rossi: ‘ I thought to a spacious habitat, with just few precious items.

Wellness, but even aesthetical pleasure and, mainly, great character for each single element. I wish a space able to teach me its own history, to solicit my imagination for a LISTENING IN THE MAKING, a space where having renewed actions, thinking .......created to be a real DISTRIBUTOR OF EMOTIONS.’

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Research, Culture and experimental design propose themselves as motivation for a widespread sensation that feels the relax, the wellness, the time to dedicate to our own body and to our own mind as true luxury, in an ambience where all our senses are solicited. A deeply scenic construction that talks about a new way of pleasure for Bongio. Main characteristic of SPAZIO VIVO is the aesthetical research mixed with functionality,versatility of the objects and to the applied technology.

Bongio was founded in 1936, it is synonym of elegance and design of the product that believes into the Made in Italy, into the craftsmanship, into the quality of the materials and in its historical training and experience, but with the attention even to the future of great changing.

‘Volumes sculpted into the material, intersects bold geometric grid, to shape an essential space’. This is the focus of SWEET In.GRID, DOUBLE RAIL, OPEN BOX AND PURE GLAM. The implementation of a concept implies the knowledge

of its history and its cultural background, through analysis and development. And yet, in time, it also involves the ability of offering a different image and a new setting. Which means , when required, to possess the skill to CUSTOMISE THE PRODUCT, and to reintroduce the kernel of the matter in hand, the space, by making good use of modern technologies and materials. In this way some refined and spectacular fittings and furnishings are created, whose design and prime materials fully convey what, for Bongio, luxury stands for.

PURE GLAM PURE & STRAIGHT LINES for the new collection of threeholes and single lever mixers, produced using brass bar and with application of 10 x 10 mms. Swarovsky Elements.

Elegance and preciousness are the main characteristics of the series that has the same design of the grids of the sitting. Ecosustainabiliy has been applied even to this ‘luxury’ product, not only for the saving of water but even for the commitment of the Company in the project I LOVE WATER in Africa.

The triple functions shower column has made in stainless steel and it represents the aesthetical conjunction between PURE GLAM and DOUBLE RAIL, where the ‘rails’ of lights became the ‘rails’ of the water . The reducer of flow to save water, is included in each items and in the shower column too. Furthermore the shower column and the single lever mixers use a progressive cartridge that grants to save energy even on the boiler. Pure Glam is available in the following finitures: CHROME - BRUSHED NIKEL - 24 KT. GOLD - 24 KT .

BRUSHED GOLD - MAT BLACK.

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OPEN BOX White Cristalplant covered by soft touch colours or pure metal for the free waste basins complete with mirrors boxes.

The mixers is a continuous line with the basin and it comes upon request already installed, integrated and protected.

SWEET In.GRID ‘The precious essence of the leather breaks out from the geometrical rigor of the metal…’ The opposition softness/ metal, hot/ cold, leather / bronze, gives birth to the setees SWEET In.GRID. we have geometrical shapes, inspired by the perfection

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of the square which, by reproducing itself, turns into texture, function and ornament.

DOUBLE RAIL This is the collection of wall or free standing lamps and tables made in stainless steels and covered by Metal or colours. The lamps use the led technology for low power consumption with directional light to the ceiling or to the floor. They have a location for i-pad or i-phone to recharge .

The tables, realized with the same shape and materials, have a mat white glass top and murble basement.

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Bathroom accessories: Calflex

QUALITY & DESIGN THE MILESTONES of

CALFLEX For Calflex, design and high quality are essential aspects of the product, and it is this fact which has led to the creation of the US_Ă˜, a modern, minimalist line, that contains the DREAM range of ceiling-mounted shower heads with chromotherapy, the YES YOU WILL LOVE IT range of wall-mounted shower head and a series of innovative shower columns. Thanks to its 30 years’ experience, Calflex provides its clients with high-quality, innovative products whose safety, reliability and design they can count on.

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The effects of color on our moods, health, and way of thinking rose from the close relationship between humans and nature. For this reason, Calflex designed a chromotherapy line that creates a real lights wellness that shrouds the entire body and the surrounding wall.

Calflex chromotherapy offers a wide range of colors that, coming out from the shower head, reach the ground, lighting up the surrounding walls giving a true wellness sensation. Among them, pink that has a pleasurable and soothing impact on emotions and spirituality.

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Calflex makes showering a pure pleasure. DREAM by Calflex is the large-sized showerhead reproducing the rain jet on your skin and giving you the sensation of being shrouded by a relaxing and reinvigorating rain. DREAM is a build-in showerhead of various shapes and sizes characterized by an elegant design. It is developed to assure you the water experience you have been dreaming of, thanks to the chromotherapy options and MyCalflexMusic速 system to reproduce FM radio or music tracks via Bluetooth速.

DREAM showerhead is equipped by an easy installation system with safety support and spring system, that allows only one person

to install it, saving times.

Specially designed to make maintenance fast and easy, this system is also equipped by the Safety Security Chains System that connects the showerhead directly to the ceiling to avoid that the weight burdens on the false ceiling.

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Bathroom accessories: Kaldewei

KALDEWEI

xetis - a system of visionary aesthetics Xetis, the new enamelled shower surface with integrated wall outlet from Kaldewei, celebrates a premiere in modern bathroom architecture. Harmoniously blending with the bathroom floor, Xetis plays to a clear, purist style with an outlet that sits discreetly in the wall so as not to disrupt the seamless shower surface in superior Kaldewei steel enamel 3.5mm.

Kaldewei’s latest product provides bathroom designers with new aesthetic scope for design in floor-level shower areas – and underlines once more Kaldewei’s role as a pioneer and style icon in bathroom culture.

Xetis, the new enamelled shower surface with integrated wall outlet and installation system, is yet another new product developed by Kaldewei’s Design Centre for a stylish design of floor level showers in harmony with modern bathroom architecture. No outlet disrupts the purist design of the seamless shower surface and no tile grout, the technology is hidden in the wall. Xetis is available in 13 different sizes ranging from 90 x 90cm and 120 x 120cm through to 100 x 180cm. In addition to sleek Alpine White, the enamelled shower surface also comes in the exclusive colours of the Coordinated Colours Collection to combine

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Kaldewei Xetis - Alpine White, chrome-plated panel

harmoniously with wood or stone surfaces. With Secure Plus as a world first, Kaldewei offers the first virtually invisible, yet reliable fullsurface anti-slip finish for this colour collection. Secure Plus guarantees optimum safety in the shower without compromising on the aesthetic design of the enamelled shower surface.

Clear stylistic features and visionary aesthetic design “The Xetis defines itself by clear stylistic features and visionary aesthetic design,”

explains Nicole Roesler, Head of Marketing at Kaldewei. She continues: “I see Xetis as a state-of-the-art product that revolutionises the shower experience, as its delightfully low-key design allows modern bathroom architecture room for individuality.” The new Kaldewei Xetis soon received three prestigious design awards for excellent and innovative design: the interior innovation award – Best of Best 2013, an award from the Deutsche Designer Club e.V. in the “Gute Gestaltung 13” design competition, and the Design Plus Award.

