The Victoria + Albert design team set themselves the challenge of creating a bath that would be both stylish and comfortable, while addressing concerns about sustainability – enter Ledro…
Hotels are increasingly looking for sustainability in bathroom design, driven both by environmental regulation and the growing cost of water and heating. While baths are often perceived as being inefficient when compared to showers, they do have many wellness benefits – another key consideration when designing a hotel bathroom as guests demands for wellness related facilities continue to rise. Baths can improve blood flow and relax muscles and joints to ease pain. They represent luxury, indulgence and relaxation, and a designer freestanding bath is a style statement in any bathroom.
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Victoria + Albert have created a bath that is as stylish and comfortable as the brand’s award-winning best but uses 30 per cent less water. Ledro is an elegant freestanding slipper bath. The avocado shape allows ample space for shoulders at the head end while tapering towards the feet. With a high back and gentle recline it comfortably supports the torso, with a flared rim to rest the head. High sides cocoon the bather for a deeper sense of relaxation. The clever shape cuts away unused volume, reducing the amount of water required for a satisfying bath.
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In an extremely technical product development process, the design team never lost sight of the requirement to produce a beautiful freestanding bath. At first glance it seems like a conventional slipper bath, but walk around it and you’ll appreciate its subtle and intriguing form. Looking directly from the foot of the bath, it resembles the prow of some great ocean liner of the 1920’s. It looks especially luxurious in a Matt finish – a no-cost option – that diffuses the light, for a relaxing ambience in the bathroom.
The Ledro is made from a composite of Volcanic LimestoneTM and a unique resin that is strong, relatively light, and scratch and stain resistance. Importantly, it is a natural insulator, so less the heat from the water is spent warming up the tub and the water will stay warm for longer. In addition, Ledro complies with all current regulations and guidelines, including BREEAM Level 1, Building Regulations Part G and the Unified Water Label.
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