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Stylish Synergy
A partnership between furniture brand Kartell and sanitaryware manufacturer Laufen has created a collection that brings together the best of both worlds
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From left: Designer Roberto Palomba with Alberto Magrans, Senior Managing Director at Laufen, Claudio Luti, President at Kartell, and Marc Viardot, Director of Marketing and Products at Laufen.
Italian brand Kartell has a long- standing reputation in the furniture market, largely known for its items made of high quality plastic. However, it has not previously launched products into the bathroom sector, so its new collaboration with Swiss manufacturer Laufen represents something of a new direction for both companies.
Under the Kartell by Laufen brand, the firms’ agreement covers the design, production and distribution through Laufen’s retail channels of a complete new bathroom range. The artistic direction for the project is another new venture for prolific design duo Ludovica+Roberto Palomba.
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The resulting products are certainly as comprehensive as they are eye-catching. Items include seven types of washbasins and bathtubs (with ceramic available in black as well as white), as well as vanity units, open shelving and drawer units. Furniture is available in matt grey as well as gloss options in black, white, orange, plum and ‘Bordeaux’.
Plastic items include the mirror, stool, shelving and floor-standing rack in a range of colours, and washbasin and bath mixer taps come with removable trays which continue the colour theme further throughout the collection.
One of the stars of the range is the bathtub, which features an illuminated slot overflow that runs the length of the bath, and which also has a mist system to create an ‘infinity’ style bathing experience.
Kartell by Laufen will launch in the UK in September 2013.
Laufen |
www.laufen.co.uk Kartell |
www.kartell.it
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