System solution guarantees quick and safe installation

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Xetis is a system solution in which all components are perfectly matched for quick and safe installation. It consists of three system components as well as an installation set.

The three system components comprise the enamelled shower surface Xetis, the foot frame FR 5350, and the centre support system MAS 5305. These are complemented by an installation set with Kaldewei’s waste fitting KA 200, the bath sealing system XDS, an installation cover and a matching design panel, which can either be tiled or comes as a high-gloss, chrome-plated version. Specifically developed for the new Xetis, the Kaldewei waste fitting KA 200 scores with an impressive drainage performance of one litre per second and is easy to clean.

Particularly important for fitters and planners is the fact that the Kaldewei Xetis system can be combined with all popular pre-wall installation systems.

This guarantees quick and safe installation.

Perfect fit with quality guarantee

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With a very small installed height of only 49mm, Kaldewei’s new Xetis shower surface makes planning and installation easy work for bathroom experts.

As a further advantage, Xetis has sharp radii to ensure dimensionally accurate integration of the shower surface with the surroundings.

The seamless surface of Xetis is made of durable Kaldewei steel enamel 3.5mm to protect with familiar reliability against damage due to moisture penetration – a major advantage over other materials, especially tiled shower areas. Combining the superior material properties of Kaldewei steel enamel with the system components and installation set, Xetis is the ultimate example of a perfectly safe and secure product solution with a 30-year guarantee on material quality. Perfect for trade professional – and the customer!

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Bathroom accessories: GROHE

Welcome home introducing

GROHE Grandera Uniquely diverse range and aesthetically coordinated design GROHE is proud to introduce GROHE Grandera™, the new star among today’s designer faucet collections. Fusing modern design with timeless aesthetics, GROHE Grandera™ evokes a glorious sense of nostalgia. This luxurious line of thoughtfully engineered and meticulously finished water fittings exudes a distinct air of elegance.

Wherever you live in the world, nothing says ‘home’ like a bathroom outfitted with GROHE Grandera™ faucets and fittings.

Imaginative design, great love of detail GROHE Grandera™ combines flowing feminine shapes with precisely defined masculine

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edges. The faucet body is neither square nor round.

While its elegant lines evoke the flow of water, its rounded surfaces accentuate its emotional appeal. The vivid reflections of light, as well as the seven-degree angle of the operating lever, encourage interaction with the faucet.

Decorative details on the faucet body, spout and lever underline the high quality of this precision-engineered faucet.

These distinctive design elements can be found in all products across this line, from faucets and showers to accessories. Blending a variety of geometric shapes, design styles and eras, GROHE Grandera™ is easy to combine with any bathroom decor, be it classical, contemporary or modern. The available colours – chrome and chrome/gold –

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leave nothing to be desired, either. This look is ideally complemented by the white porcelain accessories from soap dispensers and beakers to shower shelves. Offering a stylish alternative to today’s ubiquitous glass accessories, white porcelain brings a note of timeless elegance to the bathroom.

Grandera™ fittings are available for free-standing or wall-mounted, concealed or exposed installation. GROHE Grandera™ allows for totally coordinated bathroom design without any compromises, offering the right products for every draw-off point and matched to the most varied decors.

GROHE Grandera™ – variety is the name of the game The uniquely varied GROHE Grandera™ collection caters to all installations and configurations. They comprise everything from single-lever mixers and classical basin faucets to tub fillers and tub combinations with an attached hand spray and a ceramic shelf.

Or anything from five-hole deck-mounted combinations and floor-mounted tub fillers to thermostats, overhead showers and hand showers.

Whatever solutions architects and bathroom planners come up with, GROHE

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Positioned as the new rising star in the GROHE SPA® range, GROHE Grandera™ fulfils every expectation as part of a high-quality GROHE collection. GROHE Grandera™ combines unique design with longevity, functionality and sustainability.

Designed, engineered and manufactured in Germany, the collection bears the GROHE ’Made in Germany’ seal. Its distinguishing features include GROHE Zero, an innovative brass alloy developed by GROHE to usher in a new era of faucet manufacturing. All GROHE Zero products, including the new GROHE SPA® GROHE Grandera™ line, contain 90 percent less lead and are five times more resistant to corrosion than conventional water fittings.

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Moreover, GROHE Grandera™ uses GROHE EcoJoy® technology to help users economise on their use of natural resources without having to compromise on their water experience. The singlelever mixer benefits from the proven GROHE cartridge technology, with GROHE SilkMove® ensuring accurate and silky-smooth operation of the lever. It also incorporates the GROHE TurboStat® thermostat technology, which provides reliable protection against hot-water scalding. A temperature limiter and the GROHE Aquadimmer Plus contribute to the safe and comfortable operation of the products. GROHE AquaGuide, a directional mousseur, allows GROHE Grandera™ to be installed on washbasins of any shape or depth.

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Interview: Hans-Juergen Kalmbach & Ross Jackson - Delta Faucet

Hans-Juergen Kalmbach Vice President of Delta Faucet

Ross Jackson General Manager for GCC & North Africa of Delta Faucet

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Can you start by telling our readers a brief history of Delta Faucet Company and what it stands for?

faucet brands and has an extensive line of residential and commercial products, both manual and electronic.

and systems that provide innovative solutions and ensure exceptional customer satisfaction.

Hans: Delta Faucet Company is one of the largest and most awarded American manufacturers of residential and commercial faucets.

Founded by the Masco Corporation in 1954, with the introduction of the singlehandle taps, the manufacturer owns the Delta® and Brizo®

At Delta Faucet Company, we are committed to environmental sustainability and we place a high priority on products that address today’s environmental concerns, such as water conservation and water quality. To that end, Delta Faucet Company invests in internal processes

As Vice President, can you tell us your roles at Delta Faucet?

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Hans: As Vice President of Delta Faucet Company international I am responsible for the global expansion of Delta Faucet Company – starting in Brazil, the Middle East, Mexico, China, Southeast

Asia and India – as well as growing the capabilities of the U.S.-based international team.

The competition is very fierce in the industry – what makes Delta unique and what are some of your strategies to keep Delta a leading commercial faucet provider?

Ross: As a company born out of innovation, we take pride in continuing to innovate and lead in the areas of new

technology development, consumer research and design. The brand is extremely committed to designing products that improve the way people interact with water and this is the basis behind our award winning technologies and water-saving features. We go beyond excellent design to incorporate smart thinking that anticipates people's needs, providing thoughtful innovations and inspirational designs.

In the region, I think one opportunity will come from

our innovations in water savings. Water consumption in the Middle East is extremely high compared to the global average, for this reason we think it is important to introduce products that place a high priority on environmental sustainability. We offer a wide range of residential and commercial faucets that have a high regards for water conservation.

Staying on the topic of competition, if you could name one other company within the industry that you

respect – what company would that be?

