GROHE products win five Good Design Awards 2013

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It’s all in the name – the Good Design Award is bestowed to excellent products whose synergy of form and function is considered exemplary for the design industry. 2013 once again saw GROHE among the winners, with five of the company’s products having each scooped one of the coveted awards. Award-winning bathroom design

The award-winning line-up includes the GROHE SPA® F-digital Deluxe shower experience modules, which impressed the judges through their unobtrusive minimalist design, flexible installation options and outstanding functionality.

The next winner is the GROHE Grandera™ collection of bathroom taps and fittings whose classically elegant design combines flowing feminine forms with clearly defined masculine edges. The entire line shares a unique geometric feature in the “Squircle”, a fusion of the square and the circle.

The multifunctional low-profile showers in the GROHE Rainshower® F-Series Multi Spray 15″ bring a completely new dimension of customisation to the modern bathroom. Equipped with three individually selectable spray patterns, the new overhead and ceiling-mounted showers offer a choice between gentle revitalisation, stress-reducing massage and a refreshing supersized waterfall.

Two winners in the kitchen

The modular GROHE K7 System offers the right tap solution for any kitchen. Components include a professional spray on a spring spout, a single-lever mixer with hand spray or separate side spray as well as two-hole designs where the spout is detached from the lever. This large variety allows for great flexibility in creating bespoke tap solutions.

GROHE Minta Touch is the second winner from the kitchen range. This hybrid tap gives users a choice between manual and sensor operation. If your hands are dirty, simply touch any part of the spout with the back of your hand, wrist or forearm. If your hands are clean, use the lever to control the flow of water in the conventional way.

The Good Design Award is ranked as one of the world’s most prestigious and oldest design competitions. Recent years have seen GROHE win a total of 15 of these world-renowned awards.

Daniel Fountain / 31.01.2014

Editor, Hotel Designs

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