Creativity once again wins the day for GROHE
Five red dot awards for innovative product design
GROHE products regularly garner international design awards on the
strength of their distinct language of form, love of detail and
state-of-the art technologies. Now the global brand has once again
convinced the judges of one the world’s most renowned awards. No
fewer than five of its products have garnered the coveted “red dot
award: product design 2012” - four lines of faucets and a
handshower exhibiting a perfect blend of innovation, functionality,
ergonomics, ecology and longevity. “Given the highly demanding
judging criteria at this award, we are all the more pleased that
our products have been so well received by the judges,” says Paul
Flowers, Senior Vice President Design at Grohe AG. “In developing
our faucets and showers we work to the highest standards to achieve
just the right balance of design, quality, sustainability and
technology. This kind of acknowledgement by international design
experts is very important for us and we certainly take great pride
in this award!”
Aesthetic highlights in bathrooms and
kitchens
What do all those award-winning GROHE designs have in common? No
matter whether they are clear and dynamic, decidedly edgy or
multi-faceted, they are always well thought-out. All of the GROHE
products bestowed with a red dot award are all characterised by a
highly individual design while at the same time showcasing the
unmistakeable GROHE style. The award-winning handshower from the
Power&Soul® line, for example, is inspired by
the combination of conflicting opposites. Capable of producing both
vigorous and caressing spray patterns, it can deliver a shower
experience which is either invigorating or relaxing. In addition,
choosing the desired spray pattern has never been easier thanks to
the unique GROHE AquaDirect™ controller which puts the full variety
of spray patterns at the user’s fingertips. Simply push one of the
buttons on the back of the shower to change the shower experience -
a unique, consumer centric GROHE innovation.
Another award-winner, the unmistakeably designed Allure
Brilliant line of faucets from the GROHE SPA®collection,
gives bathrooms a unique visual identity. Exact edges and cuts
project a self-confident look and its varied surfaces reflect light
in multiple ways. Its trademark feature is the “Aqua Window”, a
square-shaped cut-out in the spout. Set at a seven-degree angle,
the three-dimensionally shaped lever commands attention as
well.
The other three awards were fetched by Concetto
and Quadra lines of bathroom fittings as well as
the Minta line of kitchen faucets. Some 1,800
companies from almost 60 countries had entered more than 4,500
products for the award.
Taking away five awards from the “red dot award: product design
2012”, GROHE is once again rewarded for the consistency of its
design excellence.