Ross: Competition in the Middle East region is diverse and vast; currently we cannot identify just one competitor. The Middle East has products coming in from various countries and some of the products excel both in form and function. Delta Faucet Company has been in the Middle East for a little over two years and we are still building the brand and realizing our potential, while competition has been here for over 30 years. Nevertheless we at Delta

Faucet Company believe that we possess innovative technology and striking design and it will not be long before we take over the Middle East.

Where are Delta Faucet’s biggest markets today?

Ross: Our biggest markets are most certainly Saudi and the UAE; however there has certainly been an upward surge in countries like Qatar, Jordan, Oman and Lebanon.

We are working on a wide variety of projects throughout the GCC and Levant and we are definitely looking at a fruitful 2013.

There are currently some leading manufactures in Europe already – how well is Delta known in Europe and do you find that it is a challenging market?

Hans: Delta Faucet views the development of the international market as an important growth strategy, however we are yet to look at Europe as we are currently focussing on our expansion in the Emerging Markets, such as China, Brazil, India and the Middle East.

Delta Faucet conducts market research in key markets which helps us to help evaluate the needs of each individual market.

We are present in many multibrand markets because we believe that the Delta Faucet brand offers something unique to our customers.

How important are emerging markets to Delta Faucet Company?

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Ross: Delta Faucet Company continues to expand its international footprint through its operations in key emerging markets such as China, Brazil, India and the Middle East.

We entered the Indian market at the end of last year and we have identified it along with other emerging markets with the aim of focusing on both retail and projects in these markets.

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Interview: Hans-Juergen Kalmbach & Ross Jackson - Delta Faucet In India we have outlined plans to set up 20 stores by the end of this year and have already finalised the locations for 10 of these stores to be set up in the next three months.

Can you tell our readers more about the Sustainable Bathroom Competition in partnership with AUD – why did you decide to launch such a student competition?

objective of this competition is to engage the decision makers of the future at an early stage to ensure they are actively thinking about sustainable design &water conservation.

We have established a network of showrooms in Brazil and sales in both retail and projects are showing strong growth.

Ross: This region has one of the highest rates of water consumption globally. For this reason, we decided to be socially responsible and highlight this important issue and try to change the way people think about water usage. As mentioned earlier, we recently launched “The Sustainable Bathroom in The UAE competition” together with our partners American University in Dubai and AlAbbar Energy & Sustainability Group. This event coincides with United Nations World Water Day taking place on the 22nd of March, 2013 and the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation. The

Through our affiliations with leaders in the green building industry globally, such as PMI, the Alliance for Water Efficiency and the WaterSense Program, we strive to bring waterefficient, sustainable products to market, and educate trade professionals and consumers about water conservation and environmental awareness.

In china we are continuing to expand our distribution and further add to the number of showrooms, whilst continuing to drive sales throughout the country.

How important is the Middle East to Delta Faucets? How is the market in the region?

Which is the biggest market in the Middle East today?

Ross: Since opening our first regional office in the United Arab Emirates, we have been working hard fortifying our regional footprint and strengthening our network across the Middle East. Delta Faucet's dedication to the region is evident through multiple partnerships with strategic distributors in Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.

Our Biggest market in the Middle East region is undoubtedly Saudi Arabia and the UAE, but as we mentioned earlier Qatar and Jordan also have immense growth possibilities.

What are your strategies to further improve in the Middle East?

Ross: Delta Faucet Company has been trading in Saudi Arabia for more than 30 years and marked its entrance into the Middle East market in 2011 by opening its regional office in Dubai.

The company’s dedication to the region is evident through multiple partnerships with strategic distributors in Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.

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Tell us more about Delta and environmental sustainability.

How important is this to the company and what products are available to assist in conservation?

Ross: Water consumption in the Middle East is extremely high compared to the global

average, for this reason we think it is important to introduce products that place a high priority on environmental sustainability. We offer a wide range of residential and commercial faucets that have a high regards for water conservation.

H2Okinetic technology helps address this problem by giving users the feeling of more water without actually using more water. Each H2Okinetic shower employs the science of fluidics to manipulate the water droplet size and spray pattern, giving users the feeling of a more drenching and warming shower. After extensive research, Delta Faucet discovered that, while many consumers were willing to reduce their water consumption in other areas of the home, most were not willing to compromise their experience in the shower.

Tell us more about the latest novelties?

Ross: Delta Faucet recently launched H2Okinetic handshowers and showerheads.

With a full range of options to meet the needs of any homeowner, H2Okinetic showerheads are now offered at a rate less than the industry standard of 10 liters per minute thus using up to 40 percent less water than their standard counterpart’s showerheads. H2O Kinetic technology hand-showers and showerheads are available with Addison and other contemporary shower ranges.

We also have a collection of DIAMOND™ Seal products which are our bestselling range. Diamond Seal Technology combines a durable DIAMOND™ Valve (a ceramic cartridge embedded with diamonds) with InnoFlex® PEX

waterways. The valve requires no lubrication, eliminates wear on seals, and ensures operation for the life of the faucet, lasting up to 10 times longer than the industry standard. Kitchen faucets include select models from the following ranges-Addison, Trinsic, Linden, Fuse, Pilar and Cassidy, while Bath faucets include select models from Addison and Lahara.

This year we are celebrating the 5th anniversary of Touch2O® Technology, an award-winning innovation that is a perfect example of how we are providing a smarter way to experience water.

More than a decade ago, our research and development team realized that people with full or messy hands

needed a more convenient way to activate the faucet.

Today, the Delta brand offers eight kitchen suites and three bathroom suites featuring Touch2O Technology, as well as two bathroom suites with Touch2O.xt Technology.

As General Manager for GCC & North Africa, what are some further objectives would you both like to achieve for the company?

Ross: I will be working with the sales team on expanding the brand’s presence and recognition across the GCC, the Levant countries, North Africa and Turkey. We have been growing from strength to strength since entering the region and I have full confidence that the team will continue the good work.

What can we further expect from Delta Faucet Company? What is in the pipeline?

Ross: Delta Faucet Company Middle East is currently working on several private villas and residences in the UAE and Oman through our dealer partners. We also have several projects in the pipeline, most recent include the Abu Dhabi Future School project, Habib Bank and a prestigious Military project in Afghanistan.

Ultimately our aim is to bring water-efficient, sustainable products to market, and educate trade professionals and consumers about water conservation and environmental awareness.

We have definitely seen great progress in the region when it comes to promoting sustainable living and we have witnessed a genuine push by government to implement stricter regulations.

In the UAE, we are in the final stages of registering with Estidama, a sustainability development programme. In addition, we are also working on Trustmarks and registering with regulatory bodies in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Interview by: Ylova Hamdan

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Interview: Ammar Saad - Lever

LEVER BM PROJECT: AL Mamoura tower, Abu Dhabi - Faรงade & interiors

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Ammar Saad TECHNICAL DIRECTOR OF LEVER Tell us more about yourself and your work at Lever Building Materials. What do you roles include?

Architechtural Ceramics Turnkey Provider.

I have an engineering background, and have been in the construction industry for the last 20 years, since the inception of Lever which I co-founded. I am mainly responsible for all the contracting work handled by Lever, be it ceramic tile wetfixing or external cladding dry-fixing.

