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Effe Perfect Wellness Group Wins DPHA Innovative Engineering Product of the Year Award.
Effe Perfect Wellness Group Wins DPHA Innovative Engineering Product of the Year Award.

WINNER EFFE PERFECT WELLNESS: INSIDE (GLASS + CAMOUFLAGE) / INTERNAL STEAM GENERATOR INSIDE is a truly innovative mini generator that is installed inside a shower. It is placed just a couple of centimeters above the floor, ensuring a minimally intrusive presence. Intuitive commands and LED RGB... Continue Reading

Date posted10/13/2023


Hydro Systems Cold Plunge Wins 2023 DPHA Bathroom Fixture of the Year Award.
Hydro Systems Cold Plunge Wins 2023 DPHA Bathroom Fixture of the Year Award.

WINNER HYDRO SYSTEMS: COLD PLUNGE The Cold Plunge bath by Hydro Systems offers revitalizing cold hydrotherapy in a traditional tub. Now a popular wellness trend, cold hydrotherapy involves soaking in water 59ºF or below to achieve health benefits such as reducing pain and inflammation,... Continue Reading

Date posted10/13/2023


California Faucets' Bridge Faucet Collection Wins 2023 DPHA Kitchen Fixture of the Year Award.
California Faucets' Bridge Faucet Collection Wins 2023 DPHA Kitchen Fixture of the Year Award.

WINNER CALIFORNIA FAUCETS: KITCHEN BRIDGE FAUCETS Introducing the new Kitchen Bridge Faucets from California Faucets. Thoughtfully designed to meet the range of styles including Traditional, Contemporary, Industrial, and Transitional. Available in over 25 artisan finishes, multiple handle options,... Continue Reading

Date posted10/13/2023


Gessi Origini Collection Wins 2023 DPHA Water Delivery Product of the Year.
Gessi Origini Collection Wins 2023 DPHA Water Delivery Product of the Year.

WINNER GESSI: ORIGINI ORIGINI by Gessi showcases beautiful faucet designs for every mood. Discover a new world of intuitive design with ORIGINI by Gessi - stunning bathroom faucets take center stage in this fantastical collection with its mesmerizing array of colors, shapes and finishes. Gessi... Continue Reading

Date posted10/13/2023


Meet Fantini's First Collaboration with North American Design Team: Sailing.
Meet Fantini's First Collaboration with North American Design Team: Sailing.

Sailing is Fantini’s first collaboration with a North American design team and is being presented as the studio’s inaugural collection for the brand. The inspiration for the collection came from Fantini’s home on Lake Orta in Northern Italy. The New York and Toronto-based design... Continue Reading

Date posted10/6/2023


MTI Baths Finds Inspiration in Art Deco Design for New Magda Tub.
MTI Baths Finds Inspiration in Art Deco Design for New Magda Tub.

MTI Baths celebrates iconic Art Deco style with their release of the sophisticated Magda freestanding tub. As an exquisite example of the brand’s luxurious Cosmopolitan Collection, Magda embodies this defining look which skyrocketed to popularity during the 1930s and remains a perennial... Continue Reading

Date posted10/6/2023


Hydro Systems Announces Inaugural 2023 “HS Awards” Design Competition.
Hydro Systems Announces Inaugural 2023 “HS Awards” Design Competition.

Hydro Systems announces plans for the “HS Awards” Design Competition to recognize designers and architects and exceptional projects with Hydro Systems’ products. With prizes awarded to the winners, the competition officially opens October 2, 2023 and runs through January 31,... Continue Reading

Date posted10/6/2023


California Faucets Named “Best Value Luxury Faucet.”
California Faucets Named “Best Value Luxury Faucet.”

California Faucets has been named “Best Value Faucet—North American Luxury” by StarCraft Reviews. As the largest, and most frequently read independent reviewer of building products known for honest, unbiased product reviews, StarCraft praised California Faucets for its quality,... Continue Reading

Date posted10/6/2023


ThermaSol® Announces 65th Anniversary Design Contest Winners.
ThermaSol® Announces 65th Anniversary Design Contest Winners.

ThermaSol® announces three winners of its 65th Anniversary Design Contest. Contestants were required to submit a bathroom design featuring ThermaSol steam and shower products for a chance to win a trip to Austin, TX, including: a once-in-a-lifetime Formula One Grand Prix experience, getaway... Continue Reading

Date posted09/29/2023


California Faucets Presents New Industrial-Vibe Descanso Works® Kitchen Series.
California Faucets Presents New Industrial-Vibe Descanso Works® Kitchen Series.

California Faucets presents the Descanso Works® Kitchen Series, an extension of its popular Descanso® Kitchen Collection. The new design series showcases evocative vintage-inspired Lever handles that offer designers and homeowners yet another way to personalize the kitchen. ... Continue Reading

Date posted09/29/2023


New Habito Collection by Gessi Inspires with Beautiful Woven Metal Textures.
New Habito Collection by Gessi Inspires with Beautiful Woven Metal Textures.

Gessi conflates the worlds of fashion and home design into an extraordinary new collection of hardware for the bathroom known as Habito. Inspired by the concept of “private wellness tailoring,” Habito makes use of woven metal just as a tailor would use fabric for a suit, carefully... Continue Reading

Date posted09/29/2023


Mountain Plumbing’s Waste Disposers Are NOT SOLD In Big Box Stores.
Mountain Plumbing’s Waste Disposers Are NOT SOLD In Big Box Stores.

Are you surprised to hear that Mountain Plumbing is the ONLY disposer manufacturer exclusive to the Wholesaler Industry? That’s right, Mountain Plumbing offers high-performing food waste disposers directly to our wholesale and showroom partners. Our competitors have their disposers... Continue Reading

Date posted09/29/2023