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24th November 2017
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Products Thirty-eight stunning apartments pick Nuance for beautiful bathrooms
Warm up this winter with Amber Underfloor Heating
Distributed exclusively through wholesalers, retailers and retail showrooms, Amber offers the full electric underfloor heating solution. The easy-to-use products include 100W/sq.m and 150W/sq.m AmberMat heating mats, 140W/sq.m AmberDry thin heating foils for installation directly below timber-based flooring - removing the requirement for latex - and two ranges of electronic, stylish thermostats. Methven extends Aurajet range with new collection: Rua features unique square handset
British Ceramic Tile extends its feature floor collection with the launch of Retro
Roca to showcase the new Armani/Roca Baia collection at Sleep 2017
Add style to any kitchen with the Blanco Envoy tap
The elegant Envoy tap boasts a sweeping swan neck and a tall spout, while the single lever control and high-pressure supply ensures a practical and powerful flow. Its ceramic disc cartridge improves performance and longevity. |
I used to work with a chap who'd disappear off to the loo every morning with a newspaper, which - no doubt - he'd read whilst in the loo as he was always gone for around half an hour. I wonder if he'd have stayed in there for as long, had he been faced with the view offered by the latest winner of the America's Best Restroom Award... OdySea Aquarium's designers very cleverly placed the washrooms so that users are in a kind of observation tank but of course while you're staring at the fish, they're staring back at you and the thought of sharing with a huge shark such an intimate experience as using the loo may well encourage washroom users to speed up a little. Very clever!
I know this industry works really hard to show off its products to their best advantage by creating fabulous room sets, but when you can show off something in this sort of setting, it's quite a rather special, isn't it? It's odd to be writing about stand-out washrooms today, having this week been sifting through various press releases written to coincide with World Toilet Day (19th November) which highlighted the lack of toilet facilities for millions of people on this planet. I applaud the actions of those who are working hard to redress this huge imbalance. Decent toilets should be accessible to all, shouldn't they, whether it's in the home, the workplace or places we visit when at leisure? Yours,
This Week's News
SBID launches SBID Intellectual Property initiative
Developed in association with TM - Eye, with the central aim of assisting the industry in obtaining objective evidence of design ownership, the venture updates the archaic discourse on intellectual property in design and will raise awareness of what designers need to do to properly protect their work. Cautious welcome to business-friendly budget from KBSA
National chair Richard Hibbert says: "It was not quite the significant budget we thought it was going to be and whilst it does include some business-friendly measures, the slashing of growth forecasts and warning that borrowing will increase sharply is a stark reminder that the economy is far from stable. Smart new finishes join the Elite
The first of the two new colourways, Driftwood, creates the elegance and character of natural wood without any of the practicality concerns that often come with this organic material. Responding to the latest interior trends focused on reclaimed wood within the home, the distinctive texture of wood is explored in a contemporary weathered tone. Record-breaking results for The Homebuilding & Renovating Show in 2017
The results were announced following its final successful event, which took place at The Bath & West Showground over last weekend. Discover the unexpected with HD Galvanised from British Ceramic Tile
With its unique oxidised finish and aged metal-effect, the new HD Galvanised range typifies the industrial trend and has been created using British Ceramic Tile's latest XD high definition printer. Available in platinum white or steel grey in a 30x50cm size, HD Galvanised recreates the look of subtly rusted metal on a ceramic tile bringing retailers a visually intriguing new design within the popular HD collection. Franke's new electronic 4-in-1 tap offers instant 100 degree C boiling and cold filtered water
Designed to offer fast and intuitive access to the four water options, a separate electronic dial dispenses the instant filtered 100?C filtered boiling and filtered cold water, while standard mains hot and cold are operated by a single lever. Important environmental award for bedding manufacturer
The Green Apple Environment Awards is a scheme run by The Green Organisation, which recognises, rewards and promotes environmental best practice around the world. Builders' merchants see continued growth
Taking one less trading day difference into account, average sales per day in Q3 2017 were nearly 7% ahead of Q3 2016. The largest increases were in the Ironmongery (+10.0%) and Kitchens & Bathrooms (+9.9%) product categories. British made heritage goes international with Thomas Crapper
As the creator of the first bathroom showroom in 1870, Thomas Crapper publicised the toilet at a time when no-one spoke of such 'necessities'. Fast forward 150 years and consumers around the world are familiar with the brand and keen to know more about its history and where home sanitisation began.
Nano, launched earlier this year, is really quick and easy to fit, helping to save time on the job for the busy installer. It offers a compact solution at just 67mm in height, so freeing up valuable space under the basin, it's quick to assemble and allows cleaning from the top once installed. Croydex unveils new range of Flexi-Fix toilet seats
The no mess, no fuss Flexi-Fix seat uses grip pad technology and pioneering patented V plates that provide a huge range of adjustment to fit the fixing holes of any standard toilet. Keller Kitchens welcomes Marc Wilson as area sales manager
KitchenAid donates premium appliances to Holiday House London
Top interior designers and brands transform different rooms of two neighbouring houses in St John's Wood, to represent a past holiday or experience that has a personal meaning to them. KitchenAid is exhibiting its Black Stainless Steel Twelix oven, combination steam oven, and warming drawer, in the Butler's Pantry. The KBzine Archive Search We keep an extensive archive of news stories and product information that have featured in past issues of The KBzine. If you would like to run a search of the The KBzine web site using the search tool below please just go ahead by entering in the name of the person, product or company or any other key words that you are looking for. How to contact us at The KBzine:
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