Tell us more about the company - when and why was

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it founded? What does the company stand for?

Lever was found in 1992. At that time we realized that the market was in need of a different model of ceramic tile trading. We built a company that is able to integrate different services and not just the basic ceramic tile box. We wanted to offer our clients added value over and above our magnificently crafted range of products.

What products are used at Lever Building Materials?

Which product is faring the

best in the UAE? We mainly focus on ceramic tiles, from the very small (mosaic tiles) to the very large 80X180cm. We also specialize in external cladding using 20mm thick tiles that is mechanically fixed. We have a workshop that is able to transform the basic product and adapt it to the needs of the customer. Our most successful products are the architectural ones mainly targeting medium to large projects.

Tell our readers what makes Lever Building Materials

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different from its competitors in your opinion?

The idea of being a service integrator is new to the ceramic tile market. The added value coming from our engineering team, our workshop that hosts machines like water-jet cutters, mosaic making multi-blade cutters, edge polishing and our mosaic studio makes our products very attractive to the client and unique in that sense.

What are some of the projects Lever BM has been involved in?

We are involved in most tunnel walls ceramic tile decoration, external cladding of landmark building and towers, commercial villas compounds, commercial towers, shopping malls, hospitals ,urban city beautification etc...

What upcoming projects can we expect to see Lever BM in?

We are bidding for most of the upcoming iconic projects in the UAE, and hope to be able to increase our market share in the medium to long term future.

Will you be adding any new brands and products to your current portfolio?

Our portfolio of product is very dynamic. Our core products and brands remain the same, but we are constantly looking for innovative new products.

Tell us more about the services being offered to clients by Lever BM?

design level with regards to the products we carry, up to the implementation phase where we are able to install these products and finally in the maintenance phase we are always present in the aftersale period.

LEVER BUILDING MATERIALS Abu Dhabi Showroom - UAE P.O. Box 44423 Tel: +971 2 4914466 Fax: +971

Our core strengths are that we are able to assist the client from the time of inception of his project, by assisting in the

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Top Furniture Trends

Meltdown Lamp designed by Johan Lindstenfor Cappellini PF Emirates

Barocca Wing THE One

TOP FURNITURE TRENDS Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams London Pink collection Bloomingdale's Home

Globetrotter Side Table Andrew Martin

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Sun Burst Mirror THE One

TORONTO Display Rack with ladder Crate and Barrel

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Agadir-3-seater-sofa Fendi Casa at Aati

Super Trooper Floor Standing Andrew Martin

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MIR Pendant Lamp THE One

SPHERE Pendant Lamp THE One

Eichholtz Bloomingdale's Home

Soho sectional sofa Fendi Casa at Aati

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Brunel Lamp Andrew Martin Kristen Pendant Lamp THE One

Caracole 'Smoke Gets In My Eyes'

Caracole oval end table

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Home: Versace

THE HAAS BROTHERS

VERSACE HOME Versace is proud to present a special design project with The Haas Brothers for its new Home collection.

new. The result is a range of pieces grounded in tradition while looking boldly to the future.

The LA-based artists and designers Nikolai and Simon Haas have created a 12 piece collection for Versace Home, including new iconic pieces such as the Donatella Chair.

The Donatella Chair encapsulates the mood of the collection, and the glamorous rock’n’roll spirit of Donatella Versace herself. Made from honeycomb brass with black leather upholstery, the Creative director Donatella Donatella Chair pays homage Versace gave the Haas Brothers to the craftsmanship at the freedom to take the classic heart of Versace, with its form motifs of the house and create that was hand-crafted by the something pioneering and Haas Brothers.

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Other pieces in the collection include The Stud Club, a armchair inspired by both Donatella’s personal style, and to the “Bondage” collection of 1992 designed by her brother, Gianni Versace, and The Bondage Bench, a provocative piece that plays with the sexuality of fashion and design.

I am thrilled by this special design project by The Haas Brothers for Versace Home. They have captured the spirit of Versace, and taken us somewhere new. To me, it is like remix of Versace, one that has resulted in new iconic pieces for the home.

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The Haas Brothers add “as artists and designers, meeting Donatella and exploring the world of Versace was an incredible inspiration. For this furniture collaboration, it was important to us to interpret the purest elements of Versace in order to create something completely new and unusual.

We are so proud to present this collection for Versace”.

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Bertoia Small Diamond Chair

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Knoll

Celebrates 75 Years of Iconic Design To mark its 75th anniversary, Knoll returns to the Salone Internazionale del Mobile with an innovative presentation of iconic and new residential and workplace designs.

The company's Salone exhibition, conceived by OMA, the collaborative practice cofounded by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, and Inside Outside, founded by Petra Blaisse offers viewpoints on classic and contemporary designs, including "Tools for Life" a new collection of furniture by OMA, and a spirited new lounge furniture collection by London based designers Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby.

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pantheon of modern masters, including Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia and Marcel Breuer.

Commenting on Knoll at Salone, Demetrio Apolloni, President, Knoll Europe, said, "Our Salone display highlights the essence of Knoll design innovation with new work by OMA and Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, while celebrating our brand’s past, present and future."

Benjamin Pardo, Knoll design director, added, "OMA conceived our booth at the fair to underscore our founders' commitment to bring the benefits of modern design to both domestic and work environments. In the process, the OMA team realized a broader cultural collaboration to celebrate our 75th anniversary."

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Introducing "Tools for Life"

by OMA

Introducing the Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby Collection

"Tools for Life" by OMA offers a contemporary interface between furniture and people, supporting the ebb and flow of work and social life, while adjusting to the different needs of both.

A new collection of lounge furniture, occasional tables and a stool by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby offers a relaxed, contemporary attitude toward interior design.

An expanded presentation of the OMA collection, which consists of 12 designs, will be on view during the 2013 Salone Internazionale del Mobile at Prada’s Milan exhibition space at via Fogazzaro, 36, where the pieces were first previewed during the Fall Men’s Show earlier this year. Public exhibition hours are 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM, Tuesday, April 9 and Wednesday, April 10.

The lounge furniture includes four individualized sized sofas and three complementary ottomans. Available in a range of upholstery fabrics and leathers, the lounge furniture is distinguished by stitched seams that reinforce its architectural profile, softened by the curvature of cushions on each face. The signature leg of the furniture can be specified in chrome, red or a black-painted finish.

Jay Osgerby and Edward Barber

A compact version of the lounge range is available as an arm chair as well as a twoand three-seat sofa. Scaled for the workplace, this grouping features a lower back and reduced seat depth.

Occasional tables and a stool foil the casual aesthetic of the soft seating. A visually assertive aluminum base supports both round table tops and the wooden seat of the stool. Painted base finishes include black, white and red, and can be paired with a variety of stone and leather table tops.

Platner Arm Chair

The Sofa Collection is now available in Europe; the stool and occasional tables will be available Fall 2013.

