INDUSTRY INSIGHT: The philosophy of wellness

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INDUSTRY INSIGHT: The philosophy of wellness

For more than 25 years, Gessi has designed and produced furnishing elements for bathro­oms, kitchens and private and public wellness. Recently, the brand is exploring the wonders of wellness…

With its total look design products that in­clude fittings, advanced function shower systems, accessories, ceramics, tubs and shower trays, Gessi is synonymous with wellbeing and quality living in all types of environments, from hotels to spas, from yachts to private homes.

Gessi creations allow the enjoyment of private spaces to live a daily experience of Private Wellness, to re-establish contact with oneself. Strictly “Made in Italy”, Gessi products dictate a new trend in living, attentive to ele­gance and the charm of objects, but also to the wellness that they provide to those around them.

The bathroom brand has created a new philosophy linked to domestic environments through a vast line of products, styles, models and new installation solutions, offering an unlimited free­dom of design linked to water.

Gessi designs are born from creative liberty and constant originality, with a passion for objects that are freed from mere functionality to be reinvented for new uses: empathic and indispensable objects, objects that improve people’s lives and make them happier.

Gessi has created an iconic and unique design style, and brings its distinctive style to the most exclusive buildings around the world. The Gessi Collections transmit a mes­sage of timeless elegance and simplicity, combined with a typically minimalist style and maximum attention to detail.

The inspiring principle behind the Gessi Collections is the power of naturally empa­thic primary shapes that, in an original and iconic style, convey essential and evocative graphic symbols and transform everyday objects into small household sculptures.

Combining vanguard technology and typical Italian craftmanship, Gessi realises designs that achieve manufacturing excellence and reliability in an original integrated ecological model of Made in Gessi.

Main image credit: Gessi

Hamish Kilburn / 11.03.2020

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