INNOVATION & DESIGN


Virtual World’s good headset hygiene helps make kitchen and bathroom showrooms COVID-safe


Providing peace of mind and reassurance to customers that the showroom experience is Covid-safe will be a huge part of helping restore consumer confidence in the weeks and months ahead. With virtual reality headsets being


simple to wipe clean after every use, Virtual Worlds retailers are able to put their customers’ minds at rest, enabling them to enjoy an immersive design experience in a safe environment as possible. Making hygiene a priority the


headsets feature a wipeable cushioned face guard, to which adhesive disposable facemasks are then fitted. Virtual Worlds retailers are encouraged to follow some simple yet effective headset hygiene guidelines to reassure customers and provide them with a safe and enjoyable buying experience. This includes using hand sanitizer before handling the headset and


DallDrain gets to the point - New floor drain system from Dallmer


disinfecting with disposable wipes, spraying with scented disinfectant and attaching a fresh hygiene mask for each customer. Once in place, the Virtual Worlds experience is completely hands free, with no controllers, further minimizing points of contact. “These are all good hygiene


protocols to use at any time, but obviously as showrooms re-open to the public following the pandemic it is more important than ever that consumers feel safe and protected,” comments Virtual Worlds Managing Director Nathan Maclean.


01908 663848 www.virtualworlds.co.uk


tel: 01787 248244 www.dallmer.com


The Bronze Age’ with new Bronze Metal by Rotpunkt R


otpunkt, leaders in the design and manufacture of quality carbon-free


produced German Kitchen furniture embrace ‘The Bronze Age’ where metal replaced stone, with the launch of Bronze Metal:


• New door colour with brushed metal-effect surface: laminate solution for Titanium KQ furniture


Matt Phillips, Head of UK Operations at


Rotpunkt says “Metallic finishes with practical application in the kitchen are evolving quickly, so it makes sense to introduce them in to a kitchen living environment and create more design opportunities and capacity for innovation. Bringing a refined, more luxurious approach to industrial- style kitchen design, our new Bronze Metal door


colour is low-maintenance, extremely tactile and manufactured carbon neutrally.” Blazoned across the Titanium kitchen furniture


range by Rotpunkt, the new Bronze Metal laminate solution reflects light extremely well thanks to its smooth shiny surface, as well as highlight the new 91cm and 234cm heights as Rotpunkt continues to extend its colour options for its most popular door ranges. The offset island unit with bar style seating and matching end panels is minimalist by design and creates a discreet dining area without impacting on the ‘working’ area of the kitchen. Designed to bridge the gap between kitchen


and living areas, the run of Bronze Metal base units and custom full-height cabinets with integrated sideboard complete the look to create one unified interior solution. You can also colour match your handles in the new bronze finish to ensure an ultra-modern kitchen aesthetic that is highly expressive: also available in Carbon and Brass. These new colours allow for increased personalisation so that you can colour match to the furniture, or create contrast with an accent colour. The brand new handle 487 is seen here pictured in the same bronze finish in the style of a mini T-bar with fine textured knurling. Rotpunkt’s dynamic approach to modular


kitchen design is demonstrated across several elements of this concept design like the new G91


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base units and T34 wall units in taller heights, new Cubes built-in appliance storage solution and new wall-panelling system with custom accesories. The Wall Panels are 19mm thick and are available in all cabinet colours and a host of door colours for the height of design uniformity and individualism. Each panel offers a 390mm space between the rails to ensure the design aspect naturally blends in with standard door sizes by Rotpunkt: can be applied as single full height panel or personalised arrangement made-up of multiple panels. For further information on Rotpunkt UK, please email or visit the website.


matt.phillips@rotpunktuk.com www.rotpunktuk.com www.rotpunktkuechen.de


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