Modern always™ For 75 years Knoll has remained true to the Bauhaus design philosophy that modern furniture should complement architectural space, not compete with it. To this end, the company's Salone exhibition presents ideas and themes that reflect its rich design heritage of furniture, textiles and accessories with work grounded in clarity of form and honesty in materials.

Landmark collaborations with architects and designers resulting in such iconic work as Dining Tables and the Tulip Collection by Eero Saarinen; the Barcelona® Collection

by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; the Bertoia Collection

by Harry Bertoia; and the Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer remind Salone visitors of the contemporaneity and accessibility of Knoll's rich heritage.

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Baccarat

Highlights Recognised all over the world for its exceptional expertise, Baccarat has been writing the history of light ever since its first collection of chandeliers was created in the mid-19th century. That history combines tradition and innovation, extreme refinement and new technologies, to translate the legends of the past into the language of the present. Some of the world’s most talented designers have created Baccarat’s new collection, such as Fernando & Humberto Campana, Louise Campbell, Jean-Marc Gady, Jaime Hayon, Arik Levy, Philippe Nigro and Philippe Starck, and they were joined by students of the Lausanne art school, ECAL. The collection takes the boundaries of light into a magical new realm.

Palazzo Morando: Throughout the special exhibition celebrating the French Art de Vivre, Baccarat unveiled its latest collection of lights in Highlights 2013 at Salone del Mobile in Milan.

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Fusion

Etrange ZĂŠnith

Lady Crinoline Comete

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Philippe Starck

Crystal possesses the same treasure trove of properties as mathematics as a whole. There is almost no other known substance about which so little is known. Which makes this unknown entity a free, open and infinite territory.

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Étrange Zénith Because the high technology processes used to produce crystalware now enable us to explore the realms of the possible and impossible alike, Philippe Starck has created five new exceptional pieces, following on from his many collaborative projects for Baccarat.

Philippe Starck believes that there is no future without a past, so he has set out to take a fresh look at the mythical Zénith chandelier as a masterpiece crafted by the agility of the human hand and mind. The magic of the Zénithal, with its heightened dreamlike, visionary quality, is derived from the contrast between the 3D Baccarat chandelier and the marvellously wafer-thin 2D light panel.

Showcased and magnified by this light panel, its many facets are set aflame, the twinkle of the crystal pendants mimicking the warm flicker of candlelight.

The Zénith le samedi is both abstract and functional, work of art and design object, encircled by a neon Möbius strip created by the Ateliers de Feerick. Like a grafitti artist’s tag suspended in space, the light melds baroque grace with a techno-urban signature of modernity. The Zénith sur la lagune, designed in conjunction with glass artist Aristide Najean, goes for a consummately hybrid approach. The 24 lights chandelier, which is decorated with three heads in the effigy of the king of the forest, seals the coming together of Baccarat crystal and Murano glass. Mathematical equations and poetry, theory and practice become a one in this masterly, deeply oneiric piece.

The Personne à la fenêtre wall light is the ultimate, compel-ling tribute to the iconic Zénith chandelier, taking its classic crystal arm and turning it into a mini-chandelier by reflecting in a sheet mirror. A melange of make-believe, illusion and duality, the myth is reinvented, just like a Surrealist poem.

Philippe Starck once again revisits the timeless history of the iconic Harcourt glass, carrying on the tradition of the cult object by changing its uses and dimensions. From the wall fitting to the table lamp, from an empty Harcourt glass to a full one, its form may change but its destiny is, as ever, bolstered by its inherent wealth of possibilities. In the same vein, and following on from the Our Fire chandelier and Hic! hanging light fitting, the Harcourt Marie-Louise lamp and wall sconce take up residence in this luminous landscape of infinite potential. Each of the designs, at the frontier of image and object, asserts itself far beyond its own reflection, like messengers and illustrations of life.

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Fusion Zénith Alvorada, 24-light chandelier

Fusion For 2013, Brazilian designers Fernando & Humberto Campana have created the Fusion collection. The new collection is born from the extraordinary alliance of two types of material and two forms of expertise, the combination of French Art de Vivre and Brazilian force of nature – a meeting of different cultures and creative territories.

From the lanterns to flambeau chandeliers, from hanging lamps sheathed in colored, plaited wicker to the Zénith 24 lights chandelier, revisited and enhanced with bamboo branches and candle-rings, the models the Campana brothers have designed for Baccarat divert the DNA and primary use of the materials, transforming them into truly precious objects through a process of hybridisation.

Each creation, whether sheathed in or enhanced by natural fibres, is available as a limited edition, and gives new meaning to the principles of collage, revealing its organic shape by creating contrasts between smooth and textured surfaces. Crystal looks to a new future “on the move”, as an exotic, unconventional light source, at the crossroads of art and design.

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Crystal purifies light and its transparency reminds us of a form of sprirituality.

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LIGHTING 2013

ALYA Design: Gabriele Rosa Dynamism and Lightness Alya in Arabic - characterize this pendant lamp.

Three slender luminous arms recall a gesture, or a drawing in the air, rather than a material object. In fact, Alya's fluid shapes are the result of a natural bend in the aluminium that houses the LED lights and give it an extremely delicate aspect.

Technical information: Pendant light with three LED strips for Indirect light, in addition a LED downlight spot is located in the central part. Arms in extruded aluminium, central body in die cast aluminium. Diffuser in opaline methacrylate. Available in white or opaque black. Dimmable with DALI control system upon request

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GIO' TERRA Design: Angeletti Ruzza Design Having already been entered into the ADI Design Index 2011, the Giò pendant now evolves to become a sophisticated floor lamp. Designed by Angeletti Ruzza Design studio, Giò dematerializes the lamp to its very essence, sketching it out as a gesture in luminous material. With fluidity and continuity Giò Terra unwinds from its base to become the stem and closes itself at the top with a luminous LED circle, acquiring unique energy.

Gentle and essential, the Giò floor lamp tells a tale of contemporary lighting, in which the performance of the light merges with our emotions.

Technical information: Family of dimmable LED pendant and floor lamps. Made entirely of opaque whit and graphite painted aluminium, with opaline polycarbonate diffuser. In the floor version, emission is indirect with power supply in the base. Switch and dimmer on the cable. DALI control system upon request.

MARGOT Design: Carlo Forcolini, Giancarlo Fassina Margot, a new hinged floor lamp, was created by Nemo's founder, together with Giancarlo Fassina.

Thanks to a careful study of its mechanics, Margot establishes a delicate balancing game between the supporting frame and the diffuser which, like a pendant lamp, flies over the space. Thanks to the twistable arm, the light cone Margot emits can be easily positioned to light different parts of the space. It can reach a great number of points in the same space.

Technical information: Adjustable LED floor lamp in opaque white aluminium and metal.

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PROJECTEUR 165 Design: Le Corbusier Designed by Le Corbusier for the Chandigarh High Court in 1954, Projecteur remained unknown until 2012, when it was rediscovered in the archives of the Le Corbusier Foundation in Paris. Rebuilt based on the only available document – a profile drawing of it – the Projecteur has now found a totally new declension. The original size variations identified by the suffix 365 have now been added to with the small-sized Projecteur 165 family, available with a clamp, wall-mounting bracket or as a pendant lamp. The extended range, developed by Nemo in close collaboration with the Le Corbusier Foundation, offers an industrial-style product whose clamp version can be used in different spheres of the home setting: above a mirror, on a bookshelf, or attached to the head of a bed. Its pendant and bracket versions becomes recognisable design objects that illuminate and furnish rooms with both style and functionality.

Technical information: Adjustable mini version of the Projecteur. Aluminium body painted “bleu stablé” with sanblasted glass diffuser and anodized aluminium interior, assembled to a steel clamp. Switch on cable.

Black zinc-coated wing nut fasteners.

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RIPPLE Design: Marcel Sigel Inspired by the desire for refined simplicity is RIPPLE, an original interpretation of the classic table lamp.

Marcel Sigel has designed a lamp using only essential, superimposed and proportional elements, to create something warmly familiar but also extremely unique and neutral, to complete any room. This lamp captures the gaze with its superficial three-dimensionality that appears to recall the fingerprints left in clay turned at the potter's wheel.

Technical information: Family of aluminium floor and table lamps. Single-piece diffuser in semi-transparent thermoformed polymer.

Available in 3 colours with opaline diffuser in white and smoke grey.

Ripple has been designed to ensure optimal illumination with a compact fluorescent bulb.

TRU Sospensione Design: Roberto Paoli Out of the success of the floor lamp Tru – created for Nemo by designer Roberto Paoli – comes the new pendant version.

Formed by a slender aluminium ring frame, Tru appears light, almost ephemeral – a "non-object", as Roberto Paoli likes to call it. It's therefore surprising when Tru lights up: the lamps are, in fact, perfectly concealed in the V-shaped linear profiles that make up the light fixture. Thanks to the use of high efficiency LEDs and a structural study of the lamp, Tru Sospensione casts light both downwards and upwards, nominating itself as the ideal solution for meeting rooms and offices.

Technical information: Materials and finishes: Floor and pendant LED lamp. Body in extruded aluminium. Headboard and base in die cast aluminium in the floor version. Opaline and transparent methacrylate diffusers.

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SILVER LIGHT Design: Liran Levi The Silver Light pendant lamp combines the subtlety and refinement of high-class design with a playful and imaginative spirit. Starting from the original version launched in 2011, Silver Light is now available with three or six point lights, allowing linear compositions or triangular groups to be created. It has become a system that's suitable for the most diverse compositions.

Technical information: System of micro LED pendants, made up of a die cast aluminium body, to create individual or multiple compositions. Opaque white polycarbonate diffusers.

The multiple version is designed to hold between 3 and 8 pendants. The height of the individual pendants can be adjusted as required. 1.5 m cable for each pendant.

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OMIKRON DESIGN MILANO Following its acquisition from Cassina of the majority of Nemo, Omikron continues to develop innovative lighting solutions that strengthen its production in the field of architecture – solutions that are increasingly focused on the design requirements of domestic and commercial spaces.

For Euroluce 2013 the Milanese company, led by Federico Palazzari, will present the fruits of its collaboration with three new designers: Charles Kalpakian, a Paris based, Lebanese born of Armenian descent, and Italians Studiocharlie and Angeletti Ruzza.

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SPIGOLO Design: Studiocharlie The Spigolo solution has a simple and essential form, created out of a virtual block formed by the lamp's perimeter.

The system is realized with extruded aluminium profiles connected through an orientable joint, with embodied high efficiency LED modules. The high-efficiency LED tubes slot into the frame and can provide either direct or diffused lighting.

VIIVA Design: Angeletti Ruzza Design The Viiva lamp also functions as a shelf and has been specifically designed for installation on mirrors of various sizes. Its goal is to provide a linear product that suits any environment and ensures optimal colour rendering by using two LED sources, for both direct and indirect lighting.

Available in two sizes, it can be installed either symmetrically or off-centre.

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2TUBES Design: Charles Kalpakian Charles Kalpakian brings us 2Tubes – an outdoor floor or wall lamp whose expressive strength lies in its balance between volume and proportions. Two cylinders – similar but at the same time different in their cuts and finishes.

Barely touching, the smaller component is suspended, casting indirect light onto the floor and wall. This is added to the direct floodlight.

WALL SHADOW Design: Charles Kalpakian This project is a cross between art and design and has arisen from Kalpakian's continuous exploration of the three-dimensionality of surfaces. Its graphic composition becomes a texture lit up by the LED bulbs placed inside the various elements, creating a canvas of shadows.

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Wooden floors Timberwise

TIMBERWISE

SAFE AND ECOLOGICAL PARQUET CHOICE FOR LIVING SPACES

The Finnish wooden flooring manufacturer, Timberwise, offers an alternative for ordinary wooden flooring with hazardous adhesives and health risks.

Wooden flooring adds both value and ambiance to homes, hotels and offices. However, some types of natural or engineered wooden flooring come with health risks as hazardous adhesives, like formaldehyde, are used in the production process.

These adhesives often release hazardous vapors and fumes into the air as they continue

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to do so over many months or even years.

Timberwise is a Finnish producer of full plank wooden flooring that offers an alternative for ordinary wooden flooring with hazardous adhesives. Infact, the company was the first manufacturer in the world to switch to completely formaldehyde free adhesives in all their products. As a result, the parquet does not release harmful formaldehyde into the air, and risk of irritation and allergies is reduced.

"As a Finnish parquet manufacturer, we respect nature and appreciate the advanced Finnish expertise in wood processing", says Laura Lankinen, the Marketing Manager of Timberwise. She continues: "The floor is one of the larges surface in a living space. That is why we ensure that Timberwise plank parquets are safe, beautiful and durable."

The Timberwise wooden floors belong to the best building material classes for emissions and adhesive joints, such as JAS F**** and JAS 2. In addition to looking after the air the you breathe, Timberwise also takes care of nature. The wood that the company uses comes from certified forests, where the

number of trees that is planted exceeds the number that is harvested. The products are naturally PEFC (Progamme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) certified.

Additionally, Timberwise has replaced exotic wood with state-of-the-art coloring techniques.

As natural material, wood adapts to current circumstances of the changes in temperature and in relative air humidity cause stress to the parquets's glue joints. To prove the durability, the crossglued three-layer structure of Timberwise parquet has passed the industry's most demanding glue joint tests.

Lankinen states: "Even boiling water will not break the structure of our product."

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vitra

2013 tile collection The Age of Eternity Natural backgrounds suitable for the urban lifestyle...

Rich assortment of sizes, finishes and colors…

The most natural look…

Different areas of application…

VitrA’s Age of Eternity tile series offers contemporary urban architecture with the durability of porcelain.

Large tiles bring aesthetics, continuity and harmony to the floor. The series offers matte, glossy and non-slip finishes that give the room a sense of

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depth when combined with different size and borders.

It can be used indoors and outdoors in both residential and commercial buildings. It is preferred by individual users and architects. The tiles reflect the glorious world of eternity.

Digital imprinting technology gives it the most natural look and since a different design is created on each tile, there is no repetition.

on different finishes, depicting a modern interpretation of the stones in the Borgogna region of France. The series features white and beige color selections like the natural Borgogna stone and is manufactured in the following sizes: 45x90, 30x60 and 60x60 cm. Pietra Borgogna has a matte, non-slip finish and can be used in residential and commercial projects as well as on exterior facades.

manufacturing technology.

Available in crème, anthracite, light and dark grey, the series can be used in both business applications and living areas as it brings functionality and elegance to contemporary urban life. Last year the series was available in 30x60, 45x90 and 60x60 sizes; this year the selection grows with the addition of the larger 75x150 and 75x75 cm sizes.

Pietra Borgogna

Pietra Pienza

Uptown

Pietra Borgogna is a series enriched with cut borders and mosaics in different sizes and

The modern stone look of Pietra Pienza is remarkable for the rich finish achieved with

Uptown combines the concrete surfaces that in recent years have been so

popular in architecture and decoration with the superior characteristics of porcelain and digital imprinting technologies.

The series can be used in residential and commercial buildings as well as exterior facades and is available in crème, mink, white and dark grey. The series offers the new, larger size of 75x150 cm as well as 45x90, 75x75, 75x150, 22.5x90, 15x90, 60x60, 30x60 cm. When different sizes are interwoven, it makes a beautiful combination. Uptown makes matte and non-slip finishes that are easy to clean.

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Rainforest The combination of porcelain and digital imprinting technology with the sedimentary layers of slate creates an extensive selection of finishes. Rainforest can be used in both indoor and outdoor applications as well as in commercial buildings and exterior facades. The floor tiles are available in 30x60 and 60x60 cm sizes with white and black color alternatives featuring a matte finish.

Woodstyle VitrA presents rich wooden finishes with an eco-friendly approach. VitrA’s Woodstyle ceramic tile with its wood parquet appearance is the choice for people who want to bring the natural look of wood to their homes without cutting down trees. The 15x90 and 22.5x90 cm tiles are available in oak, light oak, walnut and wenge.

Poolwood The Poolwood series consists of non-slip tiles with a wooden

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parquet look and in recent years have been a popular choice around pools. The ReaLook technology brings the naturalness of wood to poolside fun, and the series is available in reddish-brown and beige 60x60 tiles.

Skyline The Skyline series features an extensive color spectrum with a soft style and relief texture compatible with contemporary architectural and decorative trends. The series provides the durability of porcelain technology and is popular both in homes and offices. The 30x60 and 60x60 cm tiles are available in crème, light mink, bone, soft coffee, grey, mocha and anthracite with a silky matte finish. With its cut borders, it can be used in bathrooms, other interior residential applications and offices.

Skyline is remarkable for its simplicity and when different sizes are combined it adds a touch of elegance to any room.

The Age of Beauty A style that hearkens back to the France of the 1890’s…

A projection of beauty and elegance, refined taste and a sophisticated lifestyle…

Contemporary yet faithful to tradition…

The consecration of aesthetics and beauty…

Reflections of a romantic age…

VitrA's Age of Beauty tile series represents timeless nobility. It offers a modern interpretation of classic values that remains faithful to the original. Beauty creates its own privilege.

Vichy Vichy projects the elegance of French porcelain onto walls with exquisite detailed reliefs, bringing a sense of movement with both convex and concave borders. The borders are laid high among the 25x70 cm white tiles to give the bathroom a simple grace with

the brightness of bronze and white. Vichy is a rich series with skirting and end pieces and can also be used for indoor applications.

Favorite Designed with inspiration from the classic French style of house decor, the series can be used horizontally or vertically.

The 25x70 cm series, which consists of white tiles with a matte finish, relief decor and borders, turns any room into a classic French home.

The Age of Mystery Independent, unique, bold, and magnificent as it throws down the gauntlet before life...

An extraordinary and remarkable aesthetic approach…

The mysterious appeal of the Far East…

A style that looks to the future yet is nourished by the past…

VitrA’s Age of Mystery tile series is remarkable for striking aesthetics that combine powerful elements.

It is the choice of those who want to go beyond the mundane and be surprising, even provocative. It allows users to experience dazzling distinction.

Radiant The Radiant series can be applied like wallpaper and features damask and geometric designs, creating a mosaic feeling on the wall.

The black and white series is softened with tones of grey. The 25x70 cm tiles create a warm ambiance in the bathroom and kitchen and can be used for indoor applications.

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Tiles & Ceramics Vitra Imagina Imagina creates backgrounds that resemble a wave of water with 25x70 cm tiles that create a sleek look on the wall thanks to its grout-free application.

Available in anthracite, white, grey, crème and mocha, the series has a glossy finish and can be laid from top to bottom just like a border. The floral tiles in the series bring large, modern, flower designs that overflow the frame and do not follow each other. Flowers that resemble a kimono design and appear to be coming from the depths bring modern elegance to walls when combined with the relaxing watercolor effect in the background. The tiles in the series create a large panel design, presenting a giant interpretation of a stylized geometrical tulip. The brilliant diamond design created by putting four of the tiles side by side gives bathrooms a feeling of luxury. The Imagina series can be used for indoor wall applications as well.

vDeep Forest The Deep Forest series brings glittering elegance to bathroom walls with the enigmatic flower of the Far East – the orchid. The series has a glossy finish and is installed as a panel in different combinations featuring versions with either glitter or lines. Measuring 25x70 cm, Deep Forest is available in white and crème and creates a wallpaper effect in the bathroom.

The Age of Innocence Inspired by nature, it respects and protvects nature while supporting natural life...

A lifestyle that combines the color palette of nature with natural materials...

A bright, tranquil, spacious, relaxed and peaceful world...

The innocence and simplicity of traditions handed down from generation to generation...

VitrA’s Age of Innocence tile series is inspired by the stark beauty in natural textures. It

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combines the pure aesthetics of nature with contemporary style and brings it home. It evokes positive emotions.

Wavy Wavy is a sparkling and elegant series that looks like wallpaper. Named for the wavy designs, the series creates unique tiling alternatives with sparse décor on a light background and intense décor on a dark background. With the look of aged leather and paper, the series is available in combinations of mink – light mink, crème – mocha, and grey – white. The series features 30x60 cm tiles with a matte finish and can be used in bathrooms and other indoor applications.

Woodbox offers a fresh interpretation of the colours of sky, sea, sand and pebbles in soft tones, bringing the colors of summer and the beach to the bathroom. The sparkles on the natural textures of the decor conjure up images of the sun reflecting on sand and sea. Inspired by the wooden furniture used in summer homes, the series offers the relaxing effect of wood painted in pastel colors. The 25x70 cm Woodbox tiles have a matte finish and are available in blue, white, grey, crème and beige colours.

Tiles & Ceramics Kale Group

Kale Group

showcases its innovative products at UNICERA The Kale Group showcases a wide range of innovative products at the fair, held at TÜYAP from February 27 to March 3, 2013. Incorporating the leading brands in the building sector, Kale Group offers its newest series to consumers at the fair, where many different product segments meet under the same roof.

The 750 square meter stand, set up jointly by Italian architect Maurizio Molini and Kaleseramik Display Design team, was designed with a minimalist presentation concept in line with Kale Group's brand identity.

Thanks to the stand size and comfortable circulation areas, exhibits and series are transformed into a dreamy ambience, offering examples of alternative uses of space.

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These collections, the Nordic series in integrated bathroom solutions and the White House series in bathroom furniture, will be exhibited at the fair.

Kale also presents its natural stone collection Stone & More, which is the winner of EDIDA (Elle Decoration International Design Awards) in the Wall Coverings' category.

We have focused on all series with an innovative approach

Kale Group, with its Çanakkale Seramik, Kalebodur and Kale brands as well as its Italian brands Edilgres and Edilcoughi which were recently acquired in Italy, offers functional and aesthetic solutions for every aspect of building structures.

Emphasizing that the ceramic collections, which were developed based on consumer preferences, were widely admired, lhsan Karagöz, Chief Marketing Officer of Building Materials, Kale Group, said, "We have created products that are in line with the expectations of consumers and that have met with their approval. A product with this approach, Çanakkale Seramic Saraylı (Ottoman) Collection, was a great success and became a product that has been asked for by name in the stores. Furthermore, our innovative approach helped us focus on new series in all areas, not only ceramic tiles.”

Kale received two awards for two new products, representing a new and unique approach to design, from the iF Product Design Award 2013, which is one of the world's most prestigious and well-established awards.

Underlining that the market share of Kaleseramik, a sector leader with its Çanakkale Seramik and Kalebodur brands, rose to 30 percent, Karagöz said: " Despite the global crisis, particularly in Europe, Kaleseramik

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managed to increase its sales by 20 percent in its top export markets, especially Germany, France and the United Kingdom.

Kale Group, ranking 3rd in Europe and 12th in the world, has become Turkey's new player in creating a global brand. The product range of Kaleseramik, which makes up 2 percent of the world ceramic tile trade alone, is a total of three thousand including ceramic tiles, sanitary ware and products that offer solutions for bathroom and kitchen spaces.

Having the responsibility of being the flagship of the industry, our priority is to introduce concepts such as 'trend-setting', 'functional', 'environmentally friendly' and 'quality' to our products."

Kale Group leaves its mark on UNICERA, the 25th International Ceramic Bathroom Kitchen Fair, with its Çanakkale Seramik, Kalebodur and Kale brands as well as its Italian Edilgres and Edilcoughi brands.

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Tiles & Ceramics Kale Group Aesthetic and striking series from Çanakkale Seramik Saraylı (Ottoman) Collection Saraylı (Ottoman) Collection brings the traditional understanding of Ottoman architecture and decoration to today's baths with Çanakkale Seramik’s interpretation: with its lines uniting traditional with modern, it reinterprets hundreds of years of palace motifs with modern lines in ceramic tiles, bathroom furniture and sanitary ware products.

Designed for those who want to feel the magnificent lifestyle of the Ottoman Empire at home, the Saraylı Collection recalls the grandeur of the palaces with its Birun Series that combines emerald, ruby and sapphire colours with Ottoman motifs.

Enderun Series Named after the presentation room in the inner part of the Ottoman palace where the Padishah would meet with ambassadors and viziers, the series adds distinction to baths with its colours of emerald, ruby and sapphire. The series fascinates the imagination with its eye-catching designs on ceramic surfaces and integrates these with caftan motifs, tulips and chintemani figures, all inspired by the textures of the spectacular Ottoman jewellery and textiles.

The Enderun Series with 20x60 cm moulded wall tiles adorned with the zencirek (chain) pattern, which was common in Ottoman palaces, and designed in saturated colours, again have full decorations that unite the tulip, which became an Ottoman symbol, and the gold interpretation of the chintemani design. The series is complemented with brilliant caftan full décor, the most elegant interpretation of the caftan design, and gold borders inspired by the grandeur of the Ottomans.

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Maison Collection In today's world, natural surfaces and concrete, the raw components of structures, are more popular in dĂŠcor, and walls are commonly decorated with textile textures.

The Maison Collection gathers these two trends together, reinterpreting luxury and featuring Ottoman patterns on 30x90 cm ground tiles, elegant decoration alternatives and other complementary designs enabling you to create different spaces.

The Maison Natural merges the effect of exposed concrete, the favourite material of modern interior architecture, with metallics to bring a new attraction to your living spaces. Combining the warmth of textile texture with unusual tones and sophisticated designs, the Maison Romance series spreads enchantment throughout your home.

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Illusion Collection In the Illusion Collection, the light and shadow effects on the three-dimensional surfaces reveal different beautiful designs with every look, much like an illusion.

With patterns that evoke a feeling of infiniteness along with its compatible furniture, the Illusion Collection not only offers holistic solutions in the bathroom, but also brings to your life the dynamism created by black and white.

Country This series evokes the feeling of returning to nature in your home with the fresh air of Nordic countries combining the naturalness of wood and the durability of ceramic.

Produced as 15x90 cm tiles in honey, khaki, and hazelnut colours, the Country Series creates a physical connection between us and organic life.

Forest Combining the eye-catching texture of wood and the tones of poplar, cedar, chestnut and pine forests on 15x90cm tiles, this series makes nature a part of your home.

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Property Highlights Shangri-La Hotel Tokyo

SHANGRI-LA HOTEL TOKYO EXPLORE TOKYO IN STYLE

Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo has launched a new accommodation package, “Explore Tokyo in Style,” which offers guests the opportunity to experience the hotel’s private limousine for tours of the city, chauffeured by an expert local driver.

Guests can use the service to visit sightseeing spots of choice, select one of the hotel’s recommended routes, ride in style to or from Tokyo’s airports at Haneda and Narita, or for any business needs from 1 December 2012.

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The “Explore Tokyo in Style� package includes complimentary use of our chauffeured hotel car for two hours per stay when staying a minimum of two nights, breakfast at Piacere or The Lobby Lounge, complimentary upgrade to the next room category, late check-out until 3 p.m., broadband internet connection and access to the Health Club and swimming pool. The package is valid from 1 December 2012 to 30 June 2013. Reservations can be made online at www.shangrila.com/jp or directly with Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo on (81 3) 6739 7878.

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Horizon Club Lounge

Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo’s commitment encouraging guests to explore and experience Japanese culture first-hand is extended to an entirely new service unique to Tokyo by this package. It is the latest addition to the hotel’s growing list of services, following the extension of the hotel’s unique “Meet and Greet” airport-to-city services to the vast bullet train network, which allows guests to enjoy one of the hotel’s “Enchanting Excursions” to some of Japan’s most scenic spots in Kyoto, Hakone and Izu. The Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo concierge team recommend the following sightseeing tours for the two-hour complimentary limousine service.

1. Marunouchi, The Imperial Palace and Ginza area 2. Tokyo Sky Tree and Asakusa area 3. Omotesando, Harajuku and Shibuya area 4. Tokyo Bay area

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